A Just Harvest Is Tackling Hunger at the Source — Help Them Cultivate Abundance in the Face of Covid-19

2020 has exposed many of America’s most critical shortcomings, and not least among these is hunger. With an estimated 54 million Americans suffering from food insecurity (18 million of whom are children), it’s time to admit: our food system is not merely straining — it is broken. We’ve witnessed neighbors rallying together in unprecedented acts […]

Local Hospitals Are Not Immune to the Impact of COVID-19

The impact of Covid-19 reverberates across all businesses and aspects of life, but hospitals in particular have seen their day-to-day operations tremendously affected. “It’s been a complete disruptor,” says Dr. Richard Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, Loyola Medicine‘s regional Chief Medical Officer. “There have been lots of things we didn’t anticipate, don’t think anyone foresaw quite […]

Game Plan: Facilitating — or Forcing? — Athletic Excellence in Youth Sports

“We’re deeply committed to developing her extraordinary athletic ability,” a North Shore father was overheard crowing. “We’ve hired all the right specialists. This includes a sports psychologist, a personal trainer, a sports nutritionist, and only the most successful skills development trainers in each of her sports: soccer, basketball, lacrosse, softball, and swimming.”  At first, this […]