Evelyn & Alex have spent their careers caring for vulnerable populations. They have worked in abundant low resource settings and realize the importance of addressing social determinants of health as part of basic medical care. Together in 2017 they formed the Figueroa Wu Family Foundation.
Our Mission
The Figueroa Wu Family Foundation works for community wellness, targeting hunger, fighting racial and economic inequities, and providing an inviting space for learning and cultural engagement. We address social and health injustices through lenses of empowerment, collaboration, and sustainability.
L-R: Pilsen Food Pantry, Cloth Mask Project, the Clothes Closet, Pilsen Little Library
“The Figueroa Wu Family Foundation strives to get the right resources to people who need them.””
What We've Achieved
Alexander Wu has practiced full-spectrum family medicine and promoted social justice since 1992.
Evelyn Figueroa has practiced full-spectrum family medicine and advocated for human rights since 1999.
The Figueroa Wu Family founded the UIC Social Justice Fund in 2015.
Evelyn has been an AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Superstrider for over a decade and has raised over $30,000 for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
Evelyn completed service work and supply coordination trips to post-Maria Puerto Rico in November 2017 and March 2018 that delivered over $100,000 in medications and supplies to individuals and communities in extreme need.
Evelyn founded the Pilsen Food Pantry in Chicago, IL, 2018. This pantry is open to all in the community and has provided over four million pounds of groceries to over 90,000 households.
El Mercadito Gratis (f. Clothes Closet) formed July 2020 to provide free, sliding scale, and thrifted clothing to any in need.
The Foundation is the fiduciary sponsor to other projects, including the Mobile Migrant Health Team, a volunteer group that provides street based care to migrants.
Evelyn saw hundreds of uprooted trees on the island during her week long service trip to Puerto Rico in November 2017.