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About Face Theatre Above & Beyond Community Recovery Center Access Living A Just Harvest All Chicago Making Homelessness History Allies for Community Business Almost Home Kids Aquinas Literacy Center A Safe Haven Aspire Auditorium Theatre Beyond Hunger Black Ensemble Theater Corporation Blue Hat Foundation Brave Space Alliance Breakthrough Build Cara Collective Care for Friends Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Center on Halsted Chicago Cares Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

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Chicago Dancers United Chicago Fair Trade Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago HOPES for Kids Chicago Lights Chicago Scholars Chicago Shares Community Shares of Illinois Connections for the Homeless Crushers Club Cycle Forward Deborah's Place Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Disability Pride Parade Dovetail Project Equiticity Erie Neighborhood House Folded Map Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) Franciscan Outreach Future Ties Gabriel's Light Girls in the Game The Glass Slipper Project

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Global Explorers Kids Greater Chicago Food Depository Growing Home, Inc. Guest House Hamdard Health Alliance Hana Center Hanul Family Alliance Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (HOME) Humble Hearts Ignite Illinois Holocaust Museum Imerman Angels Inspiration Corporation Jewish United Fund (TOV Volunteer Network) KEEN Chicago Kids Above All KIDS in Danger Kids Off the Block LaCasa Norte Nourishing Hope (formally Lakeview Pantry)

SGA Youth & Family Services St. Leonard's Ministries Sarah's Circle Share Our Spare Sit Stay Read South Asian American Policy & Research Institute Social Works StreetWise Southwest Collective Surviving the Mic Syrian Community Network T.A.S.C. Taste for the Homeless The Chicago Help Initiative Touched by an Animal The Friendship Center Food Pantry The Night Ministry The Orion Ensemble The People's Music School The Well of Mercy Touched by an Animal

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Tree House Humane Society Upwardly Global Urban Growers Collective Youth Outreach Services YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Lambs Farm Lawrence Hall Les Turner ALS Foundation Lincoln Park Community Services Literacy Works Lumity Music Institute of Chicago My Block, My City, My Hood National Runaway Safeline Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago New Moms Onward Neighborhood House Operation White Stork PAWS Chicago Pedal4Life Pritzker Military Museum & Library Project Onward Renaissance Social Services, Inc. Saint Sebastian Players Salt and Light Coalition

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The Playground

NONPROFIT RESOURCE GUIDE 2022 StreetWise's annual Nonprofit Resource guide provides an inside look at over 115 nonprofit organizations in Chicago.

This guide includes local food pantries, community gardens, tutoring and mentoring opportunities, and even no-kill animal shelters.

One of the main goals of our Resource Guide is to help promote a variety of nonprofits that support everyone's needs and make Chicago better.

This is meant to help provide resources for those who need them or to help people find ways to get engaged in the community.

Compiled by Suzanne Hanney & Sally Oppong

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ABOUT FACE THEATRE

P.O. Box 408092, Chicago, IL 60640-0001 aboutfacetheatre.com About Face Theatre advances LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. Due to the intersectionality of its identities, AFT understands that its work to advance this equity is directly connected to movements for racial justice.

ABOVE AND BEYOND COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER

2942 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL 60612 https://anb.today Above and Beyond builds an individualized treatment experience available to anyone in need, regardless of economic status. Recovery is a process that requires meeting individuals where they are and addressing their environmental life circumstances such as: education, employment readiness, social reintegrative abilities, and interpersonal relationships. ANB implements traditional and holistic modalities, while maintaining a continuum of care.

ACCESS LIVING

115 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60654 www.accessliving.org Access Living challenges stereotypes around disabilities, protects civil rights and champions social reforms so that people with disabilities can live the lives they choose. As the Center for Independent Living (CIL) that serves the city of Chicago, it is a local, disability consumer-controlled, crossdisability, nonresidential, private nonprofit that believes in dignity, community integration, equal access and more.

A JUST HARVEST

7649 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60626 www.ajustharvest.org A Just Harvest fights poverty and hunger in Rogers Park and Greater Chicago by providing nutritious meals daily; it also cultivates community and economic development and organizes across racial, cultural and socioeconomic lines, to create a more just society.

ALMOST HOME KIDS

211 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 www.almosthomekids.org Almost Home Kids bridges hospital to home through an innovative community-based care system for children with medical complexities.

It responds to the needs of families, it trains caregivers, offers respite care, advocates for accessibility and inclusion, and educates healthcare professionals.

AQUINAS LITERACY CENTER

1751 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609 www.aquinasliteracycenter.org A place of hope for the immigrant population, Aquinas Literacy Center offers 1-on-1 tutoring and small group, conversational English classes, as well as additional learning opportunities, to help clients transform their lives and become successful parents, productive workers, and responsible citizens.

A SAFE HAVEN

2750 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608 www.asafehaven.org A Safe Haven offers a comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness and helping people attain sustainable self-sufficiency. Each resident receives semi-private accommodations – “a safe haven” – based on their specific needs. The multifaceted team of care professionals delivers individualized case management according to their respective physical, mental, social, or economic needs, after which a service plan is developed for delivery.

ASPIRE

1815 S. Wolf Road, Hillside, IL 60162 www.aspirechicago.com Aspire aims to be an ally to people with disabilities. They work together towards greater possibilities and, throughout this process, build better communities.

ALL CHICAGO MAKING HOMELESSNESS HISTORY

AUDITORIUM THEATRE

651 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60661 allchicago.org All Chicago prevents and ends homelessness through emergency financial assistance, community partnerships, data analytics, and training and research. It convenes key stakeholders to lead Chicago’s city-wide response to ending homelessness: in 2021, it collaboratively engaged $88 million in federal funding for 155 projects.

