Chicago Career Tech (CCT) began its first class of participants just a month ago and the launch was great! There are 155 CCT participants serving more than 60 non-profit agencies, each week. It’s been really amazing to receive all the feedback from agencies and participants about how wonderful this experience has been for them. Here’s [...]
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The Giving Tree Keeps Growing
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett have recently asked the nation’s billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity. Shocked? I was. But their call to action is working. The idea of a 50 percent billionaire pledge started over a year ago in May of 2009, when Buffett and [...]
Looking for Work?
There’s a new opportunity through the State of Illinois that’s working to help individuals and families struggling to survive in this recession. Put Illinois to Work helps people who are unemployed earn income and build skills that will help them transition into unsubsidized jobs. It’s a chance to get on-the-job training and make connections with [...]
Lost in Time
Jaunita W. Goggins passed alone after touching the lives of so many. We search for role models in our lives and as we grow older, I think that we lose the fascination with those that achieve greatness through celebrity. Those who make a difference in the lives of others become a flash of blinding light [...]
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