Join the Law Center for Better Housing for a panel discussion on the continued importance of legal aid and emergency rental assistance inside Chicago's eviction courtrooms from legal aid, public policy, and data analysis perspectives. This person and virtual event...
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The Intersection of Education and Workforce: Panel Discussion
In honor of Black History Month, Cara Collective held a panel discussion on the Intersection of Education and Workforce. Panelists discussed ways to prepare current and future generations of workers, shifting the focus to skills more than degrees, and working together...
Congratulations to the Honorees – 2024 Impact Awards
This month the Chicago Foundation for Women held their annual IMPACT Awards event honoring leaders who have dedicated their lives to ensure we live in an equitable society and celebrating the power and perseverance of women and girls. The honorees include Madeleine A....
Equal Pay Chicago Coalition: Making Pay Transparency Work
On March 12th, the Equal Pay Chicago Coalition hosted a virtual panel focused on how employers can make salary transparency work. The panel discussion included practical tips and inspiration in fostering transparency and pay equity in their organizations, and how...
Update: Bring Chicago Home
Illinois Partners is proud to have supported the Bring Chicago Home campaign in an inspirational push to create housing opportunities for people experiencing houselessness in Chicago. With only about an 8-percent margin, Chicago voters rejected the ballot referendum...
Health and Human Service Coalition Advocacy Day in Springfield
THANK YOU to our Health and Human Service Coalition Partners who joined us for our Legislative Breakfast on March 7th! We met with 15 legislators and shared information on the Community Partner Fair Contracting Act, The Human Service Professional Loan Repayment...
New Research Report: Worker Well-Being is Community Well-Being
Illinois Partners latest research report centers the voices and experiences of more than 850 frontline community-based health and human service workers; their struggle to make a living wage, and their commitment to their clients and communities. In this report,...
Core Strategies for Reframing Aging – April 11
Join Illinois Partners for an introduction to the universality, normalcy, and potential of aging in our workplaces and communities. Together we will build a new narrative that highlights innovation and promotes equitable supports for everyone as we age. This training...
Bring Chicago Home: Let’s Pass the Restructured Real Estate Transfer Tax
The March 19 primary elections are less than one month away and early voting has begun! We’re urging you and your community members to support Bring Chicago Home on the ballot. Illinois Partners for Human Service believes that housing is a human right and that...
Our Response to Governor Pritzker’s FY25 Budget Address
Last week, Governor Pritzker gave his 2024 State of the State and FY25 Budget Address. While we commend the Governor and his administration for celebrating the importance of health and human service work and the workers employed by the state, we are disappointed in...