Our Insights Into Safety & Justice


Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: Valentina
Valentina Perez-Botero has been with Heartland Alliance for the better part of this year. As…
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QC campaign to end permanent punishments for those with criminal records
The Quad Cities will be home to a new chapter of an Illinois state-wide coalition…
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Fully Free Organizes Chapter in the Quad Cities
A campaign is starting in Illinois to help people with serious criminal records regain their…
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Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions of the champions…
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Responding to the Call: Afghan Refugee Resettlement
Lea Tienou-Gustafson is the Director of our Refugee and Immigrant Community Services (RICS) programming, leading…
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Helping Dominicans of Haitian Descent Secure Legal Documents
As we watch the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border unfold, another border story is…
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Working Together Toward Safer Communities: Reflections from READI Chicago
This new report from READI Chicago examines the launch and progress of the initiative over…
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Willette Benford, Chair of Fully Free campaign [PODCAST]
Willette Benford is Board Chair of the Fully Free campaign of Heartland Alliance. In this…
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WEBINAR SERIES| Asset-Mapping: A Strategy for Housing and Workforce Systems Collaboration
Employment success and housing stability go hand in hand. Although the public workforce and homeless…
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Cedric Frison of the Fully Free campaign and READI-Chicago
Cedrick Frison shares wisdom gained from the hard lessons of living life on the streets…
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Launch of National Coalition for Gun Violence Interventions Leverages Local Expertise to Increase Public Safety
CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION OF PRACTITIONERS & ADVOCATES ADDRESSES NEED FOR ACTION TO STYMIE EPIDEMIC OF URBAN…
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Heartland Alliance pitching in to provide Afghan refugees with supplies, resources in Chicago
David Sinski, executive director of Heartland Human Care Services, talks about the needs of Afghan…
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