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Health director outlines Community Self Help Fund's local relief work after April fire and promotes Hope for Hoffman golf fundraiser
Summary
Dr. Monica Saavedra described the Community Self Help Fund as a rapid-response local lifeline, citing its emergency support for roughly 18 families displaced by an April fire and noting partnerships that supplied shelter, food vouchers and home-repair assistance; she urged support via the Hope for Hoffman golf outing.
Dr. Monica Saavedra, director of Health and Human Services for Hoffman Estates, described the Community Self Help Fund as a locally built resource that provides fast, flexible assistance to residents facing sudden hardship.
Saavedra said the fund is supported by donations from neighbors, businesses and volunteers and has paid for an emergency food pantry in the department…
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