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"I have seen what a positive change can come from the impact of the United Way's programs, and I think it is critical to support that positive growth and development in every community." - Sandy Williams
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April 9th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
I applaud your event and actions to address this issue . . .
Moreso, I’d like to know the discernable outcomes of this event . . .
One in UniTee and all the blessed . . .
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
[...] Verna Sutton released a breaking post on Program Manager, Economic Self Sufficiency. See below for a quick excerpt: [...]
May 5th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Is this CPO position for North Shore United Way or is there also a North Suburban United Way
Please let me know
Rekha
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:13 am
[...] Way Tickets to Chicago Rush Arena FootballThe Leadership Giving Incentive Program Draws its WinnersAAI Breakfast Addresses North Lawndale ViolenceStrengthening Communities through Diversity …or take me to a random [...]
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
A most worthy endeavor.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I give every chance I get.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
It was a great crowd of United Way supporters and a great Cubs Game. General Campaign Chair Ray McCaskey threw a mean first pitch and we know he will be as accurate with hitting the United Way goal this year. Thanks to Honorary Chair David Blake of Crain’s for his leadership. Go Cubs and Go United Way!
October 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Please tell me more about how I can help with your holiday gift sponsorship program.
thanks!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:35 am
The ChicagoNonProfit.org calendar is GREAT! I hear that all the benefit-related events in town are on here. The Crain’s calendar is ok but seems more limited and “filtered” as it’s not dynamic or continually updated like a live calendar. CS is ok, but again seems limited by print. It’s a good idea to have a mix of print and online I suppose. Wondering if the Young Leaders Society is posting events to all these?
October 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Hello -
I would like some information regarding sponsoring or adopting a family and Senior for the Christmas Holiday.
Each year – My child and I sponsor 2 children and a senior – this year we would like a family and senior.
I always stress the importance to my child of giving back. I can be reached at this email address patsy_savage@yahoo.com.
Thank you
October 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Hello,
I have been a member for a few year’s and would be interested in joining one of the committees. Please contact me about possible opporuinties.
October 31st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Would like more volunteer information regarding this program. Thanks.
November 19th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
How do I attend the December 2 event?
November 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I left a phone message regarding this program. I would like more information on how my company might be able to participate.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
On behalf of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, we would like to extend our warmest appreciation for your interest in this program. One of our representatives will be responding to you soon. Thank you for your support!
November 20th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Hi Crystal, thanks for your interest in joining a YLS committee. We always welcome new talent to help out in the areas of fundraising, awareness, outreach and volunteering.
As a Working Committee Member, you will work under the direction of a Chair and Vice-Chair to organize and execute events throughout the year.
Please send an email to yls@uw-mc.org to tell us a bit about yourself and let us know what interests you and you’ll hear back from one of our committee representatives within a few days.
You can also learn more about each of the committees on our website: uw-mc.org/yls.
November 24th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
This story was very inspiring. Thank you. Mary E
December 7th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Hi
I’m interested in assisting your organization with providing tax services to low income families this season.
My name is Cammie Shakir
December 8th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Cammie,
Thank you so much for your interest in supporting those in need! Gwen Sims, one of our representatives working on the Tax Assistance program will be contacting you shortly.
Gwen can be reached at at gsims@uw-mc.org or by phone at 312.906.2299. We appreciate your enthusiasm!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Exelon would like to support this effort with volunteers again this year. Last year the TAP staff came to headquarters to do a training of about 20 of our employees. We would love to set this up again.
meg Amato
312-394-8011
January 15th, 2009 at 10:01 am
FYI, for suburban Cook County, contact Jessica Aleksy at 708-345-4035 or jessica@suburbancook.org. Our count is January 22, so please reply by Tuesday 1/20.
Thanks for promoting homeless count volunteer opportunities in the area!
