Harmony, Hope & Healing

Marge Nykaza, Executive Director &
Music Director
phone: 773-294-0267  
 
email: info@harmonyhopeandhealing.org
 

Harmony, Hope & Healing is a creative music program offering dignity and spiritual healing
to the homeless and underserved in the Chicago area.

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Background

Harmony Hope & Healing grew from volunteer work initiated by founder, Executive Director, artist and southwest suburban native, Marge Nykaza. In 2000, while completing a Master’s Degree in pastoral studies at Loyola University, Ms. Nykaza launched a music program for homeless women and their children at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope. She learned that integrating music into their daily experiences influenced and advanced their emotional and spiritual healing.

In subsequent years, Ms. Nykaza brought her work to the women and children of the Maria Shelter and to senior citizens at the Vincennes Senior Center, both at the Institute of Women Today (IWT, 2001); to homeless residents at Deborah’s Place (2002-2006); to children and families through the outreach program at the Mantle of Port (2002); and to men recovering from addiction at Cathedral Shelter’s Higgins House (2004).  In 2000 Ms. Nykaza also founded the HHH Choir which performs in Chicago and the Midwest and has to date recorded three compact discs. Participants from all program sites gain confidence and self esteem by performing in, and recording with, the Choir.     

  Upcoming Events

Sunday, July 25th
Loretto Sisters’ Fundraising Event
Drury Lane, Oak Brook, IL
5:00pm-Choir

Wednesday, July 28th
Mary Potter Shelter Day
Little Co. of Mary Hospital
3:30pm Mass-Choir

Sunday, Aug. 1st
First United Methodist Church of Lombard
155 South Main Street, Lombard, IL
10:00 Service-Choir
           

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