JJ’s List empowers young adults with disabilities and equips businesses with the best practices to support employees and customers with disabilities. What: JJ’s List’s Disability Awareness Players present a free Disability Awareness Training seminar for businesses in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Where: Maggiano’s Old Orchard, 4999 Old Orchard Center, Suite A28, Skokie […]
Take just 10 minutes out of your day to help advance research on Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and it affects more than 5 million Americans each year. What: MindCrowd is asking 1 million people, age 18 to 80, to take its 10 minute online memory test. […]
Supporting our local schools and businesses was so much easier before the Internet upended traditional retail and communication practices. Back in the day, shopping local epitomized convenience and community. Social networking meant visiting in person or volunteering. We didn’t average 8.2 hours per day on phones and in front of screens. One strong newspaper […]
The Spirit of 67, a nonprofit fundraiser for Lake Forest School District 67, has come a long way from its roots. Prior to the formation of the Spirit of 67, the Association of Parents and Teachers (APT) raised funds through sales of spirit wear and baked goods, hounding parents in gymnasiums and crowded cafeterias with […]
Six years ago, Rebecca Adair’s life was falling apart. Her daughter had been declared unfit to care for her kids, so Adair, a 54-year-old grandmother, assumed custody. “They fought all the time,” says Adair, who lives in a trailer park in unincorporated Cook County near Glenview. “The kids, (ages) 4 and 10 at the time, […]
A deserving but disadvantaged student can become the first in their family to go to college with your help. Ignite Progress, a partner of The Stewards Market, provides affordable standardized test tutoring to students from low-income neighborhoods in Chicago. Its unique approach to tutoring can increase ACT scores 3 to 6 points, allowing students to qualify […]
Mindy Ugolini’s darkest day came 11 years ago at the age of 35. Then a busy young mom of a newborn, a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, she was diagnosed with DCIS, an early stage breast cancer. With an urgency that every mother can understand, Ugolini became an overnight expert, consulting 6 different doctors and evaluating […]
Whether your kids are in preschool or college, there are countless ways to teach them the importance of giving back right here on the North Shore. These local volunteer opportunities, broken down by age and activity, are a great place to start. Round up the family, pick an organization that’s important to you, and get […]
You don’t have to take a two-year meditation on a mountaintop to find your calling in life. Jim Dower found his just by walking through the front door of a Chicago public school. In 2003, college buddies Jim Dower and Daniel Isherwood started Urban Initiatives after spending time as teachers in schools around the Cabrini-Green […]
Bernie’s Book Bank needs help reaching their goal of collecting 100,000 books this summer for young children in need throughout Chicago. What: Bernie’s Book Bank and Wintrust Community Banks have partnered to create a book drive that will provide books to children who may not have steady access to adequate reading materials in their homes. […]
