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The Emergency Fund provides immediate financial
assistance to help low income Chicago area individuals
and families through a crisis or transition.


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Emergency Fund Staff


Nonie Brennan
Executive Director

Brian McManaman
Associate Director

Kathleen Molnar
Program Director

Kimberly Holley
Development Director

Dinah Patao-Miyazaki
Finance Director

Lynette Barnes
Program Manager

Angella Day
Development Officer

Gerri Manuel
Administrative Assistant

Rajwah Razik
Program Coordinator

Elizabeth Perez
Program Coordinator

Nonie Brennan, Executive Director
E-mail: nbrennan@emergencyfund.org

Prior to joining the Emergency Fund, Nonie Brennan was the Executive Director of the Volunteer Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. During her tenure, she was credited with bringing 211 (a three digit dialing code to access community resources) to the state. She served as President of Volunteer Centers of Michigan and was a founding member of the ConnectMichigan Alliance Board of Directors. Brennan also served on the Volunteer Center National Network Council and was appointed by Governor Engler to the Michigan Community Service Commission.

Since joining the Emergency Fund in 2003, Dr. Brennan has overseen the organization during a period of significant growth. Under her leadership, the Emergency Fund has become the largest provider of homelessness prevention funding in the State of Illinois. She took a leadership role in developing Chicago’s Homelessness Prevention Call Center. She is a founding board member of the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness.

Dr. Brennan is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario; she completed her Masters degree in Public Service at DePaul University and her Doctorate at Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Brennan has spoken at national and international conferences on the topics of volunteerism, homelessness prevention, collaboration, and nonprofit management.


 

Need Help? If you live in Chicago, dial 3-1-1 and ask for "Short-Term Help" to be screened for the Emergency Fund's financial assistance.

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