Events

Congratulations, 2023 Health & Medicine Award Winners!

This year's recipients of Health & Medicine's Group Award are Acclivus Inc. and the Healthy Illinois Campaign. Each year, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group recognizes individuals and organizations who build power and momentum for social justice and...

Register Today for Our Virtual Panel on the FY24 State Budget – Jun 21

Join IL Partners and an expert budget and policy panel for a 90 minute webinar where we will go over high impact health and human service budget decisions in the FY24 state budget. As you may already know, Governor Pritzker signed the FY24 State Budget into law...

Deciphering GATA and Finding Related Resources – Jun 22

Please join Forefront, Illinois Partners for Human Service, and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) as they walk users through the pre-award process to become GATA (Grant Accountability and Transparency Act) pre-qualified. This live training with...

Beyond a Livable Wage: The Right to Thrive – Jun 29

Join us for an in person event focused on redefining the concept of a thriving wage for workers and job seekers. Together we will co-create a new vision for promoting pay equity in the workforce. This event is a collaboration of Alternatives Inc., Women Employed, and...

Corporate Governance Check-Up for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits – Jul 18-19

The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights is providing a pro bono legal assessment focused on governance. Board members, officers, and executive directors of BIPOC-led organizations working to strengthen their communities can learn more and apply here. The...

Illinois Partners Welcomes 3 New Board Members

Illinois Partners is proud to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors. Our new members are: Eugene Humphrey executive director of HRDI, a subsidiary of Friend Health; Gary R. Huelsmann, chief executive officer of Caritas Family...

Impact Behavioral Health Center Wins National Award for Employment Program Innovations

Congratulations to our coalition partner Impact Behavioral Health Center for receiving a national award for employment program innovations. The Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services and the Illinois Division of Mental Health nominated Impact for the award....

Connections for the Homeless Gets Approval for Evanston’s First Permanent Homeless Shelter

Congratulations to our coalition partner, Connections for the Homeless, on winning approval from the Evanston City Council for a special use zoning permit which will allow them to run the city’s first permanent homeless shelter at the Margarita Inn. The hotel has 46...

Deciphering GATA and Finding Related Resources: Live Training with GOMB Experts – Jun 22

Please join Forefront, Illinois Partners for Human Service, and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) as they walk users through the pre-award process to become GATA (Grant Accountability and Transparency Act) pre-qualified. This training intuitively...

Policy and Advocacy Update: Illinois Budget

As many of you probably already know by now, the legislature did not pass a budget last week as was planned. The House goes into Session tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11am, and the Senate goes tomorrow at 1pm. The tentative schedule is for the Senate to meet...