Women of color sit in a unique position in the US – one that often experiences the brunt of racism, sexism and other discriminatory stances while simultaneously, too frequently, being expected to manage, organize, care for and implement processes and practices that move a family, organization, corporation or community forward. While women of color in
The Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities (SPC) was created in response to spikes in violence associated with long weekends and warm months. Several major local foundations, including The Chicago Community Trust, the Joyce Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation, the Woods Fund Chicago and others, came
What does Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) look like? How could I become more culturally responsive in my personal life and within the practice of evaluation? These were my questions as I began my internship with BECOME while pursing a Masters in Program Evaluation through Michigan State University. The answers were certainly revealed as I received
The other day, I went to an event for the Chicago-area Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) initiative – a national movement around rectifying the false narrative of a “hierarchy of human value.”
Chicago has a history of deeply rooted, racial segregation, impacting every system that Black men and boys interface with on a regular basis. Furthermore, life expectancy varies substantially across 77 community areas of Chicago, with a 15-year gap between racially divided neighborhoods. The Black Men and Boys Success Initiative, a collaborative project led by Fathers, Families
Much of society recognizes the importance and power of accurate information, technology, and justice is well recognized, yet many of our partner communities do not have equal access to these things. Through our initiative for Data Equity, we are helping communities realize these needs and build their capacity to sustain them. Using data technology, like
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