Grassroots Newsletter – The Monroe Foundation “Impact Convening on Re-entry, Justice Reform and Policies” Convenes Unheard “Voices” of Change at the Field Foundation Impact House.
Get Cleared, Illinois, the campaign of the Monroe Foundation that works to “Break the Generational Cycle of Recidivism” through organizing, policy action, and civic engagement, convened representatives of community-based re-entry and reform advocacy groups from throughout Illinois whose voices are often unheard of or not invited to tables of discussions on re-entry actions and reforms.
June 14, 2024 – New Residential Community Justice Center Exclusive Tour
Please join us anytime between 11am-1pm for a tour of our Residential Community Justice Center (RCJC). The RCJC is a game-changing campus that includes 20 units of studio-style housing for 20 justice-involved emerging adult men. Please RSVP to Matthew McFarland at mmcfarland@lclc.net
June 2024 – SMALL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT FUND (SBIF)
June 20, 2024 – Hiring & Resource Fair
Join us at North Lawndale Employment Network’s annual Hiring & Resource Fair Thursday, June 20th, 2024 from 11AM-3PM on our 1111 S. Homan Ave campus! We’re collaborating with Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC), LISC Chicago, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and the City of Chicago Department of Family and Supportive Services to connect local job seekers with good local jobs! Every summer, we bring […]
June 20, 2024 – Workshop-Unleash Your Creativity
June 27, 2024 – Learn How to Protect Your Business
September 2024 – Celebrate A4CB’s 30th Anniversary
Join us in celebrating our 30 years of helping neighborhood entrepreneurs grow businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities. Allies for Community Business’ (A4CB) Toast to Community Business is on September 19, 2024 at The Hatchery, a food and beverage incubator A4CB co-owns that is located on the West Side of Chicago. The […]
Grassroots Newsletter – Launches 2024 Engaging In “Fair Chances” and “Philanthropic Investment” In Hope!
The Monroe Foundation, now in its 33rd year, launched in 2024 to transform lives impacted by barriers to employment through the REDI Project (Redevelopment Initiative), a workforce readiness project for the formerly incarcerated by first enabling individuals to obtain their Criminal History Reports or “Rap Sheets” from the Chicago Police, and referring them for sealing/expungement and relief options” for employment and entrepreneurship to Cabrini Green Legal Aid.
March 28, 2024 – Please Join “A Road Together” (ART) Webinar
***A message from Field Foundation Arts Program Officer, Richard Tran***Dear Partners and Friends – On behalf of the Field Foundation, and in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, I am pleased to invite you to join us for an informational webinar on Thursday, March 28, from 11:00am to 12:00pm to launch the second year of A Road Together (ART)—our arts […]