Tag: Mental Health

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate In August of 2023, Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic organization that invests in organizations working to ensure that young people and community members are free to live full lives, announced a $1.6 million investment in Centro Sanar. Centro Sanar, co-founded by 2022 Chicago Peace Fellow, Edwin Martinez, provides free mental health… Continue reading Chicago Peace Fellow partners with Chicago Beyond to provide Mental Health Services on the Southwest Side

by Zeki Salah, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator On October 11, the Girls Like Me Project, Inc. hosted the 11th annual Chicago Day of the Girl at the South Shore Cultural Center. The event coincides with the International Day of the Girl, which is an international observance day established by the United Nation on October 11, 2012… Continue reading Celebrating the Chicago Day of the Girl

By David C. Metler, 2022 Goldin Global Fellow “Swingset activism asks us to close our eyes and feel that exhilarating liberation you feel as a child on a swing soaring to new heights, perspective, and possibilities.” Confucius once said that “we have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one.”… Continue reading Swingset Activism: The Promise of Social Justice Education Inspired by Childhood