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Team Transitions – and We’re Hiring!

Our Central Illinois Community Organizer and Policy Advocate, Holly Ambuehl, will be joining Forefront as their new Director of Policy. Holly has been an asset to our small but mighty team here at Illinois Partners - while she will be missed a great deal, this new...

Federal Infrastructure Bills Advancing

Congress has been working on two major pieces of infrastructure legislation this fall; one was enacted; the second is still pending Senate action. First, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, H.R. 3684) was signed by the President on 11/15/21 and is now...

“Build Back Better” Now in the Senate

Still awaiting Senate passage is the “social” or “human” infrastructure bill, the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). The House of Representatives passed the BBB on 11/19/21 and many coalition partners support some or all of the provisions of the BBB. It includes...

Factors Affecting Human Services Workforce in Pandemic’s Wake

This new research by Illinois Partners highlights sector-wide workforce trends in hiring, vacancies, and turnover, and identifies associated effects caused by COVID-19 on the health and human services workforce. What do the shifts in our relationship to work, brought...

Federal Bills We’re Watching

We are watching two major pieces of legislation at the federal level: the “INVEST in America Act” and the Better Care Better Jobs Act. The “INVEST in America Act” (Senate Amendment 2137 to H.R.3684), which is authorizing legislation for a massive infrastructure...

Illinois Budget Analysis, Fiscal Scan Released

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability published its FY22 State Budget Analysis and the the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released its annual Fiscal Scan of Illinois Public Investments in Children and Youth for FY20, with support from coalition...

Virtual Panel on End of the Eviction Moratorium – Aug 23

Join Illinois Partners for our next virtual panel, August 23rd at 2 PM: Preparing for the End of the Eviction Moratorium: Resources for Human Service Providers. This discussion will provide insight and recommendations for community-based providers to support their...

Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic – Aug 13-14

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) is partnering with the state of Illinois to host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The mobile clinic will be held at the ICASA Administrative Office at 100 N. 16th Street, Springfield, IL 62703 on August 13-14, 2021,...

Shriver Center Gala – Oct 7

The final event in the Shriver Center’s virtual gala series, Real Change for Communities of Color, will spotlight advocacy to ensure equity as we rebuild from the pandemic and move our country toward long overdue systemic change. Join the insightful conversation with...

Congratulations to the Greater Chicago Food Depository

The Greater Chicago Food Depository for being featured in Food Bank News, the first publication to acknowledge the critical role that food banks and related agencies play in the wellness and livelihood of millions of people living in the United States! In the CEO...