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Red Shoes Kickstart Conversation about Women and HIV

Lovette ‘Luvvie’ Ajayi and Karyn Brianne Lee are marketing and social media mavens. Ajayi is a digital strategist, public speaker and high-profile blogger, while Lee…

Bridging the Urban Native American Education Gap

Many people picture Native Americans living on reservations scattered across the rural hinterlands. But 70 percent of our nation’s 5.2 million Indians actually live in…

From Archaeologist to Philanthropist

President and CEO Terry Mazany worked in public education before joining The Chicago Community Trust. Over fifteen years, he worked in urban school districts from…

"We Are Still a Resilient Community": Chicago Latinos Unite in Philanthropy

Since 1870, Erie Neighborhood House has been serving Chicago’s Latino families in communities like West Town, Humboldt Park and Pilsen. The organization provides a range…

A Painter and a Sculptor Create Opportunity for Artists with Disabilities

Sometimes life takes you in an unexpected direction. That’s the lesson learned by Rob Lentz and Mark Jackson, co-founders of Project Onward, a gallery and…

LGBT Youth and Senior Services Gain New Support

The Chicago Community Trust’s LGBT Community Fund kicked off its first round of community grant making at a reception on October 1. The Fund—founded in…

An Urban Gardener Builds a ‘Plot to Plate’ Movement for Chicago

LaManda Joy grew up in a gardening family. Her parents were of the generation whose legacy included the Great Depression and victory gardens in the…

Chamber Music in Your Home? It's On the House.

Music connects people in a way that sitting around a table for a dinner party can, but it’s even better when you can bring the…

Moms Join Forces to Build “Honeycomb” of Volunteers

On a road trip to visit their children at camp, Catherine Tannen and Kristina Lowenstein began brainstorming the idea that would become the Honeycomb Project.…

The Albany Park Storefront Where Kids Find Inspiration – and a Warm Meal

In a cramped storefront in Albany Park, 35 schoolchildren get a little bit of magic nearly every day. They eat hot food after school. They…