We watched with grief and sadness the tragic shooting of a Northwestern University student in our own backyard weeks ago. There are no words to describe the pain this student’s family and friends must be feeling, and the fear surely experienced by other students in the area. No life should be cut short by gun […]
Breana Brown, a south side native, didn’t think college was a possibility for her growing up. Living with her grandmother and 10 other cousins, brothers, and sisters, and faced with the violence she saw every day in her community, the furthest ahead she thought was high school graduation. However, when it came time to begin […]
Cooking Together Marin Founded by Justine Reichman offers a day of fun and activities for foodies, cooking enthusiasts, health conscious people, and really, ANYONE WHO LOVES TO EAT! More than three quarters of Americans live in a perpetual state of denial when it comes healthy eating habits. As a nation, the vast majority of Americans […]
Cooking Together Marin Founded by Justine Reichman offers a day of fun and activities for foodies, cooking enthusiasts, health conscious people, and really, ANYONE WHO LOVES TO EAT! More than three quarters of Americans live in a perpetual state of denial when it comes healthy eating habits. As a nation, the vast majority of Americans […]
My first day of eighth grade was just weeks away, and I needed new clothes. As a vulnerable 12-year-old girl, the last thing I needed was to show up to the first day of school wearing last year’s boot-cut jeans and platform sneakers. So, we headed to the department store, my grandma in the driver’s […]
Where a child is born should not determine whether that child lives and thrives. Children’s Place International helps children in developing countries overcome extreme poverty by connecting the generosity of Chicago and the Midwest with leading organizations serving children in Africa and the Caribbean. Part of Children’s Place Association, a Chicago-based nonprofit helping children and […]
The following piece was submitted by a reader and does not represent the views of Make It Better. As a psychotherapist, I consider empathy to be an important tool for healing. In clinical supervision I often tell the true story of a woman in New York City, 1985. Briget Gerney, after leaving Bloomingdale’s, was pinned […]
By the time I was 9 years old I knew I wasn’t like the other children — I was fat. I can vividly recall a time in my life where I was visible to my family, but invisible to the outside world. People would walk right past me like I was a fading reflection. Adults […]
Dear friends, On April 18, we will have the opportunity to lend our support to an important initiative to alleviate human suffering around the world. On that day, we hope you will join us in supporting the Giving Day to benefit the University of Chicago Center for Global Health. The Giving Day will take place […]
Let’s harvest some sunshine together! Go Green Wilmette is writing to ask you to donate to Habitat for Humanity – Lake County to help raise $20,000 to install solar panels on the home being built by the New Trier High School Senior Class this spring. New Trier students raised the funds needed to cover the […]
