YC2 Program Honors Young Philanthropists

In May, Foundation board and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of our 60 YC2 Changemakers — students from Hinsdale Central High School, Lyons Township High School, Nazareth Academy, and Riverside Brookfield High School — who collectively awarded $30,000 in grant funding to local nonprofit organizations working to provide basic needs services within the Western Suburbs. Congrats to […]

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CHW Learning Lab Launches in the Western Suburbs

Earlier this month, the Foundation and its partners — Healthy Communities Foundation, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, and Sinai Urban Health Institute — hosted a kickoff event for the West Suburban CHW Learning Lab. This quarterly gathering provides community health workers working in the Western Suburbs with an opportunity to connect with peers, share resources, and identify ways […]

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