U.S. Census 2020

We are proud to announce that Grace will be partnering with United States Census 2020! Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau is responsible for conducting the nationwide census. The U.S. Census Bureau is now hiring Census Takers to work in their own communities. You can make a difference, help your community and earn extra income for doing it. Apply online at 2020census.gov/jobs.

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Don't Forget To Say Grace

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last few years! We have been able to grow our organization internally and externally, by the support of all of our constituents, supporters, partners, and donors. Despite facing many challenges as a grass roots organization, the work we have been able to do thus far has been very rewarding! As we continue to embark upon our mission’s short and long term goals we will like to leave this reminder to all, “Don’t Forget To Say Grace” !!!

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Greater Chicago Food Depository

On November 28, 2018, our President/CEO Justin Dailey, visited the Greater Chicago Food Depository to volunteer to feed the homeless. We share in the Greater Chicago Food Depository belief that no one should go hungry! It is our hopes to collaborate further in the future with this wonderful organization. For more information on the Greater Chicago Food Depository please visit https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/ .

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"How To Talk To Youth About Sex" Workshop Recap

On Saturday September 8th, 2018, we hosted our first installment of collaborative workshops with Planned Parenthood of Illinois, entitled “ How To Talk To Youth About Sex”. Sexual and reproductive health education is very important. During the workshop we developed innovative and progressive ideas to further the conversation, that has for decades been considered “taboo”, in our communities. It is our hopes, in partnership with Planned Parenthood of Illinois, to develop a campaign which will include outreach, programs and workshops that will continue to spark the necessary change of the narrative of sexual and reproductive health in Chicago.

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Take Grace Out To The Ball Game!

We would like to thank our partners from the Chicago White Sox donating us 150 tickets to the Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox baseball game held on August 30th, 2018. We were able to bring 150 people to the game comprised of our service area residents, colleagues, and partners. We appreciate the love, support, and work the Chicago White Sox are doing for the communities on the Chicago Southside. We will definitely be attending more games in the near future and will be reaching out to even more residents from our service areas to join us!

Field Foundation Site Visit

We would like to thank The Field Foundation for coming out to visit us this past Monday, July 23rd. In April, our team submitted a Letter of Inquiry request to be considered for a grant opportunity made available by The Field Foundation, for potential funding to our "Say Grace Initiative" (South Deering). We were invited to submit a full proposal and were requested to have a site visit, in which representative Peter Handler, of the foundation came out to visit our South Deering service area. It is our hope, if granted, to utilize the funding to open up our first "Grace Community Resource Center" in the South Deering neighborhood! #SayGrace

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Planned Parenthood Illinois Partnership

Grace is proud to announce that we have partnered with Planned Parenthood Illinois in order to promote Health & Wellness in our services areas, by means of organizing Sex & Reproductive  Education Workshops and Free Testing sites. We are looking forward to collaborating with PPIL in order create programs, workshops and initiatives that will be tailored to suit the particular needs of our constituents! #PPIL #SayGrace

For more information on Planned Parenthood Illinois please visit: 

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-illinois/who-we-are

 

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The Community Law Project

We would like to thank Community Law Project for all the support and help they have given us over the last few months. In order to better strengthen our infrastructure and internal affairs, we sought out the help of the Community Law Project. The Community Law Project helps to build, strengthen, and support community-based organizations that are focused on economic development in Chicago’s low-income neighborhoods and that offer the delivery of social services to residents of these areas. They bring hope to impoverished neighborhoods by supporting small businesses and home ownership. Working with volunteers from Chicago’s top law firms, the Community Law Project's expert legal staff provides nonprofit leaders and small businesses owners the knowledge to sustain the quality of their programs, improve outcomes, and spur economic development. The Community Law Project recognizes that structural racism is a major contributor toward economic injustice; thier work is geared towards eradicating racism and poverty in our city, and coordinating activities in close working relationship with community partners. 

Collaborating with The Community Law Project has been a valuable resource to our organization and we look forward to working with them as we continue to embark upon our goals and mission! #SayGrace 

Breathing New Life On Torrence (Update)

On December 24, 2017 we posted about our COO, Keevan D involvement in the 10th Ward Participatory Budget. Keevan was able to participate on the "Breathing New Life on Torrence Ave" committee. The project received the top ballot votes and $30,000 allotment of the Aldermanic Participatory Budget. We are proud to announce that this past week city laborers came out and planted trees from 103rd to 109th of Torrence Avenue! We would like to thank the 10th Ward Alderman Office of Susan Sadlowski Garza and all the participants for allowing us the opportunity to assist in the process! We look forward to further collaboration in the future! #SAYGRACE

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