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• 125 Years of Ending Poverty March 13, 2013 Celebrating 125 Years of Ending Poverty
• World Day of Social Justice February 20, 2013 Today we celebrate the World Day of Social Justice, a United Nations recognized event.
• Heartland Alliance Releases 2013 Video January 4, 2013 Heartland Alliance: Ending Poverty
• Human Rights Day / Día de los Derechos Humanos / Journée de Droits de l’Homme / اليوم العالمي لحقوق الإنسان December 10, 2012 Human Rights Day 2012
• Neon Street Dorms Honors Representative Harris September 4, 2012 On August 27th, State Representative Greg Harris visited Neon Street Dorms for a celebration honoring his role in increasing funding for programs serving homeless youth.
• Heartland Alliance Celebrates International Day of Youth August 12, 2012 International Day of Youth/El Día Internacional de la Juventud/La Journée Internationale de la Jeunesse/اليوم العالمي للشباب
• International Day in Support of Survivors of Torture June 26, 2012 Today we commemorate the International Day in Support of Survivors of Torture - and with colleagues around the world we decry all use of torture.
• World Refugee Day/Journee Mondiale Des Refugies/Dia Mundial Del Refugiado/اليوم العالمي للاجئين June 20, 2012 June 20, 2012 is World Refugee Day
• Heartland Alliance Celebrates International Day of Families May 15, 2012 International Day of Families/ Día Internacional de las Familias / Journée Internationale de la Famille / يوم الأسرة العالمي
• Heartland Alliance Hosts Iraqi Photograph Exhibit May 10, 2012 As part of our program to help stop gender based violence in Iraq, Heartland Alliance hosted an exhibit of local Iraqi photographers. The program is supported by the UNDP (United Nations Development Program),
• Heartland Alliance Stands Against Human Trafficking January 12, 2012 Both domestically and internationally, the emotional and physical toll of human trafficking is high. Through our international and domestic programs, Heartland Alliance focuses on helping survivors rebuild and secure their lives through comprehensive, coordinated support.
• Haiti - Two Years Later January 12, 2012 January 12th marks the second anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake. Two years ago, more than 230,000 lives were lost in five minutes. A year later, more than one million people are still living in camps or on the street.
• The Space Between December 9, 2011 President Sid Mohn's latest Huffington Post discusses Heartland Alliance's Social IMPACT research center's 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty. It contains new data on the state of poverty in Illinois, and, unsurprisingly, the news is grim.
• Elderly poor in Chicago increasing, says Sid Mohn of the Heartland Alliance November 23, 2011 Rapidly shrinking middle class pushing more elderly into poverty
• Working Together Out of Poverty October 17, 2011 Our President, Sid Mohn, is Huffington Post Chicago's newest contributor. Read his first post!
• Celebrate International Day Of Peace September 21, 2011 September 21, 2011 is the International Day Of Peace
• Heartland Alliance creates LGBT Refugee Resource Center August 4, 2011 Heartland Alliance recently received a grant from the Office of Refugee Resettlement to create an LGBT Refugee Resource Center.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Highlights Heartland Health Outreach July 13, 2011 Heartland Health Outreach's programs are the highlight of HIVQUAL's latest brief
• Heartland Alliance's Financial Literacy Program Graduates 65 Low-Income Workers June 29, 2011 Last night, a financial literacy program offered by Heartland Alliance and certified by the state of the Illinois graduated 65 consumers
• Heartland International Health Center Receives $250,000 Grant from GE Foundation June 27, 2011 Funds will increase healthcare access to Chicago’s neediest
• Transitional Jobs Effort Supported by Heartland Alliance's NTJN June 21, 2011 Transitional Jobs Effort Supported by Heartland Alliance's NTJN in CBS Evening News
• Heartland Alliance to Help Create First Ever Resource Center to Support LGBT Refugees June 15, 2011 ACF Awards a Targeted Awareness Training Contract for LGBT Refugees
• Wise Investments for Illinois May 20, 2011 Maintain Effective Programs and Services in FY12 for the Most Vulnerable Men, Women and Children
• Trouble in Mind: Treating Trauma February 9, 2011 Trauma is one of those "hidden" conditions: It has a huge impact on many people's lives, but for those of us who are blessed never to have encountered it, it is often invisible
• Haiti - One Year Later January 12, 2011 January 12 marks the one-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti
• School-Based Health Center in Albany Park December 7, 2010 Watch our video highlighting new, comprehensive medical services at Hibbard Elementary
• Heartland Alliance 2010 Annual Report November 4, 2010 We share the hard work, support, ideas, and expertise of our 2010.
• Responsible Budget Update May 10, 2010 May 2010, Springfield
• Illinois Asset Building Group May 7, 2010 Building assets for families and children in need
• President Sid Mohn, Annual Update March 25, 2010 This past year has been a good year; it has been a hard year.
• Celebrating International Women's Day in Congo March 19, 2010 Jefferson Mok experiences life in Congo
• Rally in Springfield March 9, 2010 On February 17th, staff and participants joined Responsible Budget Coalition supporters for a rally in Springfield.
• Luis and Carmen: Survival meant a new life in a new country March 9, 2010 After Luis witnessed a gang murder and was subsequently threatened by gang members and beaten by police, the family decided their only hope for survival was to flee
• Libelula: Yo soy sobreviviente desde antes de nacer March 9, 2010 Yo soy sobreviviente desde antes de nacer
• Libelula: A Story of Surviving Domestic Abuse March 9, 2010 45-year-old mother of four tells us her story of abuse and survival
• Healing and Hope for Haiti February 8, 2010 After an earthquake caused widespread devastation in Haiti on January 12th, the people and children of Haiti need healing, comfort, and protection.