-Jennifer Hill
January 21st, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 am
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February 9th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Lyn: This is a voice from your youth. How are you? Remember the work we did together at Quaker? Quaker University? I lost touch with you after you went to Ogilvy. I went on to become president of Faith Popcorn’s organization for a bunch of years before I a) adopted my daughter and b) went back out on my own, this time doing issues of business strategy for the Krafts, Hershey’s and Wyeth’s of the world. I have a friend who is looking for a (small) p.r. firm in the Chicago burbs and I started thinking about who I know in Chicago and poof! I decided to track you down. I’ve written two books (Shopportunity! and Passion Brands). Write, call, email when you have a chance.
Kate Newlin
212-227-0220
February 19th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Congrats! LCOC is fortunate to have dedicated volunteers like Grant.
Si Se Puede!
Gacias
rg
February 26th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I will like to help
March 12th, 2009 at 6:27 am
[...] United Way of Illinois Public Policy Agenda [...]
April 7th, 2009 at 11:35 am
[...] find a volunteer activity that matches your interests, click here, or contact your company’s United Way fundraising manager. You can also contact United Way [...]
April 7th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
[...] Congratulations to Ed Anesi from Navistar Inc. for LIVING UNITED as a generous Leadership Giver. Ed is also the winner of one of the top prizes in this year’s Leadership Giving Raffle—a Chicago Bulls United Center Executive Suite for12 with parking, food and beverages, courtesy of Northern Trust. More than 25 winners received other extraordinary prizes such as a Wrigley Field Skybox package for 12, four Chicago White Sox tickets behind home plate, and a set of Cobra golf clubs. Click here for a complete list of prizes, winners and sponsors. [...]
April 27th, 2009 at 7:07 am
[...] visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
May 20th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Great job Haydee!!! Congratulations!!!
Saludos,
Grant
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
[...] creative customer focused service skills to achieve desired results. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
June 18th, 2009 at 6:18 am
[...] and experienced in latest Microsoft Office environment (Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
June 19th, 2009 at 5:18 am
I heard about a meeting with legislators on Saturday, June 20. Please sent info. In addition to email, 312-747-3560 – day and 773-843-1267 – home. Thanks!
June 19th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Grant, I’m proud to have grown up with such a giving individual you. Keep setting the bar dude.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hi Julian:
I am a kindred spirit with you when it comes to volunteering! It is also extremely uplifting to see a male step up and volunteer his time and effort and heart, from that wonderful smile on your face.
I praise God for you!
Keep up the wonderful work.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:04 am
[...] We continue to urge all Illinois residents to reach out to their lawmakers and urge them to find a way to resolve this stalemate that can have serious repercussions on the well-being and stability of people throughout this state. It is not too late to contact your State Representative and/or Senator. We have made it easy for you. Click here to ACT NOW. [...]
July 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am
[...] We continue to urge legislators in Springfield to do their job and create a solid budget that leaves no one behind. We also urge them to be clear and transparent when communicating the results of the current Springfield session. All Illinois residents have a stake in this budget, and as it stands right now human services is not only lacking funding but direction on how to proceed. Please continue to reach out to your State Representative and Senator. Click here to ACT NOW. [...]
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am
[...] to ACT NOW to see what you can [...]
July 7th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Did I already tell you that I love every topics on your site ?
Thx for the info..
I will visit again for another new interesting topic..
Cheers,
July 13th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
[...] While the findings from the survey are still preliminary, the results are clear; proposed state budget cuts will eliminate crucial services to people in need, devastate the health and human services infrastructure built over several decades, and place thousands of more displaced agency workers on the unemployment rolls. United Way will conclude the survey and report its findings later this month. In the meantime, United Way continues to urge state lawmakers to pass a fair budget with adequate funding for health and human services when they reconvene in Springfield this week. For more information go to ACT NOW. [...]
July 17th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I’m interested in Project Blueprint. Can someone please contact me about the program?
July 24th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I just wanted to say hi to everyone as I am new here. I look forward to speaking with the community. As for me, I am a http://www.bocaratonpersonalinjury.org – boca raton personal injury attorney and would be willing to lend a hand to any locals out in need of some legal advice.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
[...] To find out how you can volunteer, click here. [...]
