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We are excited to share that our team member Adela Carlin, Senior Director of Training and Community Partnerships, has joined the Board of Directors for our coalition partner Forefront. Congratulations to Adela and fellow new board members LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith, Chief...
Last November, Illinois Partners joined advocates and workers for the Women’s Economic Power Agenda (WEPA) Summit to shape a shared agenda and roadmap to advance women’s economic power in Illinois. Together we focused on driving collective impact around the shared...
Our Executive Director, Lauren Wright, is a 2024 recipient of Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s Moxie Award, for her advocacy and leadership in the human service sector. We are so grateful to be partnered with ICASA in many areas of our work at IL Partners,...
Join Illinois Partners for Human Service for “Intersectionality & Equity in Aging,” a conversation about the importance of considering how aging is impacted by the historical marginalization of individuals and communities. While aging is universal, the experience...
Illinois is working to implement Summer EBT, the first new federal nutrition program in 50 years. Summer EBT will provide a grocery benefit to families with school aged children in the summer months when school is out. Unfortunately, children in Chicago Public Schools...
Join the Law Center for Better Housing for a panel discussion on the continued importance of legal aid and emergency rental assistance inside Chicago's eviction courtrooms from legal aid, public policy, and data analysis perspectives. This person and virtual event...
In honor of Black History Month, Cara Collective held a panel discussion on the Intersection of Education and Workforce. Panelists discussed ways to prepare current and future generations of workers, shifting the focus to skills more than degrees, and working together...
This month the Chicago Foundation for Women held their annual IMPACT Awards event honoring leaders who have dedicated their lives to ensure we live in an equitable society and celebrating the power and perseverance of women and girls. The honorees include Madeleine A....
On March 12th, the Equal Pay Chicago Coalition hosted a virtual panel focused on how employers can make salary transparency work. The panel discussion included practical tips and inspiration in fostering transparency and pay equity in their organizations, and how...
Illinois Partners is proud to have supported the Bring Chicago Home campaign in an inspirational push to create housing opportunities for people experiencing houselessness in Chicago. With only about an 8-percent margin, Chicago voters rejected the ballot referendum...