The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago has a long history — 159 years to be exact — of making a positive impact on the people and communities in the city it calls home. The organization’s mission of developing strong youth, families and communities across Chicagoland has allowed the Y to expand its reach and align its […]
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s brings together a diverse group of communities in the world’s largest event to raise critical awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. On Sept. 24, 2017, more than 4,756 people walked along Montrose Harbor to reclaim the future […]
“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 […]
When influential anti-violence educator Jackson Katz, Ph.D., took the stage as keynote speaker at a men-only dinner sponsored by YWCA Evanston/North Shore in late April, YWCA’s men’s engagement coordinator and violence prevention educator Antonio Rice had only an inkling of the impact and movement Katz’s talk would spark. Katz, a filmmaker and author whose work […]
Since their founding in 1869, Bright Promises Foundation has remained on the forefront of advocating for and promoting the well-being of children. Even as one of the oldest child-serving organization in Illinois, Bright Promises Foundation remains responsive, agile and experienced in the face of the ever-changing needs of the children in our communities. Bright Promises […]
Updated Oct. 13, 2017 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” —Fred Rogers Are You a Helper? Donate Today and Triple Your Impact To continue providing support to those affected by […]
Imagine riding a zipline across the Chicago river into Ping Tom Park. Imagine sunbathing on a new, riverfront beach. Imagine watching live nighttime theater projected onto the back side of the Lyric Opera House, perched atop a floating pavilion. These are just a few of the ideas presented at the River Edge Ideas Lab, an […]
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 […]
“You help me be the mom I want to be for my 2- and 4-year-olds.” When Karen Dove Cabral was in treatment for breast cancer at Kellogg Cancer Center in Evanston, she told her mother, “We have to do something.” She realized there were many young mothers fighting breast cancer who were struggling to be the moms they […]
The mission at HHP/helping hand partners is to create sustainable livelihoods and job opportunities for people with barriers to employment. Every day, this Chicago-based nonprofit is striving to do just that. HHP is able to fulfill its mission in several ways. The first is through the vast knowledge of promotional, incentive and retail product channels […]
