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The University of Illinois Chicago’s Great Cities Institute released “The Benefits of Healthcare Coverage for Immigrants in Illinois.'' The research brief which demonstrates the impact of Illinois’ immigrant health coverage programs and the need for healthcare for...
Illinois Partners is seeking your feedback on priorities for research, trainings, and advocacy for the 2025 Fiscal Year. We are looking to our coalition partners, as well as other health and human service stakeholders, to inform this process and provide feedback. This...
This month, our coalition partner Arrowleaf released the fifth edition of the Southern Illinois Community Resource Guide. The comprehensive guide includes location and contact information for a variety of resources including Emergency and Crisis Services, Public...
On May 1, hundreds of Asian American community leaders including many of our coalition partners kicked off Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a rally at the Illinois State Capitol. The rally featured community testimonies calling on lawmakers to pass...
In 2023, the Chicago Jobs Council launched their Anti-Racist Workforce Development Framework and Guide and began hosting Community of Practice conversations to further support anti-racism in policy and workforce development overall. On May 22, Illinois Partners’...
Join Illinois Partners for Human Service for a virtual training on creating complete stories that lead with values, utilize a systems lens, and center the human experience in narratives around aging. Human service programs use stories in numerous ways, but in...
It’s been a busy month in Springfield, where our team testified in subject matter hearings from the Human Service Equitable Pay Act and Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program. We also supported our partners at Forefront in providing testimony on the...
Join The Reunion Project and the National Working Positive Coalition for a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors. Day One, Friday, May 17, will be an employment forum for long-term HIV survivors interested in discussions, information, services, and resources...
The National Council on Aging is hosting the 7th annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium, an online event. NCOA anticipates offering free continuing education credit for several professions. The daylong online event will be held Thursday, May 2, 9 am...
Our coalition partner ACCESS Living is hosting an Open House. This event is a wonderful opportunity to see what an organization run by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities, looks like. After months of closure due to flooding, the Access Living...