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This content category includes all articles and subcategories related to Chicago organizations that are non-governmental and provide human welfare services. These include organizations that are chartered or have headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and whose purpose includes delivery of needed social, medical, financial, or other similar services ...
Human welfare organizations based in Chicago (15 P) Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total.
The group changed its name to Interfaith Worker Justice in 2005, by which time it had grown to 59 local affiliates and a full-time staff of 10. [4] In 2015, Kim Bobo stepped down as executive director at IWJ in order to expand on her social justice work as the new executive director for the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. [5]
Heartland Alliance is an anti-poverty organization based in Chicago, with a historical focus on serving American immigrant communities.Heartland Alliance devotes the bulk of its funding to initiatives that address poverty through health and housing, with further programs centered on jobs, justice, and international work. [1]
The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a branch of the United Way of America.The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago serves the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, allocating funding to other charitable organizations, especially those that provide needed healthcare, education, and income services.
PAA's Learning Center has helped thousands of Polish immigrants and others in Chicago learn English, prepare for U.S. Citizenship exams, and gain new skills to enable them to enter careers in healthcare and other professional settings and become active, contributing members of Chicago's communities.
Community Relations—Through its support of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), [7] JUF coordinates the collective policies and programs among 46 constituent Chicago-area Jewish organizations active in public affairs/community relations work. JCRC educates and mobilizes the Jewish community for action through JUF and those ...
The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, US. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO , and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County.