50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 auditoriumtheatre.org The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is committed to presenting the finest programming to Chicago and to the continued restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre, designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. The Auditorium is a Theatre for the People because it aims to make the arts accessible to all.

ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS

BEYOND HUNGER

135 N Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 A4cb.org Allies for Community Business provides the capital, coaching, and connections that entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities. It provides 1:1 and group coaching, kitchen space at The Hatchery, licensing, procurement services, term loans and lines of credit between $500 and $100,000.

Its Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab pairs business owners with investors, advisors, project

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strategists, community and corporate liaisons who provide intensive support for nine months to help execute a growth initiative.

848 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301 gobeyondhunger.org In 13 ZIP codes across Cook County, Beyond Hunger offers emergency food to families in need, summer meals for kids who lack them when school is out, connections to valuable services like SNAP (“food stamps”), nutrition education and cooking classes to combat chronic illness, and groceries to homebound older adults.

BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER CORPORATION

4450 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 blackensembletheater.org Black Ensemble’s mission is to eradicate racism.

It is a constant source of employment for African American artists, designers and technicians. Its educational outreach includes Strengthening the School Through Theater Arts; New Directions, which teaches theater skills to strengthen teens’ self-esteem, self-respect and work skills; Plays With A Purpose (interactive musical plays designed to teach positive life lessons); Theater for Special Women and Men to promote cognitive, socialization and communication skills of developmentally-challenged women and men; Summer Job Training to help youth age 16-21 find a career in technical theater arts.

BLUE HAT FOUNDATION

46 E. 26th St., Chicago, IL 60616 www.thebluehatfoundation.org The Blue Hat Foundation strives to fight against colorectal cancer by educating people about the signs, by raising awareness, and by providing people in minority and underrepresented communities with the resources they need to get screened.

BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE

1515 E. 52nd Place, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60615 www.bravespacealliance.org Brave Space Alliance is a Black and Trans-led LGBTQ+ center on Chicago’s South Side that provides/creates culturally-competent resources, programs, and services for the LGBTQ+ communities on the South and West Sides. BSA aims to educate and empower one another through mutual aid, resources directly from the community, and by sharing its knowledge with others to reach liberation for oppressed people.

BREAKTHROUGH

P.O. Box 47200, Chicago, IL 60647 Breakthrough.org Breakthrough partners with those affected by poverty to build connections, develop skills, and open doors of opportunity. It supports people through education and youth development, economic opportunity, transitional and supportive housing, behavioral health & wellness, violence prevention and spiritual formation.

BUILD

5100 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60644 www.buildchicago.org Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development (BUILD) is a Chicago organization whose goal is to offer opportunities to youth who face systemic challenges, so they have a chance to have a brighter future. BUILD is one of Chicago’s leading organizations in youth development, gang intervention, and violence prevention.

CARE FOR FRIENDS

5749 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60660 www.careforfriends.org Care for Friends provides individuals who are either at-risk, or experiencing homelessness, with food, clothing, and healthcare programs in the Chicagoland area. It is working toward a future in which having access to food, clothing, healthcare, and housing is not a privilege, but a right.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO

P.O. Box 7154, Carol Stream, IL 60197-7154 www.catholiccharities.net Catholic Charities provides food, clothing, shelter and counseling via 153 programs at 154 locations throughout Cook and Lake counties. Its services help mothers and babies, low-income schoolchildren, teens at-risk for gangs, seniors in affordable housing. Annually, it assists more than 1 million persons, without regard to religious, ethnic, or economic background. Catholic Charities raises funds separately from the Archdiocese of Chicago, but is the social service arm of the church.

CENTER ON HALSTED

3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60613 www.centeronhalsted.org Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and wellbeing of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day in the heart of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Programs range from volleyball and cooking to rapid HIV testing, group therapy and vocational training. The Center also incubates smaller LGBTQ nonprofits.

CHICAGO CARES

1200 W. 35th St., Unit 302, Chicago, IL 60609 www.ChicagoCares.org Whether hands-on or virtual, Chicago Cares’ volunteer programs allow people to challenge their assumptions about the city and to build community with neighbors over time. Roll up your sleeves to serve alongside others on projects to advance community revitalization. Leverage your professional skills to complete a short-term, individualized project for a community partner, and more.

CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

70 E. Lake St., Suite 720, Chicago, IL 60601 chicagohomeless.org The only nonprofit in Illinois dedicated to advocating for public policies to end homelessness, the Coalition leads strategic campaigns, community outreach and public policy initiatives that target the lack of affordable housing in metro Chicago and across Illinois. It does not accept government grants in order to preserve its independent voice.

CARA COLLECTIVE

237 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, IL 60661 www.caracollective.org Cara Collective works to unlock the potential of people in poverty and expose them to quality employment opportunities. Cara seeks to build an inclusive economy by creating pathways to employment, to advance individuals and communities.

Images from top: The cast of About Face Youth Theatre’s production of "20/20" (photo by Michael Brosilow); Allies for Community Business; Breakthrough; Almost Home Kids; painting with Chicago Cares; preparing meals at Beyond Hunger; a production at Black Ensemble Theater; Care for Friends; The Center on Halsted.

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CHICAGO DANCERS UNITED

200 W. Monroe St., Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60606 chicagodancersunited.org Chicago Dancers United provides financial relief for preventative health care and critical medical needs for Chicago dance industry professionals. Two grant opportunities are available through The Dancers’ Fund: a Critical Health Need Grant of up to $5,000 for medical expenses related to the diagnosis of a health issue, and the General Health and Wellness Grant of up to $1,000 for insurance premiums, medical bills, dental bills and mental health sessions.

