Our Insights Into Safety & Justice


Why We Fight: David James
David is a property manager for Heartland Housing. His experience working in senior living and…
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Why We Fight: Celeste Johnson
Celeste is Heartland Alliance’s Community Engagement Manager. The last few weeks have been her first…
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Why We Fight: Andrea Garces
Andrea is the Senior Associate Director of Programs for Heartland Alliance International. Her experience managing…
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Why We Fight: Amber Crossen
Amber is the Communications and Content Manager for Heartland Alliance, primarily working with the Research…
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Memorial Day Weekend Violence ‘Unacceptable,’ Strategy a ‘Fail’
With 49 shot and 10 killed over Memorial Day weekend, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is ripping…
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Blue-ribbon Panel Calls for Federal Spending on Gun Violence
More than a year ago, the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan research organization, assembled…
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NIJC Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Upholding Protection for DACA Recipients
CHICAGO (June 18, 2020) --The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) applauds today’s ruling by the…
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READI Chicago: Real Promise for a Safer Path Forward
READI Chicago relentlessly engages men who are most at risk of gun violence victimization, providing…
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Five Things Public Workforce Systems Should Do Now to Advance Racial Equity
Even before COVID-19, people of color experienced poverty and unemployment at disproportionately high rates. Now,…
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READI for Solidarity
Last week, READI Chicago staff, participants, and partners from across the city gathered in North…
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Enough
Dear Supporters and Friends, Like so many of you, we are heartbroken. We are outraged.…
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Gun Violence Awareness Day
READI Chicago, an innovative response to gun violence in Chicago, recognizes that gun violence in…
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