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WBEZ: Survivors Of Political Torture Move Forward In The U.S.
Research from the Center for Victims of Torture suggests that as many as 44% of refugees in the United States are torture survivors. A program of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, the Marjorie Kovler Center supports many of these individuals — specifically those who endured politically-sanctioned torture.
‘I’m amazed by what they do’: Bears’ Tarik Cohen and George McCaskey connect with Chicago men trying to rise above gun violence
READI Chicago: How A Program Against Gun Violence Helps Save Lives
From NBC 5 Chicago – April 23, 2019
A local organization is hoping to help end gun violence in Chicago by offering a job and therapy to the men affected by the epidemic.
Watch on the NBC 5 Chicago website. Learn more about READI Chicago.
Tarik Cohen was ‘a little bit’ hurt about the Jordan Howard trade: ‘He was like my mentor basically’
Bears’ George McCaskey, Tarik Cohen visit anti-violence program
Eddie Bocanegra’s Day of Atonement
From Chicago Stories with Mayor Rahm Emanuel – March 18, 2019
Eddie Bocanegra’s life is a story of choices, mistakes, leadership, and redemption. Tune in as he tells Mayor Emanuel about his transformation from gang member to trailblazing leader at the Heartland Alliance’s READI Chicago program, the role of faith and family, trauma and violence, healing, opportunity, and hope.
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Fox News 6: Grand opening ceremony held for St. Anthony Place
From Fox News 6 – March 15, 2019
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee reached a milestone on Friday, March 15 in the effort to combat homelessness. A grand opening ceremony was held Friday, March 15 for St. Anthony Place, the new permanent supportive housing development for Milwaukee’s homeless.
Journalist and author Alex Kotlowitz on empathy, violence and the fight against hopelessness in Chicago
WBEZ: Report Proposes Tackling Illinois Poverty Through Gender Pay Equality
A new report finds that even as women in Illinois outpace men when it comes to completing high school, they still lag on several major economic indicators. Women in the state have lower wages and less wealth than men. Women are also more likely to live in poverty.
The analysis, from the anti-poverty organization Heartland Alliance, focuses on the intersection of gender and poverty. While many of its findings may no longer be surprising, the report offers a tantalizing possibility to policymakers who wish to tackle poverty in Illinois: that improving pay, working conditions, and supportive measures for women could dramatically improve the lot of more than one million children.