Housing and mental health care are often treated as separate challenges. For veterans, they rarely are. As communities across the country look for better ways to support veterans, two Chicago organizations, both Make It Better Foundation 2026 Philanthropy Award winners, are demonstrating what a more integrated approach can look like. The Road Home Program: The […]
On Oct. 12, A Safe Haven Foundation (ASHF) announced the resignation of their co-founder and president, Neil Vazquez Rowland. In a letter of resignation, Rowland shared plans to spend more time with her family, pursue her impactful creative endeavors and focus on her real estate investments. She now becomes Chairman Emeritus while Mark Mule, former […]
A Safe Haven Foundation is on a mission to help people aspire, transform, and sustain their lives as they transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency through a holistic and supportive model. This model is based on providing their residents with a “continuum of care” that prioritizes housing, behavioral health, and education. Just a few of A […]
For nearly three decades, Chicago’s A Safe Haven (ASH) has been offering shelter to those suffering from addiction as they transition into a new and healthier life. A Safe Haven is a multi-award-winning, vertically integrated, social and economic development model that rebuilds the lives of people impacted by poverty, behavioral healthcare, substance abuse, prison reentry, […]
Most recently updated: December 2020 A family with resources facing a crisis has a vastly different experience than a family with limited economic means.
It started as so many great friendships do—in the spectator stands—cheering on their children.
