Success Stories
“I had been working since I was 15. I’d never been in a position where I had to ask for things,” says Kenneth, who lost his forklift operating job when his company relocated. He was forced to move back home with his mother until Inspiration Kitchens helped him gain the culinary skills he needed to secure a full time job as a cook. He and his mother were able to move out of their housing project and into a newer building. Kenneth says that his mother took care of him while he was unemployed, and now he is proud to be taking care of her.
community voice mail
Community Voice Mail is a 24-hour message retrieval system that provides an individual phone number and free message retrieval services to as many as 970 homeless and phoneless Chicagoans at one time, providing them with a lifeline to potential jobs, homes, healthcare, family, and services.
Within minutes using a touch-tone phone, workers at 25 human services agencies across Chicago can start clients on Community Voice Mail with their own private seven-digit number, a personal greeting and a secure access code with which they can retrieve messages. Inspiration Corporation is the Chicago-area partner of the Community Voice Mail Federation.
To view a map of Community Voice Mail Federation agencies in the Chicagoland area, click here.
If you're interested in becoming a CVM agency please contact Abi Weber or call 773-878-0981 x244.
If you are interested in finding out more information on Inspiration Kitchens, including information on catering or restaurant hours, menus and location:
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4554 N. Broadway, Suite 207, Chicago, IL 60640 | P (773) 878-0981 
Through its supportive services, employment, and housing programs, Inspiration Corporation assists more than 3,000 individuals and families affected by homelessness and poverty each year - serving as a catalyst for self-reliance... learn more >