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Celebrating the Little Wins as Big Wins with Summar Ghias
Summar Ghias knows that little wins can actually be big wins. Ghias’ work seeks to…
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Family Self Sufficiency Graduation Celebrates New Opportunities for 2020
“New year, new me.” The adage is often thrown around for New Year’s resolutions and…
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Look Inside: Heidi Schultheis, Senior Project Manager for Field-Building
Heidi Schultheis is Heartland Alliance’s Senior Project Manager for Field-Building and is one of the…
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Freedom from Trafficking: Setting the Facts Straight
We all thrive when we live in a world free of exploitation and trafficking. Heartland…
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Celebrating Chicago’s Progress & Promise in Reducing Gun Violence
This month, Senior Director Eddie Bocanegra spoke alongside other violence prevention leaders, local government, police,…
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Pritzker’s Executive Order Strengthening the State’s Commitment to Ending the Opioid Epidemic Puts Illinois on the Right Path
January 27, 2020 - Today marks a crucial step in the fight to save lives…
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Deckin’ the Halls with Community Engagement Manager Celeste Johnson
Celeste Johnson embodies a spirit of equity and opportunity for all through her dedication to…
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CBT: Creating the Space Between Impulse and Action
Shootings and gun homicides are often the result of split-second decision-making—people react automatically in tense,…
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Heartland Alliance Holiday Wrap-Up!
Equity and opportunity for ALL people isn’t simply about ensuring access to life saving programs…
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The Heartland Alliance Health Holiday Brunch 2019
On Sunday, December 15, Heartland Alliance Health celebrated the Annual Holiday Brunch – a favorite…
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Criminalizing Individuals Experiencing Homelessness is Cruel, Ineffective, and Definitively Wrong
During Universal Human Rights Month, we join partners across the country to reaffirm that housing…
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Uniting Across Communities
READI Chicago staff from all five community areas gathered this month for our quarterly all-staff…
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