CHICAGO SHARES

730 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 chicagoshares.org Chicago Shares is a food voucher program that enables generous folks to buy — and then give out — “Shares” instead of cash to needy people to buy food and personal items, but not alcohol or tobacco products.

COMMUNITY SHARES OF ILLINOIS

3319 N. Cicero Ave., #410386, Chicago, IL 60641 chicagofairtrade.org CFT cultivates a community dedicated to an economy that values the labor and dignity of all people. It raises awareness of the principles of environmental sustainability, ethical production methods, fair wages, and safe working conditions.

44 E. Main St., Suite 208, Champaign, IL 61820 communitysharesillinois.org Community Shares supports organizations working to improve local communities and connects donors with opportunities to create change. Its target areas are nonprofits working to promote the welfare of companion animals; to provide housing and prevent homelessness; to conserve the environment; to foster arts, culture and the humanities; to improve health and nutrition; to empower underserved communities; and to create a just society.

CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

CONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS

CHICAGO FAIR TRADE (CFT)

140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60603 www.cfw.org CFW says that when you invest in women and girls, you invest in stronger, more stable families and communities. You develop capable workers, people who produce more – now and in the next generation. You raise healthier kids with brighter futures and lower the cost of everything from public safety, to social services, to healthcare. CFW focuses on the top three issues that affect women’s lives today: work and economic security, freedom from violence, and access to health care.

CHICAGO HOPES FOR KIDS

688 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60642 chicagohopesforkids.org Chicago HOPES provides academic support, dedicated mentorship, and basic needs services to Chicago students and families experiencing homelessness. Its programs are in 10 shelters and community-based sites, from Rogers Park to South Chicago. Programs range from Ready Readers, its K-5 after-school program with a trauma-informed curriculum based on literacy as the foundation of educational success; to Literacy Leaders for students in grades 6-9; summer enrichment; and monthly parent support.

CHICAGO LIGHTS

126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611 chicagolights.org Chicago Lights builds brighter futures for Chicago's youth and adults through supportive relationships and life-changing programs: mentoring, community services, academic support, career development and arts education. For youth, there’s tutoring, summer enrichment and the urban farm; for adults, there's food, clothing, housing and other resources to help reach their goals of achieving greater stability. The program serves 4,000+ people per year.

CHICAGO SCHOLARS

247 S. State St., Chicago, Il 60604 www.chicagoscholars.org Chicago Scholars was designed to help students who are first-generation college students, academically ambitious, and from under-resourced communities in Chicago. This organization helps students navigate the college admissions process, and it continues to assist them throughout their college experience and into their careers.

2121 Dewey Ave., Evanston, IL 60201-3057 www.connect2home.org Connections for the Homeless prevents homelessness through financial assistance to households facing eviction; it provides emergency shelter and a drop-in center to people in crisis, secures transitional and permanent housing for individuals and families, provides trauma-informed services, and organizes the community through advocacy efforts.

CRUSHERS CLUB

1406 W. 64th St., Chicago, IL 60636 crushersclub.org Crushers Club seeks to be the strongest alternative to gangs. By providing employment, boxing, mentoring, music, life skills and more, it arms young people with the support and skills they need to restore their lives and improve their neighborhoods. Crushers Club is rooted in four ideals: respect, discipline, ownership, and love, which give its members a fighting chance.

CYCLE FORWARD

P.O. Box 595, Highland Park, IL 60035-0595 cycleforwardnow.org Cycle Forward effectively impacts women in need by providing them with easy access to feminine products like pads and tampons. Cycle Forward uses donations to buy these items in bulk and distribute them at homeless shelters or food pantries.

DEBORAH’S PLACE

2822 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612 www.deborahsplace.org Deborah’s Place weaves together supportive housing with a menu of voluntary, evidence-based services, delivered in an intentional environment that recognizes each woman’s strengths and abilities and fosters a sense of belonging and community. Deborah’s Place maintains 129 units of permanent housing between two locations: a 10-bed, 120-day interim housing program and a safe environment for 15 women with severe mental illness who have been chronically homeless. It also works with private landlords.

DEEPLY ROOTED DANCE THEATER

17 N. State St., 19th floor, Chicago, IL 60602 deeplyrooteddancetheater.org Deeply Rooted Dance Theater reimagines and diversifies aesthetics of contemporary dance by uniting mod-

Images from Top: Chicago Lights; Chicago Coalition for the Homelesss; Deborah's Place; Trinity Irish Dancers perform at Dance for Life 2021, for Chicago Dancers United; Chicago Fair Trade, Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT); Disability Pride Parade; Chicago HOPES for Kids; Crushers Club.

ern, classical, American, and African traditions in dance and storytelling. It offers dance education, performance, and cultural enrichment in Chicago and on the world stage.

envisions that all food-producing animals will be raised in a healthy and humane manner so that everyone will have access to safe and humanely-produced food.

DISABILITY PRIDE PARADE

FRANCISCAN OUTREACH

DOVETAIL PROJECT

FUTURE TIES

1235 N. Clybourn, #312, Chicago, IL 60610 disabilityprideparade.org The Disability Pride Parade seeks to change the way people define “disability”: that it is, instead, a natural and beautiful part of human diversity and that people living with disabilities can take pride. Chicago’s parade began in 2004 and is the oldest in the United States.

The next parade will be July 22, 2023 (the fourth Saturday).

7300 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL 60619 www.thedovetailproject.org The Dovetail Project seeks to give young African American and Hispanic fathers from ages 17 through 24 the support and tools necessary for them to be better fathers to their children and better men within their communities.

EQUITICITY

1956 S. Hamlin Ave., #3, Chicago, IL 60623 www.equiticity.org What happens when we turn on the Power and Equity moves like electricity through our homes, streets, neighborhoods and cities?

