Report To Commissioner Brandon Johnson
GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS The following describes one of the most immediate as well as one of the long-term structural goals. *** Short Term Immediate Goal: Enlisting additional judges to sign orders for uncontested petitions on an ongoing, regular basis. Background: Per the Illinois expungement and sealing statute (20ILCS 2630/Criminal Identification Act) the only time the […]
GET CLEARED ILLINOIS CONVENES RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE REFORM WORK GROUP
Get Cleared, Illinois, the campaign of the Monroe Foundation launched in 2017 to”Break the Generational Cycle of Incarceration and Recidivism”, is taking the “charge” issued to campaign leaders to form a “Work Group” and issue racial equity and justice reform recommendations to Commissioner Brandon Johnson
Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund 2020
(Download a full explanation of the fund here) BACKGROUND This political moment is a direct result of the generational disinvestment in Black, indigenous, and brown communities. Acknowledging this, the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund’s goal is to raise and move $3M over two years to Chicago organizations building and sustaining movements for justice that center […]
NHS – Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program
Neighborhood Housing Services is partnering with the City of Chicago to provide grants and housing assistance to those adversely impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Housing Grant Announcement
Click the Link https://form.jotform.com/90996287425169 HOME OWNERS and RENTERS in the CHICAGO AREA !!! IN THE COMING WEEK, the Application process will begin to apply for available Grants to assist you during these trying times of COVID-19. Do Not Wait – REGISTER NOW BE PREPARED TO APPLY Join AGORA on a HOUSING OUTREACH EVENT on […]
NEW FREE STATE CORONAVIRUS TESTING SITE
The COVID-19 testing site in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood has moved to a new location at Foreman Mills, located at 79th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway, due to the previous site’s hosts reopening for business. State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) praised the governor’s administration for working quickly to ensure that the South Side and Auburn Gresham […]
ABC7 Chicago Interviews Apostle Dr. John Abercrombie of ZOE Life Ministries
Over 150 families on Chicago’s Westside Austin community, who have a family member that has been recently released from Cook County Jail or are impacted economically by the pandemic, lined up early at ZOE Life Ministries International, 1 S. Laramie on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Participants obtained “FREE” COVID-19 testing from the Howard Brown Clinic, applied for rental or utility assistance, and
obtained a free credit report, analysis and onsite counseling on talking with creditors and landlords when rent is delayed, from the Oak Park Regional Housing Center’s West Cook program.
GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS COLLABORATES WITH AUSTIN 15TH DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FATHERS WHO CARE WESTSIDE COMMUNITY
On “Monday, May 4th, 2020”, community advocates with “Get Cleared, Illinois”, a re-entry project of the Monroe Foundation, joined with Reverend Walter Jones, executive director of Fathers Who Care -Westside Community Stakeholders along with officers 15th District CPD Officers Cynthia Miura, Marie Freson and Malcolm Brooks.
New Free Coronavirus Testing Site
New Free Coronavirus Testing Site serving the Auburn Gresham/Chatham Area – Studio Movie Grill (210 W. 87th Street) 8am to 4pm 7 days a week
COVID-19 PREVENTION SUPPORT & RESOURCE HUB
AN ONLINE RESOURCE HUB FOR THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND THEIR FAMILIES! “FREE” COVID-19SPREAD PREVENTION SUPPLIES (MASK, SANITIZERS, FOOD GIFT CARDS) WHILE SUPPLIES LAST