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  • Yolanda
    For someone who hasn’t ever had much money, it can be difficult to begin the simple mechanics of saving.

  • Vincent
    Vincent summarizes his old life with a simple, chilling explanation: "I was damaged goods."

  • Tiffany
    Tiffany is a single mother with limited work experience; she and her children were living in her sister’s apartment when Put Illinois to Work came along. Tiffany signed up—hoping for a chance.

  • Steven
    He originally committed to tutor the boys once a week for six months. Three years later, Steven, Suliaman, and Alassan spend every Saturday together.

  • Spotlight on Ethiopia
    22-year-old Meseret Worku lives in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Before joining a women’s group managed by Heartland Alliance, she was struggling to make basic ends meet. Helen grew up alone on the streets of Hawasaa and had to scavenge to survive.

  • Scott
    What does it take for someone who is homeless and dealing with mental illness and/or substance use to really turn their life around?

  • Sara
    Heartland Alliance International volunteer Sara Daniel spent six-months in Ethiopia working with local women, in a position that married both her professional interests and her culture.

  • Robin and Tony Armour
    "It is satisfying to work with an organization with concrete results that you can see in the community."

  • Prince
    After 12 years in a refugee camp escaping Liberia’s brutal civil war, Prince and his family arrived in Chicago. Heartland Alliance helped ease their transition to the U.S.

  • Narlie
    Who stays to help rebuild and reunite in disaster areas around the world after the initial relief workers leave?

  • Myra
    Being back in the workforce is what matters most to Myra Jordan.

  • Michael
    “People would come into the office smiling every day,” says Michael Passarelli when describing his time volunteering with Heartland Alliance in Haiti.

  • Meg
    A privileged upbringing couldn’t keep Meg — who started using cocaine at age 16 — safe from the problems of drug use that would rule much of her adult life.

  • Mark
    How can homelessness be prevented, keeping the most vulnerable members of our community successfully housed?

  • Marianne and June
    After 36 years of volunteer service, Marianne and June still enjoy their time with Heartland Alliance.

  • Mallory
    Mallory, a social work student intern in Heartland Alliance's Resource Center, helping men and women to get off the streets and start their recovery.

  • Louise
    Louise Wilson regained her health and indepence through Heartland Human Care Services SenioReach program.

  • Lily
    Like a lot of kids at day camp this summer, Lily is enjoying going to the beach once a week, traveling around Chicago on special field trips, and playing with her friends.

  • Jacquelyn
    A 45-year-old mother of eight, Jacquelyn was tired of being considered low-income and took the initiative to go back to school and get her degree.

  • Holly Birnbaum
    It has become a deeply cherished part of my life," beams Holly.

  • Elizabeth Eccleston
    Elizabeth Eccleston was a social work student intern at our Neon Street Dorms young adult shelter and drop in center.

  • Dr. Henry Lotsof
    Walking the Walk for Dental Care

  • David Goldberg
    Dr. David Goldberg has been a volunteer physician with the Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center for so long that he barely remembers how he got started.

  • Danny
    At a young age, Danny found himself homeless and hopeless. The Neon Street Dorms helped him restart his life.

  • Candace
    Before Candace came to Heartland Health Outreach she was living on the streets and felt she was alone in the world.

  • Aylin
    "When I come here it is like my home; the people are like my family.”

  • Angela
    Angela lost her health insurance when she lost her job. When she found out she was pregnant, her excitement was tempered by panic.

  • Andrea
    When Andrea's husband was kidnapped by Guatemalan soldiers in 1984, she fled the country in fear of her own life, leaving behind two young sons.

  • Adela: From Crunched to College
    After taking a financial education workshop with Heartland Alliance, Adela has learned to budget and balance her family's finances.

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