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COVID-19 PREVENTION SUPPORT & RESOURCE HUB
AN ONLINE RESOURCE HUB FOR THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND THEIR FAMILIES! “FREE” COVID-19SPREAD PREVENTION SUPPLIES (MASK, SANITIZERS, FOOD GIFT CARDS) WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Continue Reading
CAMELOT ILLINOIS AWARDS GRANTS TO GENESYS WORKS CHICAGO AND THE BLACK STAR PROJECT
The Black Star Project is honored to be one of two non-profit organizations to receive funding support from the Camelot Illinois Grant Program to benefit local communities. The Black Star Project will utilize the grant funding to support the purchase of state-of-the-art computers and educational software for students in its Kimberly Lightford Saturday University (KLSU).… Continue Reading
GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS COLLABORATES WITH AUSTIN 15TH DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FATHERS WHO CARE WESTSIDE COMMUNITY
On “Monday, May 4th, 2020”, community advocates with “Get Cleared, Illinois”, a re-entry project of the Monroe Foundation, joined with Reverend Walter Jones, executive director of Fathers Who Care -Westside Community Stakeholders along with officers 15th District CPD Officers Cynthia Miura, Marie Freson and Malcolm Brooks. Continue Reading
GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS DISTRIBUTES CENSUS INFORMATION AND COVID-19 MASKS TO ENGLEWOOD “L” RIDERS AT 63RD & DAN RYAN
The Project, an Access 2 Justice outreach led by the Monroe Foundation, urges the formerly incarcerated to make sure their households participate in the 2020 Cook County Census, reminding them that they “Count Too!”. Continue Reading
Count Us In….Proviso Census 2020 Info Session Mobilizes Villages of Maywood and Bellwood Residents
On Saturday. March 14th, over 25 residents of the Villages of Maywood and Bellwood in Proviso Township, attended a “Count Us In” Proviso 2020 Cook County Census Info Session, facilitated by the Monroe Foundation and the West Cook Homeownership Center. Continue Reading
ACCESS 2 JUSTICE NAVIGATORS OF GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS PREPARE 46 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION FOR “RAP SHEET DAY”!
On Friday, February 21st, 46 individuals of diverse ages, ethnicities, and past convictions,
were interviewed and assessed for sealing and expungement and “relief” options at an
“Access 2 Justice” Pre-Rap Sheet Day held at the offices of the National Black Wall Street –
Chicago, led by Mark Allen and Say “Yes” To Life, headed by J. Minor Allen. Continue Reading
Violence Reduction RFPs
The JAC is excited to share the City of Chicago announcement of the new Violence Reduction RFP’s are now live. Capacity Expansion for Street Outreach Services Building a Network of Trauma-Informed Victim Support Services Both can also be found on the city’s eProcurement website. Please also see the attached press release. KEY DATES RFP released:… Continue Reading
News Release – Creating Opportunities
Convenes with Community Economic “Voices” to Discuss Opportunities of Engagement Kingdom Community, Inc., a HUD approval housing counseling agency in Chicago’s Austin community. Continue Reading
Athena Williams to Lead Housing Center as New Executive Direct
Oak Park Regional Housing Center (OPRHC) Board President Tracey Wik and Vice President Fabiola Candlish announced that Athena Williams, a respected community organizer, and activist, and most recently program director . . . . READ MORE Tamela Milan, 48, overcame many obstacles to realize her dream of owning a home. Growing up in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood… Continue Reading