Feed,Clothe & Help the Needy Program

About The Founder and Director of FCHN Program Mother Price

Often hungry as a child Betty Price, affectionately known as “Mother Price”, promised herself and God that her own family would always have enough to eat and clothing to wear. She also promised the Lord that she would do all she could to help provide for those around her that were hungry and cold. In the mid-1960s Mother Price left her job of 23 years and began feeding and clothing people out of her own home. Mother Price’s outreach to the community quickly grew and she realized that she has found her mission in life.

In 1997 Mother Price was blessed to acquire the old meat packing facility at 1234 West 59th Street. She renovated the old plant and moved FCHN in. Her ministry and outreach has grown exponentially ever since. Today Mother Price feeds over 1000 hungry men, women and children per week. In addition to the homeless men and women she feeds and clothes, since 2008 the economic recession has added many working poor to the roster of FCHN clients. Mother Price is an advocate for the poor and hungry, often appearing on local television to push for more awareness and aide for those in need in her community. Englewood is one of the poorest and most crime ridden communities in Chicago. Life in the community is a daily struggle for survival for many.