Caring for Chicagoland's Jews, One by One.

Welcome! Since 1971, The ARK has provided free social and medical services to help distressed members of our Chicagoland Jewish family return to self-sufficiency.

The ARK is a not-for-profit, community-funded social service agency based on Chicago’s North Side. We recognize that many members of our Chicagoland Jewish family—Jews from all walks of life—are deeply in need of help and kindness. Hard times happen, life happens, and sometimes it feels as if there isn’t a safety net.

We work with each person or family in distress to create a unique and comprehensive care plan that draws upon The ARK’s wide array of free social and medical services under one roof. Our primary goals are to stabilize our clients’ situations and assist them in achieving the highest degree of self-sufficiency possible.

While each year The ARK cares for more than 3,500 people from throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, we acknowledge each member of our community as an important, unique individual. The ARK’s vital, tangible human services honor that individuality, and are delivered with the care, respect, empathy and loving kindness celebrated by our shared Jewish tradition.