Support Relief and Recovery of Communities Affected By Historic California Wildfires

The historic wildfires in California have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), its donors and local partners have responded with urgency to support recovery and rebuilding made complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the state’s most vulnerable communities. “We, Californians, have always joked about our resilience toward […]

Support Relief and Recovery of Communities Affected By Historic California Wildfires

The historic wildfires still raging in California have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), its donors and local partners have responded with urgency to support recovery and rebuilding made complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the state’s most vulnerable communities. “We, Californians, have always joked about our […]

Lift the Voices and Dreams of Chicago’s Youth

Chicago Children’s Choir is a nonprofit organization that inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global citizens through music.  Founded in Hyde Park in direct response to the Civil Rights Movement in 1956, CCC has grown from one choir into a vast network of in-school and after-school programs. Today, CCC serves nearly 5,000 […]

Erie Neighborhood House, A Bedrock Organization for Chicago’s Immigrant Community, Marks 150 Years of High-Impact Service

Erie Neighborhood House, the oldest operating settlement house in Chicago, has seen plenty of change in its time — but its essential support and services have remained a constant upon which Chicago’s immigrant community can rely.  Since 1870, the nonprofit has worked to provide the comprehensive aid which immigrant and low-income families in Chicago need […]

Children with Life-Limiting Illnesses Experience Joy at George Mark Children’s House

As Freddie, a trained therapy camel, bends to fit through the front door, fascinated children watch in the entryway. A camel inside the House?! Such excitement! Freddie, whose gentle temperament is similar to a friendly dog, approaches the children carefully…happy to nuzzle an outstretched hand. At George Mark Children’s House in San Leandro, California, the […]

Gavin Newsom’s Bay Area Trailblazers: Leaders In the Governor’s Staff

The Governor has a history of appointing boundary-breaking trailblazers for state positions — here are some of the most notable people he has selected in recent years with Bay Area backgrounds. Nadine Burke Harris A Vancouver-born pediatrician, Burke Harris was appointed as California’s first surgeon general in January, 2019 by Governor Gavin Newsom. She joined […]

YMCA of Metro Chicago Hosts its 2020 Virtual Recognition Dinner

The YMCA of Metro Chicago is pleased to host its annual Recognition Dinner virtually on Wednesday, October 21.  This year’s event will honor the people, the purpose and the passion that drives the Y’s mission and our great city forward.  In 2020, we have all seen how the people of Chicago have united with great […]