Center for Poverty Solutions
Chicago Peace Initiative: Reducing violence with jobs
Gangs and prison often keep Chicago’s youth out of the workforce, but the Chicago Peace Initiative works to change that. Jeffrey Maxwell founded the Chicago Peace Initiative in 2021 to reduce violence by connecting at-risk residents with…
Healing poverty with advice, jobs, houses
Chicago’s Roseland community is solving crime and poverty through a formula developed by the…
Performers emerge from Chicago’s projects by way of…
Project out of the Projects helps aspiring Chicago musicians, event producers find their way…
Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this…
Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help…
Here’s why buying an Illinois home can be hard
Illinois home prices have jumped nearly 50% since 2018 while available housing hasn’t…
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