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HAI Commemorates the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence!
On Nov 25, 2021, Heartland Alliance International (HAI) and the United Nations High Commission for…
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Heartland Alliance International and Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s Independent Human Rights Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding
On November 17, 2021, Heartland Alliance International (HAI), represented by Salah Barzngy, HAI’s Iraq Country…
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READI Celebrates Thanksgiving
This holiday season, READI Chicago community partners and supporters came together to ensure READI participants…
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Meet the READI Chicago POWER Team
POWER—People Organizing for Work, Education, & Resources—is a collective of current and former READI Chicago…
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Illinois Prioritizes Gun Violence Reduction With Funding, New Office
Earlier this month, READI Senior Director Eddie Bocanegra joined Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he deemed…
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Northwestern Partnership Addresses Trauma, Burnout in Front-Line Staff
This month, the National Institutes of Health awarded a grant to pilot a new program…
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NIH Funds Research to Support READI Staff
Earlier this month, Sen. Dick Durbin visited READI Chicago to announce new funding from the…
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WEBINAR| Asset-Mapping: A Strategy for Housing and Workforce Systems Collaboration
WEBINAR| Asset-Mapping: A Strategy for Housing and Workforce Systems Collaboration Employment success and housing stability…
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New report shows need for affordable housing Southeastern Wisconsin
Two trends are converging in Southeastern Wisconsin that are raising the specter of housing instability…
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New interactive data available on Chicago community well-being
The Social IMPACT Research Center recently updated and refreshed the Chicago Community Data Portal with…
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Community Violence and Permanent Punishments
READI Chicago and the Fully Free campaign work to reduce gun violence in Chicago’s most…
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Working Together Toward Safer Communities: Reflections from READI Chicago
This new report from READI Chicago examines the launch and progress of the initiative over…
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