July 27th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Great pics and event! Nice job Anne!
July 31st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
[...] and experienced in latest Microsoft Office environment (Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
August 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
There are hundreds of support groups throughout the U.;
August 5th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
[...] creative customer focused service skills to achieve desired results. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
August 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
[...] creative customer-focused service skills to achieve desired results. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
August 14th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
What a beautiful girl…inside and out! We need more of these wonderful young girls to be highlighted for their commitment and compassion……BRAVO!
August 15th, 2009 at 5:04 am
I’ve recently started a blog, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.
August 16th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Jess, You are one great person. Thank you for all the
time you spend for others! Your mom and dad are
probably busting at the seams. You go girl!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:25 am
[...] version of Microsoft Office Environment (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and internet. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
August 18th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Does the elimination of “blackout dates” still hold for agencies that recieve some funding from United Way?
Thank you,
nancy nicholson
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
[...] creative customer-focused service skills to achieve desired results. Please visit http://www.uw-mc.org/ada to see our ADA compliance statement related to this [...]
September 4th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Way to go, Mack! Excellent story!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
This is awesome, Mack! Brought tears to my eyes. Can’t wait to hear updates from VA State.
October 12th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Inspiring story, Thelma. Thanks for everything you do!
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
You Go Girl! ! !!
October 30th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
that’s my girl!!!!
November 11th, 2009 at 1:56 am
Do you work with students in the West Woodlawn community? I am doing an internship at a school that has 100% poverty, low resources, high behavior issues and declining test scores. What can you do to help. The school needs volunteers, tutors, resources, and program activities for grades 5-8.
Thank you.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Great opportunity for Metro’s Member United Way, and help with UWMC’s viral marketing!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Good story.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I agree with Thresholds manager Brent Peterson about the ease and simplicity of the new United Way application process. And if one had just submitted their Due Diligence Report from the last round of funding it was almost automatic to navigate their system the second time around. I was able to focus completely on the content of my submission rather than the technicalities of the computer program. I salute the United Way staff who made this happen. I also used the United Way technical assistance that was offered and their conference call addressed all of my questions and concerns.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Congrats on this forum. Looking forward to great discussion!
January 14th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Great to see this work in Chicago! Congrats United Way! This timing is great with the approach the Employment Non-Discrimination Act hopefully in the near future. Let us know if Out & Equal can be any help,
Pat Baillie, Associate Director of Training
January 15th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Bravo!!!! So happy for you!
January 28th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Nice piece, Kell!!! …I like the approach. In fact, you just inspired me to go vote on Feb.2!!
January 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Based on past elections, roughly 2.8 million people will vote.
If every front line social service worker and their immediate family members voted, their numbers — roughly 200,000 — would make up 7 percent of the electorate.
That may not seem like much at first, but politicians know that 7 percent of the vote is MORE than enough to swing every single close election.
And if you figure that the average person knows 200 other people…well, if every front line worker took just five minutes to talk to 12 friends about which candidates we’re supporting and why…for an hour of your time we’d pretty much control the majority of the vote in every election.
January 29th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Angela – Thanks for sharing this story! The students that participate at our Saturday monthly Exelon Stay in School Initiative are a group of very dedicated individuals.
Here is a great opportunity for anyone that is interested in volunteering:
The Stay in School Initiative is seeking for volunteers who are interested in working with youth on networking skills. No previous experience is required just the willingness to share some interactive professional development.
When: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Where: Exelon 10 South Dearborn, 48th floor
Time: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
For more information please contact: Sofia Mendez, Outreach Manager at smendez@uw-mc.org or via phone 312.906.2349
The Stay in School Initiative strives to improve graduation rates and attendance in communities with some of the highest dropout rates in the city.