Equiticity is a racial equity organization that works to improve the lives of people in the Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities by programming and advocating for racial equity/justice and increased mobility in the United States.

ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

1347 W. Erie St., Chicago, IL 60642 www.eriehouse.org Since 1870, Erie Neighborhood House has provided comprehensive support that immigrant and low-income communities need to thrive. It offers immigration and citizenship legal services, mental health and community wellness, youth and adult education, community empowerment.

FOLDED MAP

www.foldedmapproject.com The Folded Map Project helps connect Chicagoland residents who live at corresponding addresses on the North and South Sides of Chicago so they can evaluate how urban segregation affects Chicagoans. These people have the opportunity to discuss how they are affected by racial, social, and institutional conditions that enable segregation in the city.

FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST (FACT)

3525 W. Peterson Ave., Suite 213, Chicago, IL 60659 foodanimalconcernstrust.org Factory farming creates inhumane living conditions for animals and puts everyone’s health at risk. FACT promotes the safe and humane production of meat, milk, and eggs. It

717B W. 18th St., Chicago, IL 60616 franoutreach.org A leading provider of homeless services in Chicago, Franciscan Outreach offers healthy meals to those who are hungry, warm beds to those who need shelter, vital case management to those who need guidance, and access to specialized services such as health care, mental health counseling and substance use disorder treatment.

3935 W. 82nd St., Chicago, IL 60652 www.futureties.org Future Ties supports youth by assisting them with homework/after-school activities; by exposing them to life-skills workshops, job-skills training, and much more, all days of the week, and even during the summer, when school is not in session. Additionally, Future Ties has an academic mentorship program that helps its youth get ready to enter high school to achieve grades and test scores that are high enough to be accepted into the high schools in Chicago that require tests for admission.

GABRIEL’S LIGHT

www.gabrielslight.org In 2019, Carol and Brendan Deely founded Gabriel’s Light in honor of their son, who died by suicide at age 12. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for those 10 to 24, but 4 out of 5 of youth who die by suicide (80%) give warning signs, so prevention is possible.

Gabriel’s Light advocates for cyber safety at home and at school to ensure safe technology practices for youth. It draws attention to the prevalence and danger of bullying, and it supports kindness and anti-bullying campaigns.

GIRLS IN THE GAME

1401 S. Sacramento Drive, Chicago, IL 60623 www.girlsinthegame.org From After School programs, to Game Days that get girls excited about health and physical activity, to Days of Play that bring them safely inside on no-school days in the winter, to sports clinics during winter break and spring break, Girls in the Game participants learn, grow and play alongside their teammates and coaches, building vital confidence to face life’s challenges.

GLASS SLIPPER PROJECT

glassslipperproject.org The Glass Slipper Project collects new and almost-new formal dresses and accessories and provides them, free of charge, to high school juniors and seniors who are unable to purchase their own prom attire. Founded in 1999, The Glass Slipper Project was one of the first charitable prom organizations in the U.S., and it remains one of the largest. It is run entirely by volunteers, or “fairy godmothers.”

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GLOBAL EXPLORERS KIDS

4745 N. Whipple, Chicago, IL 60625 www.globalexplorerskids.org Global Explorers Kids provides children with the opportunity to explore the diversity of the world’s peoples and to help them understand and respect different cultures, using the arts as a catalyst towards learning. Pre-school programs are available, along with inschool and after-school programs for those in grades K-5, meeting 1½ hours per week for eight- to 12-week terms. During the summer, a “passport” program introduces children to the world.

GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY

4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL www.chicagosfoodbank.org GCFD is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks that works to obtain nourishing food – from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers. Find a list of 700 Cook County partner food pantries, shelters and programs (organized by ZIP code) on its website. On October 22, GCFD announced a revised mission: “…to end hunger. We believe food is a basic human right… Together, we connect our neighbors with healthy food, lift our voices, and advance solutions that address the root causes of hunger – poverty, systemic inequity, and structural racism.”

GROWING HOME, INC.

6429 S. Honore St., Chicago, IL 60636 growinghomeinc.org A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-certified organic urban farm, workforce development center and social enterprise in Englewood, Growing Home, Inc. believes that everyone deserves a good job, to eat well and to live in a vibrant, supported community. Growing Home offers paid employment training and local, healthy, affordable food at its farmstand.

GUEST HOUSE

1933 W. Polk St., #214 (SSR Building), Chicago, IL 60612 guesthousechicago.org Guest House provides comfortable, affordable, temporary lodging for patients and their families who must travel to Chicago for medical treatment, and for military veterans receiving treatment at the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center. It offers 47 fully furnished apartments, with one or two bedrooms, separate living room, kitchen and private bath, free cable TV and wi-fi. Having the comforts of home creates the feeling of community, reducing the feelings of isolation that many families experience during a medical crisis.

HAMDARD HEALTH ALLIANCE

228 E. Lake St., Addison, IL 60101 www.HamdardHealth.org Hamdard is the Urdu word for “one who empathizes” and its staff deliver culturally-responsive services in 10 languages. Founded in 1992 as a solution to the lack of mental health care for South Asian and Middle Eastern communities on the North Side of Chicago, Hamdard expanded its programs to include domestic violence services. It increased its public health services and in 2013 was granted Federally Qualified Health Care (FQHC) status, so that it could become a true medical home. It operates centers in Bensenville, Addison and Rogers Park.

HANA CENTER

4300 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60618 www.hanacenter.org In Korean, "Hana" means one. Hana empowers Korean American and multiethnic immigrant communities through social services, education, culture, and community organizing to advance human rights.

HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE

5008 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 hanulusa.org Hanul is a Korean word comprised of “Han,” which means one large, and “ul,” which means us, or family. Hanul represents one

large family that empowers each other. Hanul provides comprehensive community-based services that meet the needs of Korean American seniors and families and enhances their quality of life: personal care, meal prep and feeding, companionship, outside tasks like shopping and routine housework.

