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, 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 […]
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 […]
Work travel, after-hour client events, face time with the boss. These are demands that have made parenting and full-time careers difficult to balance. But remote working has changed all that. With the novel experiences the coronavirus has brought into our lives — Zoom calls from home, work projects that can be scheduled around kids’ activities […]
Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern to receive Top Environmental Award at Smith Nature Symposium.
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 […]
On March 15, 2020 schools nationwide began shutting down. It was an unprecedented time of uncertainty, with many thinking it would only last 15 days. Parents were rightfully panicked, not only about the virus, but about managing a household with everyone home and often with two working parents. March 18, 2020 Wolcott College Prep initiated […]
Walk around any suburban neighborhood these days, and you’ll see lawn signs that say “We support our essential workers! We’re all in this together.” However, are we making good on that promise? The coronavirus pandemic has heightened systemic social injustices and women are overrepresented in many of the fields most affected—education, health care, food and […]
From Gen Z to Baby Boomers and everyone in between, the Ballis Group has you covered! With more than 65 years of combined experience, more than 1,400 closed transactions, almost a billion dollars in sales, and a consistently top-producing team in Chicago, they can guide you through every aspect of the buying and selling process. […]
Normally, the seasonal shift from summer to fall is a time to reassess and reset goals. But you might be wondering how we’re supposed to do that during this unprecedented time when routines are still in flux, many of us are still working from home, and your kids might be learning online this semester. The […]
