Most recently updated: December 2020 It all starts with a knock on the door and brief question, “Do you want to make art today?” At Snow City Arts (SCA), teaching artists aim to educate and inspire children and youth in hospitals through one-on-one instruction in the visual arts, creative writing, music and film making. To the […]
The Academy for Global Citizenship is a jewel nestled amid urban blight. A nonprofit Chicago public charter school, the Academy for Global Citizenship is making waves in elementary education, working to create a class of scholars that care about their community as much as their grades. Founded in 2008 by Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, a Cambridge graduate and […]
Most recently updated: December 2020 Nicknamed Chiberia for its extreme cold during the winter, Chicago can be a hard place to live, especially for the city’s low-income elderly. With little money to allocate for home maintenance and upkeep, many low-income seniors have a tough time enduring. That’s where Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly […]
Founded more than 30 years ago, the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy (once the Evanston Community Defender) works to provide low-income Evanston youth and their families with integrated legal and social work services. The school-to-prison pipeline is the biggest worry of those who work at the Center for Youth Advocacy, 4th Annual Philanthropy Awards […]
While many North Shore professionals and their families are preparing to enjoy relaxing spring break escapes from the cold and their daily grinds, North Shore ophthalmologist Dr. Stuart Sondheimer has just returned from his seventh trip abroad with Eye Care International, performing eye surgeries and providing eye care services in underprivileged communities — this time […]
On February 7th, more than 500 attendees raised over $100,000 benefitting the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation at the 9th Annual Be My Valentine Family Event. Co-chaired by Sarna Lee Goldenberg, Libby Langsdorf and Katie Schwartz the event was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and held a number of activities for guests. The 10 a.m. […]
McGaw YMCA’s recent Gala was filled with elected representatives, business CEOs, education leaders, and prominent philanthropists. But most would agree that the person who made the biggest impression on the evening was actually the youngest. Twelve-year-old Diesel Armstrong, together with his mom, Cyndi, and his mentor John Wylie, sat with dignitaries including Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. […]
On Feb. 4, 2016, the Museum of Broadcast Communications hosted 400 guests at the sold out Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts fundraiser. The event honored award-winning actress Claire Danes and welcomed other VIP guests including Steppenwolf’s artistic director Anna D. Shapiro, Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts (who also appeared with Danes in tv series Homeland), Steppenwolf Board […]
For Kathy Talan, a second-grade teacher at Albany Park’s Volta Elementary School, watching her students write and perform an opera was an experience in her career that will be hard to top. For 16 weeks, her students — a diverse group including non-English speakers, dual-language students, students with special needs, and academically gifted students — […]
Leadership has an energetic new face at the American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois. Celena Roldán is taking the reins as the nonprofit’s new president and CEO following the retirement of Fran Edwardson, who served in the position for more than a decade. Famed for her passion and leadership both in her role […]
