Our Insights Into Safety & Justice

Mothers Find Support, Look Toward a Safer Chicago

When Linda decided to attend a Mothers United for Justice rally organized by the Zakat…

Fighting Food Insecurity with Job Training

When COVID-19 hit Chicago in mid-March and the city began to shut down, Malik Kemokai,…

Survivor Voice: Adiela Manyoma, First Woman to Govern her Indigenous Community

MEET ADIELA MANYOMA, THE LEADER OF KUMARANDRUA For the past decade, the Embera have been…

The Kovler Center Supports Immigrant & Refugee Families in Chicago During the Pandemic

Many of us are wrestling with exhaustion, moral fatigue, and intense feelings of helplessness, loss,…

A police reform rally Saturday in Daley Plaza focused on the mothers of people wrongly…

What’s driving this year’s flare-up of violence in Chicago?

Even by this city's standards, 2020 is shaping up to be an especially deadly year.…

The Marjorie Kovler Commemorates the UN Day in Support of Survivors of Torture

June 26 is both heartening and heavy, as we commemorate the United Nations International Day…

Chicago organization works to reduce gun, gang violence through therapy, job training

Chicago resident William Brown loves basketball. He realized that dream would never be a reality…

Editorial: Saying goodbye to another slain child and teen in Chicago, but not giving up

Caleb Reed, a 17-year-old junior at Mather High School, was self-assured enough to contribute his…

Homicide Spike Hits Most Large U.S. Cities

A sharp rise in homicides this year is hitting large U.S. cities across the country,…

Shootings And Gun Deaths Continue To Rise At Alarming Rate In Large U.S. Cities

Many large U.S. cities, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, have been plagued by a…

Standing Together Against Permanent Punishments

On July 16, Heartland Alliance hosted our third annual women’s event, Standing Together: A Conversation About…