For more information about the Stay in School Initiative please visit this link:
http://www.uw-mc.org/initiatives/stay-in-school-initiative
January 29th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Love the math, Dave! Seeming as I have 200 friends on Facebook, I could easily identify 12 of them who live in my district. OR I could actually talk to neighbors in person but nevertheless you’ve encouraged me to do it.
January 29th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Folks in Buffalo Grove supported the relief effort in Haiti by attending a fundraiser at Continental Restaurant last Monnday (January 25th) night. They raised $4,606.12 and owner, Peter Panayiotou, will increase that amount to $5,000! The generous wait staff donated their time during this fundraiser. Northwest Suburban United Way past president, Leon Gopon, will receive the check at the Buffalo Grove Village Board Meeting on February 1st which will be sent on to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund for distribution to Haiti.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Below are some links to the slate of judges up for election this Tuesday. It is a non-partisan qualifier achieved by judges filling out questionaires compiled by numerous bar associations throughout Illinois. It rates them simply as qualified or not. Judicial seats are gravely important everywhere and too often (if even once) poorly qualified justices are elected simply because many voters don’t bother to go that far down on their ballot. You can print out a “cheat sheet” and take it with you to your polling station. All elections are important and non moreso than those that guide and apply our laws.
Here’s the easy way to do it — It really only takes about 5 MINUTES.
1. Go here: http://www.chicagoelections.com/ Type in your address and name to confirm your voting status and find your polling place. Print out your sample ballot for Tuesday. NOTE: it needs 11x 14″ legal paper or gets cut off, so save the file and reduce if you have to.
2. Go to http://www.voteforjudges.org/evaluations.html and look up the judicial openings on your ballot. This a well-organized, nonpartisan resource that combines the judicial evaluations from multiple bar associations which request answers to questions and/or conduct interviews. They’ve made it even easier now by giving a composite score of all the positive ratings from the various bar associations. You can print 9 pages but it’s easier to just note the top rated one on your sample ballot.
If you want more background on political and judicial candidates, the Chicago Tribune endorsements are at http://elections.chicagotribune.com/editorial/. It has posted each the candidates’ answers to questions they were asked and even posts the videos of the interviews they conducted with candidates. The Sun-Times endorsements are here with candidates’ questionnaires included.
If you want additional info on Illinois voting, see the Board of Elections site here.
Thanks and remember, “democracy is the worst form of government…except for all the others
February 1st, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Chris, this is super helpful information!!! Thanks so much!
February 1st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Because some of my best friends are gay! Just kidding. Seriously though, it’s hard for me to imagine NOT being an ally. I can better answer the how over the why. One way is to keep track of LGBT aligned candidates when you vote. Thanks Seth, keep blogging!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Marc,
This is great because it busts the common misconception that census data is perpetually out of date and cannot be used to make decisions about projects or geographic areas to prioritize for funding. While its not perfect, the Census gives us a solid place to start to analyze trends, develop basic community profiles, etc.
Your fellow blogging and occasional data nerd,
Annette
February 16th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
This is a very moving and inspiring story of helping others and keeping active in the community. Kudos to you !
February 19th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
It’s a challenge to combat the “us” verses “them” mentality and a heavy subject in which to resolve. The only answer I’ve found to be useful is to start small and advocate. The more we talk about how these issues are affecting, our friends our family, our neighbors, US – it starts to become more of an “us” issue. Silence is the epidemic and our voices are the antidote.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:30 am
Excellent post Jasmine! In my case, I was working with mostly freshman, and it was great to hear them already talking about possible college plans and careers. Although our time there was short, I was incredibly impressed with the students and would really enjoy helping at CYC in the future!
February 25th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I had an excellent time participating in this activity. Really enjoyed working with the youth to get them thinking about how their actions and decisions affect their futures. The staff of CYC was great at organizing the event and most of the kids seemed to appreciate that we took time to visit with them. One recommendation I have is to do this work primarily with the older kids (jrs. & seniors) because the college grant applications and were most applicable to them. Also the location was convenient off the Green Line, another plus.
February 27th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment Bridget. I wholeheartedly agree, and could not have said it better myself.