• Reaching Out to Help Seniors January 5, 2010 Heartland Alliance is building an array of programs to provide for the elderly.
• Two Anti-Poverty Bills Reach Governor's Desk November 6, 2009 Both bills make it easier for people facing hardship to connect to and keep the supports they need to weather difficult times.
• Three Decades—And Two Generations—of Changing Lives October 28, 2009 For 30 years, one family has been volunteering to change lives through Heartland Alliance—and in the process, they’ve changed their own.
• Speaking Up for Women October 8, 2009 Sherizaan Minwalla can tell you stories about women in Iraq.
• New Fiscal Year Begins With No State Budget in Place July 7, 2009 Elected officials failed to pass legislation to raise the revenue needed to preserve essential programs and services.
• Quality Healthcare in Any Language July 7, 2009 A mother returns to the ER, doctors unable to diagnose because of her 7-year-old's limited capacity to interpret.
• Providing Alternatives, Keeping Families Together May 8, 2009 A community-based alternative to incarceration for women helps families stay together, find permanent housing, secure transitional jobs, and rebuild their lives.
• The Human Right to Housing: New Milwaukee Development Combines Shelter and Services May 8, 2009 A new beginning in permanent housing
• Sid Mohn, Heartland Alliance President May 1, 2009 inspires new graduates with Human Rights focused commencement speech.
• The New Faces of Poverty April 5, 2009 Doug Schenkelberg, associate director of policy and advocacy, recently discussed the changing face of poverty in Illinois on the “City Voices” radio program.
• Study Links Lower Use of Public Services to Supportive Housing April 1, 2009 Affordable housing with on-site services can reduce the use of expensive public services, according to a new report.
• Supporters Witness Heartland Alliance’s Transformative Impact in Central Africa March 10, 2009 Supporters made a special trip, traveling to the Great Lakes region of Africa to visit some of Heartland Alliance’s international programs
• The Human Right to Housing March 10, 2009 Protecting the human right to housing in our research and policy work
• Students to Benefit from Heartland Health Center’s New Dental Services at Roosevelt High School February 10, 2009 Providing comprehensive and affordable health care
• Heartland Alliance Partners with State of Illinois to Begin Development of Poverty Reduction Strategies January 15, 2009 As a result of Heartland Alliance’s ground-breaking From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois, the State of Illinois and several organizations partnered with Heartland Alliance to hold “Opportunities for Change: Taking Action to End Extreme Poverty in Illinois” on December 9-10 in Evanston, Illinois.
• Questions for Jim and Brenda Grusecki January 15, 2009 Jim Grusecki and his wife Brenda have a passion for supportive housing, which connects supportive services such as employment resources and counseling to affordable or subsidized housing.
• Spirit Quilts Bring Warmth to Immigrant Chldren January 15, 2009 Volunteers craft handmande quilts to benefit the children of Heartland Alliance
• Heartland Alliance to Provide Affordable Senior Living with Hollywood House January 12, 2009 Heartland Alliance is thejavascript:doNext('step',%20'body-edit.jsp?wizard=true&itemID=22233285'); new owner of Hollywood House, an apartment building for independent seniors at Hollywood Avenue and Sheridan Road on the north side of Chicago.
• Spirit Quilts Bring Warmth to Immigrant Chldren December 11, 2008 When Jaya Mae Gregory’s beloved uncle was diagnosed with cancer, she made a quilt to comfort him.
• Turning out the Homeless Vote November 11, 2008 Heartland Alliance’s Healthcare for the Homeless program recently helped several homeless patients register to vote.
• Meet Joseph Sewedo Akoro September 9, 2008 Joseph Sewedo Akoro, the director of The Independent Project for Equal Rights (TIP), completed a human rights fellowship in Heartland Alliance’s offices this past summer.
• “Dog Days” of Summer at Heartland Alliance September 9, 2008 The favorite visitor of many of the residents of the Antonia Community Support Residential program doesn’t ever judge them.
• No Place Else to Go June 15, 2008 The emphasis throughout Heartland Alliance’s programs is on serving and creating opportunities for people who have no other place to go, those whose circumstances leave them beyond the reach of typical social service programs. With services designed to be comprehensive, respectful, and effective, Heartland Alliance provides a chance for a safer and better life for people for whom society has no other answers.
• Heartland Alliance in Iraq April 15, 2008 As Iraq plunged into deeper civil turmoil after 2002, the need for medical and mental health care grew exponentially. Recognizing that we could offer a unique skill set that might help Iraqis begin a process of healing, Heartland Alliance established a presence in Iraq in 2004.
• The Opportunity Center in Benton Harbor April 5, 2008 Benton Harbor needed education and job placement programs for its many residents without adequate skills; Michigan Works!,the state of Michigan’s workforce development organization, identified Heartland Alliance as the right partner to bring effective programs and solutions to Benton Harbor and its residents.
• Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn: Address human rights issues in our own back yard December 10, 2007 All over the world, International Human Rights Day is recognized today, Dec. 10. For many of us, the mention of human rights evokes powerful images, like the tragic loss of life in Sudan, or the brutal crackdown on Burmese monks. For others, it draws out deep cynicism about governments - our own and others.