Serving Those in Need
The Night Ministry
The Night Ministry provides resources and support to people struggling with poverty or homelessness. In addition to financial support from
the company, Peoples Gas employee volunteers normally assemble 200 sack suppers each month for The Night Ministry
to distribute to clients. Due to COVID-19, we had to pivot, and are now partnering with local businesses to provide packaged meals on our
behalf. Volunteers also put together hygiene kits distributed to clients each winter.
Commitment to Community Day Every April, in partnership with Rebuilding Together,
Peoples Gas employees volunteer to spend a day making much-needed repairs to a neighborhood-based service organization.
The company’s Commitment to Community Day is its most popular volunteer event, drawing more than 200 employees, family members and friends annually.
Organizations benefiting from Commitment to Community Day include homeless shelters, counseling centers, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and other
nonprofit groups.
Special Olympics Chicago
A team of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas employees, family and friends raised nearly $178,000 for Special Olympics
Chicago at the 2020 Chicago Polar Plunge. Peoples Gas sponsors the annual fundraiser at North Avenue Beach, which
supports year-round programs for more than 7,500 athletes involved in Special Olympics programs in the area. Peoples Gas
also provides direct funding to Special Olympics Chicago.
Angel Tree Program Every holiday season, Peoples Gas
employees purchase and wrap nearly 500 gifts for children and adults in need. Community partners for 2020 include:
White Sox Charities
Chicago White Sox Charities contributes to nonprofit organizations across the Chicago metropolitan area committed to causes such as
fighting cancer, improving the lives of youth through education, assisting at-risk children and families, and supporting health and
wellness programs. Peoples Gas supports White Sox Charities through its Ks for a Cause initiative.