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES & MAINTENANCE FOR THE ELDERLY (H.O.M.E.)

1419 W. Carroll Ave., Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60607-1149 homeseniors.org H.O.M.E. helps low-income seniors maintain their homes. It offers a free shopping bus for residents of senior buildings, so that they can pick up nutritious food and household necessities regardless of weight; moving assistance to low-income seniors on a sliding scale and affordable electrical, plumbing and carpentry repairs, so that older adults can remain safely in their homes.

HUMBLE HEARTS

213 N. Kolin Ave., Chicago, IL 60624 www.humbleheartsfoundation.org Humble Hearts collects hygiene products, food, and other items for people who are homeless, for families leaving the shelter life or in need, or who are suffering from issues with their mental health.

SERVICES: Humble Hearts works to ensure that people suffering withOUR mental Primary Healthcare Clinic illnesses or poverty do not have to stress about receiving things Behavioral Health they are unable to get by themselves.

Pediatric Care

IGNITE

Psychiatric Services Health Insurance Enrollment Public Benefit Support Medication Assisted Treatment Adult Day Services

180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601 www.ignitepromise.org Ignite provides direct street outreach and engagement in schools or with community partners in order to connect with homeless youth. It also offers a safe place to stay, as well as mental and behavioral health support; education, employment and career planning; supportive services and action plans to ensure youth are on a path that includes personal and economic growth. Ignite’s advocacy for its youth lends a consistent voice at city, state and national levels to make its youth visible.

ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 www.ilholocaustmuseum.org The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center was founded on the principle: “Remember the Past, Transform the Future.” The Museum preserves the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of those who were lost, and by teaching universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice, and indifference. In addition to its exhibit collections, the museum offers “The Journey Back” virtual reality experience and the holographic theater, "Survivor Stories Experience." Its education programs promote human rights and the elimination of genocide.

ILLINOIS HUNGER COALITION

205 W. Monroe St., Suite 310, Chicago, IL 60606 www.ilhunger.org The Illinois Hunger Coalition seeks to alleviate and end hunger in Illinois through public education, and community education, especially on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and food programs that fill the gap when kids are not in school, along with community organizing and advocacy for progressive public policies.

IMERMAN ANGELS

205 W. Randolph St., 19th floor, Chicago, IL 60606 imermanangels.org Imerman Angels provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.

Support is also available to those who have lost someone to cancer and who wish to talk to someone with a parallel experience.

The free matching service is available to anyone with any type of cancer, at any stage, anywhere in the world.

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INSPIRATION CORPORATION

4554 N. Broadway, Suite 207, Chicago, IL 60640 www.inspirationcorp.org Inspiration Corporation’s first program, Inspiration Cafe, continues to serve hot, nutritious meals to participants in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Its Housing Services program provides formerly homeless individuals and families with an apartment and services they need to create a home. Its 8-week Foodservice Training program helps individuals learn to cook professionally at a real restaurant, and to gain the experience they need to build a career in the culinary industry.

JEWISH UNITED FUND (JUF TOV VOLUNTEER NETWORK) 30 S. Wells St., Chicago IL 60606 www.juf.org/tov Tikkun Olam is the Jewish concept of repairing the world; TOV connects members of the Jewish community with rewarding volunteer opportunities that best meet their interests and needs, from customized packages to food delivery, homelessness, immigrants, JUF’s Uptown Cafe, soup kitchen, teen volunteer programs and tutoring.

KEEN CHICAGO

ONTACT:

1542 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL (773) 465 - 4600 228 E Lake St, Addison, IL (630) 835 - 1430 1240 IL-83, Bensenville, IL (224) 414 - 1390

HamdardHealth.org

P.O. Box 2220, Chicago, IL 60690 or 3628 S. Wallace St., Chicago, IL, 60609 www.keenchicago.org KEEN empowers youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness and fun, led by volunteer coaches.

In the process, it creates communities that provide families with respite and a supportive network.

KIDS ABOVE ALL

8765 W. Higgins Road, Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60631 www.kidsaboveall.org Every young person age 0-24 in their care has experienced abuse, neglect, poverty, violence, so Kids Above All uses a trauma-informed, clinical framework to encourage healing and personal growth in themselves and their families. In Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, it offers doula and early childhood education, affordable daycare, foster care and adoption services, housing for teens and homeless young adults, counseling.

KIDS IN DANGER

116 W. Illinois St., Suite 4E, Chicago, IL 60654 kidsindanger.org KID is dedicated to protecting children by fighting for product safety, whether kids are at home, asleep, out and about or at play. It accomplishes this by enhancing transparency through safer product development, better education and stronger advocacy.

KIDS OFF THE BLOCK

11623 S. Michigan, #1, Chicago, IL 60628 www.kidsofftheblock.us Kids off the Block has a multi-service youth program focused on promoting good health, academic achievement, and personal/social growth in Chicago’s most at-risk youth. This program helps them to veer from a path that would otherwise lead to self-destruction and economic impoverishment.

LA CASA NORTE

3533 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60647 www.lacasanorte.org Twenty-year-old Humboldt Park organization serves youth and families confronting homelessness with access to stable housing and comprehensive services that transform lives and communities.

LAKEVIEW PANTRY

now known as NOURISHING HOPE 1716 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60622 nourishinghopechi.org Founded in 1970, Lakeview Pantry has evolved to also offer mental wellness counseling and other social services, such as job and housing assistance, so it rebranded itself, with a new name – Nourishing Hope – that became official May 20. With headquarters now in the Kinzie Corridor, it maintains sites at El Mercadito/La Casa Norte, 3533 W. North Ave.; Sheridan Market, 3945 N. Sheridan Road; and The Hub, 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. Images from top: Girls in the Game; Hamdard Health Alliance; Hanul Family Alliance; Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.); Illinois Holocaust Muesum; Beyond Hunger; Ignite; The Friendship Center Food Pantry; Breakthrough.

