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Brief History-
Cornerstone began as a small group effort in 1989, with a few people working to meet the needs of their neighbors. At that time, women with children were becoming the new faces of homelessness in America. CCO felt drawn to meet this need to serve and shelter women with children. Over the following 20 years our programs have expanded to serve around 500 men, women, and children daily
06/21/2026
Some amazing people from the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association’s (CMSA) flag football league came to help assemble father's day gifts for our dads and to help out in our free store!
Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
06/18/2026
Chicago Hopes for Kids set up a reading library in our cafeteria for our shelter guests to use.
This will be the third of Cornerstone's mini libraries. Our other two are on the floors of our single adult programs. We have a number of different volunteers who keeps tabs on the most in-demand genres and regularly restock our bookshelves!
Chicago HOPES for Kids
06/17/2026
The Latin school's 4th grade class made this beautiful piece of artwork for Cornerstone. Thank you !
06/16/2026
**Headline:** FREEDOM IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. ✊🏽⬛️
This Friday, we celebrate resilience and the spirit of Uptown. Join CCO and Voice of the People for an afternoon of food, music, and local connection.
📍 4628 N. Clifton Ave 🗓️ Friday, June 19 | 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
The street is open. The table is set. See you there.
06/11/2026
Mark your calendars, Uptown! 🎉
We are counting down the days until our Juneteenth Block Party on Friday, June 19th! Come hang out with us from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM for a beautiful afternoon of community, amazing food, and great music.
We’re so proud to be partnering with Voice of the People Uptown Chicago to make this happen. Bring your friends, your family, and your dancing shoes! 🎶🍔
Let us know in the comments if we’ll see you there! 👇
06/09/2026
So grateful for our amazing interns!
We've had some amazing interns working with us this past year, each of whom met a major milestone in their programs this spring. Represented here are students from DePaul University , Loyola University Chicago , and Aurora University !
06/08/2026
Monday reminder: Hope looks like neighbors feeding neighbors. 🤝 A massive thank you to our incredible volunteers who show to keep things running. We couldn’t do this work without your hands and hearts!
06/03/2026
It’s Tuesday, and we are just feeling so incredibly grateful. 💛
To every volunteer who shows up early, every donor who drops off supplies, and every neighbor who shares a smile with us—thank you. Cornerstone Community Outreach doesn't run on just programs; it runs on people like you who care deeply about this city and the people in it.
We couldn't do this without you.
06/02/2026
Join us for a community celebration at Cornerstone Community Outreach’s Juneteenth Block Party on Friday, June 19th from 11:00 AM–2:30 PM at 4628 N. Clifton Ave in partnership with Voice of the People Uptown Chicago!
There will be food, music, games, dancing, and community resources as we come together to celebrate freedom, resilience, and community. Neighbors, families, and friends are all welcome — we’d love to see you there!