The Equal Pay Coalition of Chicago is hosting a webinar to explore key research conducted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). Participants will discuss how this data can be utilized to close the wage gap, not only for Latinas but for all women and...
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Bridging the Equity Gap: Food Insecurity on Chicago’s West Side – Oct 10
Wellness West invites you to a panel discussion on the impact of neighborhood food environments and health equity. The panel discussion will be Thursday, October 10, 5:30 pm at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago. Learn more and register...
Breakin’ It Down Conference: Rooted in Purpose – Oct 10
This conference is about advancing racial equity in nonprofits, philanthropy, and fundraising. It brings together nonprofit professionals and administrators, academics, community activists, students, and many others for a day of speakers, plenary panels, workshops,...
Recap of Long Covid Summit, Video Now Available
Recently, our coalition Partners ASI and Illinois Unidos hosted a Long COVID Summit in partnership with Bright Star Community Outreach and the UIC Office of Population Health Sciences. The goals of the summit included 1) Improving awareness by collecting, analyzing,...
New Partners and Expanded Services for Older Adults
Our coalition partner Age Guide Northeastern Illinois recently announced AgeGuide the addition of new partner agencies and expanded partnerships for a variety of Older Americans Act services for older adults across the region. These partnerships aim to improve access...
Survey: Emergency Room Experiences of Individuals with Disabilities
The Task Force on Attendant Services is Access Living’s grassroots community organizing group focused on healthcare and home and community-based services. Members of the task force are advocating for improved accessibility and disability competency at Chicago-area...
Illinois Partners Joins RRF Systems Change Through Collaborative Efforts Panel
Last month RRF Foundation for Aging hosted a panel discussion on Systems Change Through Collaborative Efforts with a particular focus on aging. Panelists shared their insights on collaborative systems change initiatives: multi-sector plans on aging and reframing...
POSTPONED: New Dates for Loan Repayment Webinars
Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Webinars have been postponed to October. Due to delays in the launch of the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Application at ISAC, we are postponing our informational webinars to October. If you already registered for...
Loan Repayment Webinars for Frontline Workforce and Community Organizations
These webinars have been postponed to October. See NEW DATES. In partnership with ICOY and ISAC, we will hold two webinars in September to discuss the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program. We will be sharing details on eligibility requirements, how to...
Illinois Multi-Sector Plan for Aging
Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order to begin a cross-sector planning process to outline a clear framework for addressing the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Illinois will join several other states that have developed or are...