“I didn’t have any relatives here, so I came only with one suitcase, my son and my dream … [of] building a new family.” Like so many immigrant women, Yadira moved to the United States chasing a dream. That dream changed when her marriage turned abusive and Yadira found herself raising her son alone in […]
September marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, and we think it’s a perfect opportunity to celebrate the Latina leaders who are making the greater Chicagoland area a better place. These dynamic women are among a select group leading nonprofit organizations and government agencies. They possess the qualities of true leaders: confidence, determination, integrity and passion, and they are […]
At Make It Better, we’ve long enjoyed profiling individuals whose work makes our community better. We consider them Local Treasures. We realized though that businesses that embed good social practices in their work culture and business plans often have even greater impact. Of course, we want to amplify and inspire more of this kind of […]
