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Articles in Get Inspired
May 2012 |
Allendale Association: Hope and Help for Local Kids with Mental Illness
Aye, 19, from Peoria, sits in a conference room with windows looking out on a green, idyllic lake scene and says, “Allendale brought hope back into me.”
May 2012 |
Kids & Adults Win with READING POWER
Looking for an easy way to make a difference in a child’s life—and yours?
Apr 2012 |
BUILD Puts At-Risk Youth at the Podium, Inspires Us All
BUILD has helped more than 90,000 at-risk youth in Chicago’s worst areas choose education, hope and developing their human potential over lives headed towards gangs, violence and crime.
Oct 2009 |
Grace Transpires — When Families from Different Walks of Life Meet at The Night Ministry
Imagine being the single mother of two toddlers, living in Uptown. You’ve lost your job, health insurance and housing. There is no one to turn to because you don’t have any family.
Mar 2012 |
Housing Opportunities For Women Heals, Breaks Poverty Cycle
The important, effective work done by Chicago-based Housing Opportunities for Women is best understood by imagining yourself as a single mother, coming out of an abusive relationship.
Apr 2012 |
200 Million Reasons to Celebrate Women
Women’s Boards have a long history raising significant money for major Chicago philanthropic institutions.
Mar 2012 |
2012 Make It Better Philanthropy Awards
Make It Better is proud to announce our first annual Make It Better Awards.
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Apr 2012 |
Residencies for Artists Offered Anew at A Renovated Ragdale
Anyone who’s ever loved a historic home knows the plot: love at first sight, followed by pain, investment, change, and finally, hopefully, happily ever after.
Mar 2012 |
Northbrook Court Mother’s Day Packages to Support Charity
The theme is “celebrate mom beCause,” and it gives you the chance to buy your mom (or yourself, we won’t tell) an amazing package and support two charities: Family Service Prevention, Education & Counseling and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Apr 2012 |
Because Young Women Are Precious: Youth Job Center of Evanston
Precious Wright, 25, may be as young as the women she’s advising, but her words carry an authority beyond her years.
Mar 2012 |
Join Lady Gaga to Fight Bullying, Empower Youth and Foster Compassion
Lady Gaga launched her Born This Way Foundation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSW), with Oprah, Deepak Chopra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, her mother and the first Born This Way teen representative, Alyssa Rodemeyer, who lost her brother to bullying.
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