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LAMBS FARM

14245 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville, IL 60048 www.lambsfarm.org Lambs Farm helps people with developmental disabilities lead productive, happy lives and connect with the human spirit in us all. It provides a variety of residential services (campus group homes, individual apartments, intermediate care, community residences and more) as well as varied businesses (Dogwood Garden & Café, Magnolia Café & Bakery, Cedar Crest Thrift Shop, Sugar Maple Country Store, and more), and employment opportunities.

LAWRENCE HALL

4833 N. Francisco Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 www.lawrencehall.org Lawrence Hall is a community-based social service agency embracing traumatized youth and their families by instilling resilience. Its programs help peel back the many layers of childhood trauma and foster healing, stability and connection.

LES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION

5550 W. Touhy Ave., Suite 302, Skokie, IL 60077 lesturnerals.org Les Turner ALS strives for a future without ALS by accelerating leading-edge research while providing lifeenhancing treatment for people living with ALS. Nearly $1 million in grants for new research has been funded this year to support ALS research at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. New ALS-causing genes have been discovered, along with pathological events that lead to loss of upper motor neurons, and motor neuron death.

LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY SERVICES

1521 N. Sedgwick St., Chicago, IL 60610 lpcschicago.org With 83 interim housing shelter beds and 37 supportive housing units, LPCS brings communities together to empower individuals facing homelessness and poverty to secure stable housing and make sustainable life changes.

LITERACY WORKS

5401 W. Lawrence Ave., #30223, Chicago, IL 60630 www.litworks.org Literacy Works advances equity by promoting literacy education and the use of clear language. Its community literacy program strengthens the adult education landscape through robust training, relationship building, technical support, and collective action. It is a connector in the adult education community!

LUMITY

1132 S. Wabash, Suite 504, Chicago, IL 60605-2326 www.lumity.org Lumity builds a future where STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education is more accessible, equitable, and uplifting for Chicago’s under-resourced students.

MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

1702 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 musicinst.org Music Institute of Chicago leads people toward a lifelong engagement with music through the Community Music School that serves 44 Chicago neighborhoods, 75 cities and several states; through public performances and concerts; and service activities through the Community Music School, Academy, Nichols Concert Hall, ArtsLink and Music as Service initiatives.

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MY BLOCK MY HOOD MY CITY

47 W. Polk St., Suite 100-260, Chicago, IL 60605 www.formyblock.org My Block My Hood My City (M3) aims to inspire youth in Chicago, and to empower communities by exposing them to opportunities in their neighborhoods that will allow them to expand their network, as well as their understanding of the world.

NATIONAL RUNAWAY SAFELINE

3141B N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657 www.1800runaway.org Trained team members listen to stories, help handle crises and guide people to solutions that will improve their situations, 24/7. Young people with limited or no access to money are able to use these free services and to receive non-directive, non-judgmental support by calling 1-800-RUNAWAY.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO

1279 N. Milwaukee Ave., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60622 nhschicago.org NHS of Chicago works in partnership with businesses, government, and neighborhood residents to develop and support Chicago's neighborhoods. NHS offers homebuyer education classes, financial literacy instruction, grants, foreclosure prevention services. It provides HUD-certified counselors in efforts to stabilize communities and create neighborhoods of choice.

NEW MOMS

5317 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60651 www.newmoms.org New Moms’ 2-Generation approach supports both women and their children as they construct strong foundations. Its supportive housing portfolio offers 40 apartments of transitional housing for moms under 25 years old and kids at the Transformation Center headquarters in Chicago and 18 apartments of permanent supportive housing in its Clare Place residence in Oak Park. New Moms’ best-practice 16-week paid job training program blends classroom and hands-on job experience at its social enterprise candle company, Bright Endeavors.

ONWARD NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

5413 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago, IL 60639 www.onwardhouseorg Begun in 1893 in West Town, Onward House now serves the Northwest Side neighborhoods of Austin, Hanson Park, Portage Park, Logan Square, Hermosa and Montclare. Core programming includes Early Childhood Education, School Age, Adult Education and Food Pantry. There is also a retail accelerator in Logan Square.

OPERATION WHITE STORK

512 Chestnut St., Unit 11, Winnetka, IL 60093 operationwhitestork.org Since Russia began the war against Ukraine, White Stork has become a leading provider of First Aid Kits (IFAKs) to Ukrainian Railways (because Russia has targeted refugee trains), Territorial Defense, and humanitarian units. IFAKs contain tools like tourniquets, emergency bandages, and combat gauze to stop major bleeding – and save lives. White Stork only delivers to end users – not aid depots, which ensures that 100% of donations reach those who need it most.

Between April and August, White Stork operated 2-11 evacuation buses per day from Lviv, Ukraine, to Przemyśl, Poland, depending upon the need, at an av-

erage cost of $12 per passenger. From June to August, White Stork operated a daily repatriation bus from Przemysl to Lviv. Evacuees as of August 20 numbered 37,486, along with 1,415 pets; there were 2,817 repatriated.

PAWS CHICAGO

1933 N. Marcey St., Chicago, IL 60614 www.pawschicago.org PAWS Chicago was founded to build No-Kill communities. Controlling the birthrate of unwanted dogs and cats is the single most important component in accomplishing this mission. One female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 96,000 offspring in seven years, one female cat 420,000 kittens in the same amount of time. PAWS offers a spay/neuter clinic, a mobile spay/neuter van, adoption services, community outreach for pet owners in Englewood and Back of the Yards, as well as athletic and signature events such as the PAWS 5K and Fur Ball.

