Marin Open Studios: Matching $10k Grant for Canal Alliance Scholarships
Marin Open Studios continues to create new ways to support its mission: connecting artists to art lovers and the community.
BUILD Is Still Working Hard to Uplift High-Risk Youth In Chicago During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BUILD has been lifting up youth in Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods since 1969. It started with street violence intervention and gang detachments, but has now expanded to after-school programs; academic and college counseling; art, music, and sports leagues; community outreach; and mental health care. BUILD youth were teens and tweens growing up in the constant trauma […]
You Said It: Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty, Partnership Providing Free Breakfasts in Chicago
We’ve all been touched by COVID-19 in different ways. Since the start of the pandemic, simple tasks such as grocery shopping and pumping gas have become both stressful and potentially dangerous. Patrons who were once free to roam and work are now confined to the walls of their homes, working remotely and catching up on […]
16 Chicago Nonprofits That Urgently Need Your Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Every day, it seems like there’s enough bad news to last us a month — at least. Between small businesses shuttering, exhausted healthcare providers on the frontlines, and hourly workers panicking over lost wages, the world feels pretty scary right about now. On top of that, everyone needs so much help it’s hard to know […]
You Said It: Members of the Bay Area Community Offer Hope During the Pandemic
Your comments, suggestions, tags and social network shares give greater meaning to my work as publisher of Make It Better Media Group than you may know, because your voice and engagement are powerful. I hope you are inspired by the following quotes from our audience. Please share more ideas and good examples with us at […]
You Said It: Members of the Chicago Community Offer Hope During the Pandemic
Your comments, suggestions, tags and social network shares give greater meaning to my work as publisher of Make It Better Media Group than you may know, because your voice and engagement are powerful. I hope you are inspired by the following quotes from our audience. Please share more ideas and good examples with us at editorial@makeitbetter.com or follow […]
You Said It: A Healthcare Expert and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Alum Team Up to Create Million Masks MOVEment
A national healthcare expert based in suburban Chicago and a “Dancing with the Stars” alum have partnered with the dance industry’s ballroom dressmakers to help hospitals get the respiratory masks healthcare workers so desperately need. Lyndean Brick, President and CEO of Advis, Inc. and Tony Dovolani, former “Dancing with the Stars” dance professional and current […]
Community Celebrations: January/February 2016
In our January/February 2016 issue, we introduced a new section to highlight local businesses’ anniversaries and awards. If your company is celebrating a milestone in 2016, we want to know! Email anna@makeitbetter.net and your business may appear in our print magazine. Jewell Events Catering 2016 marks Jewell Events Catering’s 49th year in business. Jewell Events […]
Joey Rides: Building a Bike for a Child With Cerebral Palsy
Summer is here, and it’s time to go biking. No one is more excited than 10-year-old Joey Hitzeman who just received a brand-new, custom-made bike. Hitzeman was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that impacts his ability to control movement, balance and posture. He gets around in a power wheelchair that he operates with his […]
Skokie’s Turning Point Launching Drop-In Program for Homeless
A $90,000 Community Development Block Grant from Cook County will allow Turning Point’s Behavioral Health Care Center to begin developing an innovative drop-in program for the homeless. Next comes the exciting work of identifying the full range of social services to be offered. The grant money will be used to rehabilitate a 3,500-square-foot space in Turning […]
