Respond Now

Respond Now is a United Way-sponsored nonprofit organization located at 1439 Emerald Avenue in Chicago Heights, IL that provides immediate assistance to residents of Chicago’s south suburbs. The organization offers essential services including food, rent and mortgage assistance, utility assistance, prescription medications, clothing, and transportation to over 12,000 people annually across 22 communities in the Chicago Southland. Respond Now has received recognition from the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Rotary Club of Chicago Heights, and maintains a rating in good standing with the Better Business Bureau.