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The Chicago Community Trust will offer grants to support organizations that have historically faced burdens with reporting, compliance and auditing requirements attached to government grants. The grants will amount to 10% of the total government grant amounts (up to...

Thank you to those of you who registered for our webinars on the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program! We had 1,500 registrations for both events. We are in the process of finalizing the FAQs and recordings, which will be sent to all registrants this...

The Illinois Department on Aging has an open application for the Community Advisory Council: Multi-Sector Plan for Aging to guide development of a Multi-Sector Plan for Aging that addresses the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers. Read the...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and our coalition partners across the state are leading efforts to raise awareness about the impact on individuals, families and communities and to raise funds to support the wide range of services they offer. According to...

AgeLinc (Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland) in Springfield has developed a new LBGTQ+ Older Adult Violence Prevention Program called OUTSafe. The program includes free training to better understand the unique needs of LGBTQ+ older adults. For more details visit...

This year the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois launched an initiative designed to work toward a unified system that would serve the needs of all people experiencing homelessness including new arrivals and longer-term city residents. The initial planning phase...

Cosette Ayele, our Director of Advocacy and Workforce Initiatives, currently sits on the Human Services Advisory Board convened by The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), and was excited to share space at their recent Power+ Summit! Leaders in policy change...

Our coalition partners AIDS Foundation Chicago and the Pride Action Tank convened a summit focused on the experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV and older adults. The summit brought together long-term survivors, health and human service...

This month we launched our new training for human service leaders interested in deepening their understanding and commitment to racial equity. Leaders from more than 50 organizations registered for this four-part series! We are excited about this new area of our work...

What contributes to the actual cost of delivering community-based human services in Illinois? What factors most influence these costs? Do reimbursement rates and state grants address these costs? Illinois Partners for Human Service is conducting statewide research to...