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Making Black History: Restoring Rights and Opening Opportunities for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System
A conversation with Willette Benford, Chair of the Fully Free Campaign Governing Board and Decarceration…
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The Value of Hiring and Supporting People with Lived Expertise* of Homelessness
Representation matters, in public systems an on nonprofit boards, in hallway conversations and in formal…
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Shaping Powerful Policy in 2021
January 29, 2021 -- As we welcomed in 2021, there was much anticipation for what…
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Volunteer at FarmWorks
Chicago FarmWorks, Heartland Alliance's urban farm in the East Garfield Park community, fights two issues…
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Heartland Alliance International on the New Biden-Harris Administration
January 2021 As a human rights organization dedicated to providing healing and justice for all…
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Trafficking Awareness Month: Engaging with Survivors of Human Trafficking
While the scourge of human trafficking has received increased media attention in recent years, it…
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The Kovler Center Supports Cameroonian Asylum-Seekers in the U.S.
In June of 2019, a group of 13 U.S. Senators, led by Senator Dick Durbin…
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Look Inside: Sarah Morris of HAI’s Marjorie Kovler Center in Chicago
Name: Sarah Morris (she/her) Program: Case Manager, Marjorie Kovler Center Favorite Quarantine Meal: Tacos Currently…
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Results for America: READI Chicago
Results for America's Economic Mobility Catalog features an in-depth case study of READI Chicago, documenting…
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UCAN: Hope For Change
Leo Baylor is hopeful for the new year. Despite a turbulent 2020 that included a…
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Inauguration Day 2021
[caption id="attachment_21774" align="alignright" width="354"] Evelyn Diaz, President Heartland Alliance[/caption] January 20, 2021 Evelyn Diaz, President…
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Building Sustainable Partnerships and Futures
At READI Chicago, we believe workforce development and an ability to earn a living in…
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