PEDAL4LIFE

pedal4life.org For five years, Pedal4Life has been helping people in recovery avoid relapse. Pedal4Life engages those recovering from opiate and other substance addictions in experiencing the physical, social and emotional benefits of recreational bicycling. It does this by inviting veterans, who have already used bicycling to succeed in their own recovery, to mentor civilians in drug treatment facilities.

PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM & LIBRARY

104 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603 www.pritzkermilitary.org The museum/library acquires and maintains an accessible collection of materials and develops programs focused on the citizen soldier in the preservation of democracy.

PROJECT ONWARD

Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th St., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60609 www.projectonward.org Project Onward provides artists with disabilities the opportunity to create their work in a safe, supportive studio environment without being encumbered by cost; it connects artists with disabilities and the general public, by holding professional exhibitions and selling their work. It inspires change in using art to promote empathy and to reduce the stigma of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

RENAISSANCE SOCIAL SERVICES, INC. (RSSI)

2501 W. Washington, Suite 402, Chicago, IL 60612 rssichicago.org RSSI offers an array of services, because the intersection between homelessness, housing instability and behavioral health needs is broad and requires a continuum of services to be effective. RSSI provides emergency financial assistance to keep people in their homes; permanent supportive housing and case management support to families where the head of household has a disability; street outreach; and the Living Room in Austin: peer-based mental health crisis de-escalation services on a drop-in basis. In partnership with Trilogy, RSSI provides short-term, supported housing for people with severe mental illness while they await permanent housing. Its Rapid Re-Housing program delivers short-term supported housing to acutely homeless individuals as they build up their ability to move into their own housing.

SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS

St. Bonaventure, 1641 W. Diversey, Chicago, 60614 (performance space is 1625 W. Diversey) saintsebastianplayers.org SSP is a membership-based theatre company performing dramas, comedies and musicals for the stage. Its emphasis is on collaborative theatre development that brings together actors, directors, writers and technical crews in a supportive environment that fosters learning and growth.

SALT AND LIGHT COALITION

222 W. Hubbard St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60654 www.saltandlightcoalition.com This grassroots movement rallies individuals and organizations to uplift survivors of trafficking and to encourage them to live lives full of purpose and meaning.

Images from top: KIDS in Danger; Lambs Farm; Literacy Works; Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago; New Moms; The Night Ministry; Onward Neighborhood House; My Block My Hood My City.

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SGA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES

11 E. Adams St., Suite 240, Chicago, IL 60603 www.sga-youth.org SGA Youth & Family Services helps children, families and communities in underserved neighborhoods to realize their potential. Its focus is early childhood, education support, parenting and workforce development.

ST. LEONARD’S MINISTRIES

2100 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612 Slministries.org St. Leonard's Ministries empowers formerly incarcerated individuals to lead whole and productive lives. Its services include intermediate and long-term housing, education, job readiness and career coaching.

SARAH’S CIRCLE

4838 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60640 www.sarahs-circle.org Sarah's Circle seeks to end homelessness for Chicago women. It provides services to individuals who identify as female and who are 18 or older. Programs use the Housing First model, have no barriers to entry and use a trauma-informed approach. Services include a daytime support center, interim housing program, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing.

SHARE OUR SPARE

3800 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60641 shareourspare.org Diapers can present 14% of take-home income for a parent earning minimum wage, SOS says on its website. The organization partners with respected local social service agencies, who distribute diapers, wipes and other baby care items. Share Our Spare also collects new baby essentials, gives new life to gently used baby items such as clothing, highchairs and strollers; and opens its Sharehouse to partner agencies.

2849 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60657 sitstayread.org SitStayRead provides year-round programming for low-income K-3 Chicago students. Developed with educators at the University of Illinois at Chicago, DePaul University and Northeastern University, its English and Spanish curriculum brings trained volunteers, who lower the adult-student ratio in the classroom, as well as Certified Reading Assistance Dogs. Students who read out loud to the dogs are less likely to worry about making mistakes, which helps them to become confident readers.

SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN POLICY & RESEARCH INSTITUTE

4350 N. Broadway, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60613 www.saapri.org SAAPRI serves South Asians in the Chicago area by using research to formulate equitable and socially responsible policy recommendations. www.socialworkschi.org Social Works was founded by Chicago’s Grammyaward-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, with the mission of empowering Chicago’s youth through different forms of art, civic engagement, and education. Social Works aspires to help youth tap into their creativity, to build upon their dreams, and advocate for their success.

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2009 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60610 www.streetwise.org StreetWise magazine elevates marginalized voices and provides opportunities for individuals to earn an immediate income with dignity. It provides a "hand up, not a hand out." Beyond the magazine, the StreetWise Transition to Employment Program (S.T.E.P.). It offers job skills training, connections to employment and ongoing support. StreetWise also offers meals, clothing and social services.

SOUTHWEST COLLECTIVE

4444 S. Pulaski Road, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60632 www.swcollective.org The Southwest Collective grants residents on Chicago’s Southwest Side the opportunity to discuss their concerns with one another, to listen to different ideas from their neighbors, to learn about available resources, and to launch recreational, economic, and educational strategies that will bring communities together.

SURVIVING THE MIC

survivingthemic.org Surviving the Mic holds brave creative spaces for trauma survivors. Its mission is to uplift the narratives and artistic excellence of survivor artists through its reading series, survivor-centered workshops, publications, and more.

SYRIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK

5439 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 www.syriancommunitynetwork.org SCN helps refugees and immigrants to navigate new systems and provides them with resources to attain economic security, to feel empowered in their education and to become permanent residents or citizens.

