Our Insights Into Safety & Justice


National Nurses Week: Connecting With Patients is More Important Than Ever
“People who experience homelessness are often treated as though they are invisible. Healthcare is about…
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Could America’s slump in crime be the beginning of something?
For years, activists, police and others hoping to reduce gun violence in cities have asked…
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National Volunteer Month 2020
Our amazing volunteers help expand the reach of Heartland Alliance into more communities than we…
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National Volunteer Month: Finding Family Through Service
“This has been one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. This has been…
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National Volunteer Month: Building Community Through Education
“I think people underestimate the kind of impact they can have on someone’s life. I…
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National Volunteer Month: Jean’s 20 Years of Service
Jean is no stranger to service – or to epidemics, for that matter. Jean is…
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SCALE-UP: Strengthening Capacity and Accountability of Local Offices to Execute and Uphold HAI’s SHEA Policy
The promotion of human dignity and integrity is a core value of Heartland Alliance International’s…
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An Update on Our Response to COVID-19
April 16, 2020 -- Heartland Alliance has over 500 participant-facing staff working on the frontlines…
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The Stay-At-Home Order Has Not Slowed Gun Violence In Chicago. But It Is Slowing Anti-Violence Workers.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order has not slowed gun violence in Chicago. Chicago Police…
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Testifying for Victim Services
READI Chicago Senior Director Eddie Bocanegra gave an overview of READI Chicago amid COVID-19 to…
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Reducing Violence Amid COVID-19
Despite Chicago's shelter-in-place order, violence in our city has not decreased amid COVID-19—in fact, last…
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Reducing Violence Amid COVID-19: Participant Impact
We have always known that READI Chicago is a public health approach, and now we…
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