The Chicago Bar Foundation, Forefront, and the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights are launching the Nonprofit Resilience Hub to help Illinois nonprofits understand and respond to federal uncertainty and organizational risks.

They are hosting an information session on April 8, 2026 at 12pm. Learn more or register here.

JobReadyIL.com offers free, online job readiness training that you can access anytime, from your computer or mobile device. The platform is a collaborative project run by the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, Origami Works Foundation, and The Innovation Nexus under supervision of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development. Job Ready Illinois is designed to help individuals build skills to prepare for, find, and keep a job they love.

For those receiving SNAP benefits, participation in Job Ready Illinois may also help them earn work hours needed to maintain their benefits.

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