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700 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607 www.tasc.org T.A.S.C. supports people struggling with substance abuse, familial issues, or other concerns, in order to create a safer, healthier, and more just society. It helps men, women, and youth gain access to services that are best for them.

TASTE FOR THE HOMELESS

www.tasteforthehomeless.org Taste for the Homeless works to supply services to empower people who are homeless or living in shelters by providing access to food, hygiene products, clothing, and social services, so that they may become contributing citizens.

THE CHICAGO HELP INITIATIVE

440 N. Wells St., Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60654 chicagohelpinitiative.org The Chicago Help Initiative (CHI) is a consortium of business, residential, religious, social service, institutional and volunteer leaders striving to promote dignity and compassion toward those in need by providing weekly meals, social services, health and wellness, arts & culture, adult learning and jobs club. It works with South Side and West Side restaurants and caterers to expand the pool it buys from; with Lookingglass Theatre to help guests explore their creativity; and with other nonprofits, to whom it teaches its model.

Images from Top: SitStayRead; PAWS Chicago, St. Leonard's Ministries; SGA Youth & Family Services; Black Ensemble Theater; Chicago Cares; Pedal4Life; Chicago Dancers United; Chicago Lights. RIGHT: StreetWise vendor Gwen Freeman selling in Andersonville.

THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER FOOD PANTRY

2711 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 www.friendshipcenterchicago.org The Friendship Center fosters hope and dignity in Chicago’s northwest side communities through access to food and vital resources, including a pet pantry, hot meals, senior delivery and Circle of Help for a local school.

THE NIGHT MINISTRY

1735 N. Ashland Ave., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60622 www.thenightministry.org The Night Ministry provides human connection, housing support (safe, supportive shelter and living environments for young people facing multiple challenges), and health care (via its Health Care Bus and van) to members of the community who are unhoused or experiencing poverty.

THE ORION ENSEMBLE

1107 Fischer Drive, Addison, IL 60601 orionensemble.org The Orion Ensemble, winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, features Kathryne Pirtle (clarinet), Florentina Ramniceanu (violin), Diana Schmück (piano) and Judy Stone (cello). Orion is committed to the development of young artists through its summer chamber music program, to outreach initiatives and to educational master classes. It strives to reach both seasoned music lovers and those who have never had an opportunity to experience chamber music.

THE PEOPLE’S MUSIC SCHOOL

931 W. Eastwood Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 peoplesmusicschool.org The People’s Music School delivers high-quality, 100%-free music education that helps students grow musically, socially, emotionally and intellectually. Besides an average of three hours of music instruction per week, per student, there are 25 ensembles of diverse music genres and 10 performance opportunities, per student, per year.

THE WELL OF MERCY

6339 N. Fairfield Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 thewellofmercy.com The Well of Mercy seeks to accompany single parents caught in cycles of abuse or poverty to acquire the skills to become fully engaged members of society. Its residential program supports families holistically for up to five years as they engage in five phases of intervention. Its model incorporates accountability of decisions, full participation in the change process and a familial experience in community living.

There is childcare on site, as well as mandatory group sessions that explore parenting through love and logic, grief and loss, domestic violence awareness, budgeting, how to establish healthy boundaries, and social skills.

TOUCHED BY AN ANIMAL

P.O. Box 59067, Chicago, IL 60659 touchedbyananimal.org A North Side no-kill shelter for 60 to 70 residents, its population at any given time is comprised of cats that people plan to reclaim, whether the humans are elderly, homeless or in crisis; animals who will remain there because they are too old or chronically ill to be adopted; or delightfully healthy young cats and kittens who present themselves to people seeking the purrfect family member for adoption.

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TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY

7225 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60645 www.treehouseanimals.org Tree House empowers communities of caregivers to protect, nurture, and support new solutions so that no cat suffers. Its model is Socially Conscious Sheltering: creating the best outcome for all animals and nurturing the human-animal bond through thoughtful placements, assessing and thoughtfully addressing animal needs, and considering the health and safety of both animals and communities.

UPWARDLY GLOBAL

123 W. Madison St., Suite 1950, Chicago, IL 60602 www.upwardlyglobal.org With offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Upwardly Global is a national organization that supports immigrants and refugees with international credentials in restarting their careers in the United States.

URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE

1200 W. 35th St., Box 118, Chicago, IL 60609 www.urbangrowerscollective.org Urban Growers Collective operates 8 urban farms on 11 acres of land, predominantly on the South Side.

Black- and woman-led, it seeks to build a more just and equitable local food system that supports health, economic development, healing, and creativity. Its farms are production-oriented, but also offer opportunities for staff-led education, training, leadership development and food distribution.

Images from top: Urban Growers Collective; The Well of Mercy; Chicago HOPES for Kids; YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.

YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES

2411 W. Congress Pkwy., Chicago, IL 60612 www.yos.org YOS partners with at-risk youth and their families to help them discover their capabilities. It inspires positive development through child welfare, counseling, juvenile justice and prevention services to help overcome challenges such as abuse, substance use and homelessness.

YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO

1 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60602 www.ywcachicago.org YWCA Metropolitan Chicago empowers women and eliminates racism by supporting women along various stages of their journeys. Its programs include a Small Business Development Center to assist women and minority business owners; CONSTRUCT, which prepares women and people of color for careers in construction and utilities; TechGYRLs, which raises girls’ efficacy in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), the 24/7 Rape Crisis Hotline (888.293.2080 in the Chicago region). The YWCA supports individuals who lead racial justice efforts in their communities and administers state childcare assistance to income-eligible moms who are working or going to school.

AS LONG AS THEY CAN’T BREATHE, WE CAN’T STOP.

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