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Hoffman Estates highlights Community Self‑Help Fund after April fire displaced about 18 families
Summary
Dr. Monica Sevedra, director of Health and Human Services, described how the locally led Community Self‑Help Fund provides emergency food, shelter, vouchers and home repairs and credited it with rapid support to roughly 18 families displaced by an April fire.
Dr. Monica Sevedra, director of the Health and Human Services Department, outlined the purpose and recent uses of Hoffman Estates' Community Self‑Help Fund during the community broadcast.
Sevedra said the fund is built from donations by local businesses and residents and provides rapid, flexible support for residents facing sudden hardship. Uses the broadcast listed included an emergency food pantry in the department lobby, grocery vouchers, rental assistance, home‑repair materials (including building a ramp for a senior veteran) and emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness or leaving unsafe situations.
Sevedra singled out the fund's response to an April fire that displaced approximately 18 families, saying it allowed the village to secure emergency shelter, clothing, diapers and formula on the same day and to coordinate short‑term needs while social workers worked to secure longer‑term resources.
The segment emphasized the fund's role in preserving dignity and offering quick help; the broadcast did not provide a current fund balance, donor list or application criteria, which were not specified on the record.
