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HELP FOR ALL WHO HUNGER

We’re a Bible-based, Christ-centered shelter and recovery center. Our ministries are dedicated to helping the homeless, addicted, abused, at-risk, and imprisoned experience the transformational hope of Jesus Christ.

Offering Hope: Homeless and Addiction Recovery Center in Aurora, IL

We Provide Transformational care for the broken, homeless and recovering.

Our six ministries provide restorational care for hungry and hurting neighbors who need safe shelter and support in desperate times.

MASTER'S TOUCH MINISTRY

Shelter & residential recovery program for men

NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY

Support for the incarcerated & ex-offender

LIFESPRING MINISTRY

A safe place to recover for women

URBAN YOUTH MINISTRY

After-school programs for at-risk youth

ELGIN WAYSIDE CENTER

Help for the chronically homeless

Hope Outreach Ministry

Work skills and transitional support

We will also serve over 273,750 meals to people receiving care this year. Click to learn more.

Why Wayside? Unlike typical recovery centers and homeless shelters, Chicago area Wayside Cross Ministries offers a long-term pathway to victory for the broken and lost. For some, transformation can take place in 30 days. Others can take as long as 2-years. In short, Wayside offers safe shelter, education and training, and a residential support system where individuals who have lost everything can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s the transformational hope in Jesus Christ.

In addition, our Urban Youth Ministry provides Free educational support and after-school recreation for Aurora families. Our Prison Ministry brings hope to the incarcerated, and support for ex-offenders that focuses on rebuilding their lives and reconnecting them with their families.

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