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The Illinois Prison Project (IPP) provides tools and information to help incarcerated people and their families better understand the prison system and the pathways that may lead to release. During their library visits, IPP Community Navigators will be available to...
Join us this fall for our next training on Building Power in Human Services: Advocacy in Action. This 4-part training series will share an introduction to advocacy, strategies and tips for developing your advocacy plan, and lessons from experienced Illinois Advocates....
In observance of Juneteenth, we are lifting up reflections from Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, on what it means to center Blackness as a framework for understanding racial justice and building collective power. Harris reminds us that centering Blackness...
In May, Illinois Partners was honored to join the Reclaiming Our Love Conference, hosted by The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, to share our Living Wages, Thriving Communities Campaign and engage in a powerful conversation about collective care,...
The Community Partner Fair Contracting Package took a major step forward last week. All three bills were combined into an omnibus package under HB4340 Senate Amendment 5, which passed unanimously out of the Senate Executive Committee on the agreed bills list. A huge...
New date: Saturday, June 18 1 - 3pm Advocacy and sharing our stories is more important now than ever. Join us for this FREE training to learn how to incorporate Reframing Aging strategy into your advocacy and storytelling to ensure our messages and experience resonate...
We are closely following national developments related to voting rights in light of recent Supreme Court rulings that may impact voter access and protections. Here in Illinois, we are monitoring the progress of the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2026 (SB3170), a...
This week we are making a final push to secure $5M in funding for the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program. There is still time for legislators to hear from you and understand why this funding is critical for workers, communities, and the future of human...
This month, we held a Week of Action as part of the Living Wages, Thriving Communities campaign. We are deeply grateful to all of the partners, advocates, providers, and workers who sent emails, made calls to legislators, and shared their stories in support of the...
Join Center on Halsted to learn the basics of working with LGBTQ+ clients. The training included an introduction to sexual and gender identity, language and identity labels, privilege and discrimination, affirming clinical work, and a brief LGBTQ+ history lesson. The...