Think Good, It’s Friday! 9.18.15

September is National Family Meals Month. Whether you’re discussing the toughest issues facing your community or what happened that day on the playground, bringing family, friends and community members together for a meal and conversation can be a powerful experience. We know this well from our On the Table initiative—and, a recent article from the Huffington Post talks about a campaign that reminds families why it’s important to eat together, and encourages families to do so more often.

More good news from around the Web:

• Great feature on GirlForward—a nonprofit that provides one-on-one mentorship programs for refugee girls in Chicago—whose annual fundraiser takes place Sunday at Firehouse Chicago (via Chicago Reader).
• These couples decided to do good as they said “I do” (via Crain’s Chicago Business).
• T-shirts sales help South Side teens explore the city—an introduction to new cultures and sights, once a month (via DNAinfo.com).

Please share your story of philanthropy here at cct.org, by sending an email to trust100@cct.org or on social media using the hashtag #Trust100.

Have a great weekend.