January 21, 2022 – Corporate Governance Check-up for BIPOC-led Nonprofits
During these trying times, nonprofit organizations face a long list of regulatory and other legal burdens, making it a challenge to assess their governance and compliance procedures while also doing the day-to-day work to meet their mission. To support our nonprofit clients and community partners who are working tirelessly to advance race equity, secure economic […]
Deadline January 24, 2022 – COVID-19 Vaccine Community-Based Education & Outreach Grant
Despite generally increased COVID-19 vaccine availability, disparities persist in vaccine uptake, vaccine confidence, and vaccine access. Community partners are best positioned to understand and address the specific issues of their communities. IDPH has identified “Target Focus Areas” at the zip code level that could benefit from community partner support. Awards and funds are distributed based […]
January 27, 2022 – Let’s Talk: Youth Safety & Juvenile Justice
Thursday, January 274:00 P.M. Eastern REGISTER HERE Let’s Talk: Youth Safety & Juvenile Justice All adults who care for kids have one top priority: keeping them safe. Definitions of what safety means vary widely. Families, educators, mentors, and others all work hard to creating loving, caring, and secure environments for kids to […]
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Assist “Restore. Reinvest. Renew.” (R3) Project Participants in Maywood Submit Their ‘Rap Sheets’ for “Relief Options” Review
Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA), a non-profit legal advocacy organization, collaborated with the Monroe Foundation on Saturday, January 15th at the Kimberly A. Lightford Recreational Center, to assist 15 “Rap Sheet” Day participants who responded to a survey of “What Will It Take to Not Commit a Crime.”
“REASSURANCE”:SOULS TO THE VAX “BOOSTER” SUNDAY VACCINATES 37 FAMILIES (AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE 6 WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5)
On Sunday, January 9th, The “HUB” at Action Coalition of Englewood P.E.A.C.E Center (People EducatedAgainst Crime in Englewood), 6455 S. Peora, collaborated with the Monroe Foundation, the Black StarProject, People Empowering People, and Say “Yes” to Life (a project of the National Black Wall StreetChicago), to launch “Souls to the Vax…Booster Sunday.”
January 29, 2022 – Get Cleared, Illinois P.O.W.E.R “Fair Chance…I’m Voting!”
CALL FOR R3 GRANT APPLICATION REVIEWERS
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority seeks individuals to participate in Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) grant program application review. Application reviewer responsibilities include:
January 15, 2022 – “Rap Sheet” Day Follow-up with Cabrini-Green Legal Aid
Testing and Mask Resources
With Omicron cases rising, people in Chicagoland need access to tests and proper masks so they can keep each other as safe as possible. This month, we are emphasizing the following messages for community members with questions about the Omicron variant
Get Cleared, Illinois-P.O.W.E.R Project Convenes Justice Advocates and Individuals Impacted by Incarceration Seeking Expungement/Sealing/Relief Options at Englewood Forum
