Pillsbury House & Pillsbury House Theatre050

Pillsbury House, a non-profit inner-city neighborhood center based on the old settlement house model, is dedicated to helping people in poverty and building strong families.

Run by an umbrella organization with divisions for family services and employment, Pillsbury House offers on-site childcare, summer, and afterschool care, and homework help, computer labs, and mentoring for teens. Parenting classes are offered in English and Spanish, and families can join a food-buying co-op.

The center is also home to an acclaimed but intimate 96-seat multi-cultural theatre. Through the mentor-based Chicago Avenue Project, the Pillsbury House Theatre reaches out to marginalized youth with the collaborative creation of original plays; the Breaking Ice program explores hot-button issues with performances followed by open forum discussions; and bold Mainstage Season productions feature classic and new works.