February 27th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Thank you for your comment, Joe. I agree with targetting Juniors and Seniors, and I also feel that it would be beneficial to ensure that students are opting into the sessions. From the outset, I got the sense that a number of the participants had no interest or desire, and although it was nice to get the students on board as we went, with such a limited amount of time, time spent trying to get them to buy into it and get busy on the task at hand seemed like it could have been better utilized. Another point of note that I would be interested in getting feedback from the group on is the frustration that I know a few participants (myself included) had with some of the deficiencies in spelling/grammar/communication etc. This is not unique to the center or these students, but I couldn’t help feeling like in order to really get these students and/or the students to come after them in a position to succeed, we needed to go back to the source: Inadequet school systems in underserved communitees. I do not believe that 2 hours will will make the impact that we as young leaders should be striving to make for our future young leaders.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:55 am
Jasmine, great blog
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 am
As the Coordinator of the College and Career Readiness program at CYC, I would like to thank all of you for coming out and working with our youth! I look forward to the possibility of future opportunities for your group to work with our teens. It is so important for our youth to meet and interact with young professionals. Young people need to see other young people who are working in fields which they prepared themselves for through hard work. It is especially important for them to see those same professionals giving back! I was impressed with the enthusiasm which your members displayed when working with our teens. This was especially important for the youth who were less than enthusiastic themselves about participating. In many cases, your efforts turned them around and got them engaged in the activity. As for the academic deficiencies in language arts, this is a real issue our youth need help with overcoming. Underperforming schools and parents who were also products of these schools, have left some youth with gaps in their educational foundation, which can only be corrected with remediation. Over the long term CYC’s strategy is to point our youth in the direction of better performing schools. However, our efforts in the short run must not leave behind those youth whom the educational system has left behind. For that, I thank the YLS members for their efforts to help our students work towards a brighter future.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Terrific topic and post. As I said on the UWMC facebook page, it’s about time. We’ve been relying on the food x 3 measure for way too long!
I think it’s interesting that federal agencies will still rely on the old measure, however. The logic goes like this: No one wants to be in power when our primary measure changes. Why? Because we’ll find out that so many more people are in poverty! The rate will jump, giving the impression of a sudden economic shift. Really, the new rate will just reflect the way it’s always been. Nevertheless it’s tricky business and could cost government much more money if it changes.
Still necessary though, if we want to reach the ones who truly need assistance.
March 4th, 2010 at 8:44 am
I wonder what advocacy would need to take place to take this to the next level? I mean, sure they’re reviewing something. Marc makes a good point that no one wants to take on this beast. So what happens after they are able to *prove* that poverty isn’t proven by a simple formula that has existed for years that needs to change?
March 4th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
That Bon Jovi is a dish!
March 4th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
there better be a performance to go along with these lyrics. yellow light!!!!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Yes, this needs to be a vlog with you singing this. I insist!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Rock and/or Roll!
March 10th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Wow, there is a lot happening around this topic. I’m very excited to hear about the success of Urban Prep Charter Academy. Perhaps the panel of educators creating a road map should use UPCA as their pilot!
March 10th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Bridget, totally right! And it wouldn’t be the first time a national model followed the success of a single school or community.
March 12th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
So where are the successes? And does any of this tie into the work that United Way is doing with education funding?
March 12th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
I think sending 100% of your graduating class to college is a huge success! Not to mention getting to the next stage for Race to The Top.
Yeah we’re buiding our Education platform now, and successes like these in part form our direction. How’s that for a perfectly vague sentence? :)
March 12th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Excellent article and definition, Jasmine. To your definition I would also include that a Community Rock Star is someone who is passionate about helping others and the community. Someone who is genuinely concerned about improving lives and is selfless in their approach by not expecting a reward or anything in return for their good deed. Someone who pays it forward and helps others simply because they know it’s the right thing to do. Often times it’s the smallest act of kindness that has the most powerful impact on people’s lives.