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‘If you see something, say something’ April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

‘If you see something, say something’ April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

By: Ashmar Mandou According to the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) reports that one in ten children will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday as a result organizations… Read more »

Dunkin’ Donuts Foundation Donates $100,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository

Dunkin’ Donuts Foundation Donates $100,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository

The Dunkin’ Donuts Joy in Childhood Foundation recently donated $100,000 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and $1.5 million to Feeding America, a network of food banks fighting hunger nationwide…. Read more »

Chicago Conservation Leaders Join Urgent International Effort to Save Mammal from Extinction

Chicago Conservation Leaders Join Urgent International Effort to Save Mammal from Extinction

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo and Lincoln Park Zoo are responding to the emergency rescue needs of the vaquita porpoise – the smallest and most endangered marine mammal… Read more »

Chicago Cares Kicks Off National Volunteer Month

Chicago Cares Kicks Off National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month, and the city’s leading volunteer organization, Chicago Cares, is launching a new Community Investment Strategy (CIS) to make a deeper impact on high-need communities, and… Read more »

Martinez supports plan to protect immigrant communities

Martinez supports plan to protect immigrant communities

Legislation that would protect immigrants and restore trust between immigrant communities and local police was the focus of a press conference attended by Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago),… Read more »

State Homeless Prevention Funds Available for Chicago Residents

State Homeless Prevention Funds Available for Chicago Residents

The State Homeless Prevention Fund, a fund of approximately $1 million, has been made available through June 30th to Chicago residents at risk of losing their homes. All Chicago administers… Read more »

Fondos Estatales para Prevención del Desamparo Disponible a los Residentes de Chicago

Fondos Estatales para Prevención del Desamparo Disponible a los Residentes de Chicago

El Fondo Estatal de Prevención al Desamparo, fondo de aproximadamente $1 millón, está disponible hasta el 30 de junio para los residentes de Chicago en riesgo de perder su hogar…. Read more »

Chicago Cares Inicia el Mes Nacional del Voluntario

Chicago Cares Inicia el Mes Nacional del Voluntario

Abril es el Mes Nacional del Voluntario y la organización de voluntariado líder de la ciudad, Chicago Cares, lanza una nueva Estrategia de Inversión Comunitaria (CIS) para hacer un impacto… Read more »

‘Si Ves Algo, Dilo’

‘Si Ves Algo, Dilo’

Por Ashmar Mandou De acuerdo a un reporte de Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) que estipula que uno de cada diez niños experimentará abuso sexual antes de cumplir 18… Read more »

Líderes de Conservación de Chicago se Unen a Esfuerzo Internacional para Salvar a un Mamífero en Extinción

Líderes de Conservación de Chicago se Unen a Esfuerzo Internacional para Salvar a un Mamífero en Extinción

El Acuario Shedd, Brookfield Zoo de la Sociedad Zoológica de Chicago y Lincoln Park Zoo están respondiendo a la necesidad de rescate de emergencia de la marsopa – el mamífero… Read more »