Vote Now and Help Feed Underserved Communities in Chicago Food Deserts June 17, 2014 As part of the Communities with Drive, Top Box Foods is one of 25 finalists with a chance to win a $50,000 grant from ZipCar.
I’m For Peace: Students Lead a Peace Initiative to Disrupt Violence in Chicago June 3, 2014 2,300 students from Perspectives Charter School lead "I'm For Peace," a peace initiative aiming to "empower young people to reclaim their communities and city from violence."
Listen to What’s Good This Week on the Weekly Show with Jordan! May 31, 2014 Click here to hear Rockit Ranch CEO Billy Dec‘s inside scoop on the best fundraising and charity events with Jordan on his latest Saturday weekly segment called “What’s Good with Billy Dec” on 103.5 Kiss FM!
Team Fox Professionals of Chicago Present Party Like a Fox! May 30, 2014 Great Scott! Join guest blogger and Team Fox Professionals of Chicago chair Sam Bettis at their Party Like A Fox Gala Friday, June 6th to raise funds for Parkinson's Disease research!
Get a Taste of the Future: Future Founders Foundation Hosts Lemonade Day at Millennium Park! May 27, 2014 Chicago's next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs take to Millennium Park to share their product: LEMONADE! Learn more about the Future Founders Foundation's Lemonade Day this Saturday, May 31st!
CNN Original Series “Chicagoland” Showcases the Realities of Chicago April 16, 2014 CNN’s original series Chicagoland has showcased some of the many trials and triumphs of the Windy City. From the art and diversity to sports and politics, we’ve gotten a great glimpse of what it’s like to be a Chicagoan. What I wish Chicagoland offered viewers were more of the organizations and communities of people helping the fight.
Common Ground: Creating Change Creatively Through the Common Ground Foundation March 27, 2014 In the wake of Chicago’s highest violence rates ever amongst its youth, the citizens of this city are hopeful and confident that the circumstances that Chicago’s inner city is facing will significantly improve. Hip hop mogul Common is bringing hope back to the city of Chicago with the 4th Annual Common Ground Foundation Gala and Fundraiser!
CNN and Robert Redford Chicagoland Advanced Screening and After Party at The Underground March 11, 2014 Check out photos from the advanced screening for the CNN Original Series "Chicagoland" and the after party at The Underground!
For Its 40th Anniversary, Northwestern University Dance Marathon Takes on the Fight Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy March 4, 2014 In the past 39 years, Northwestern University Dance Marathon has raised more than $14 million for more than thirty different worthy and important beneficiaries. Now, for the 40th anniversary of the all student led 30-hour dance event, NUDM is taking on the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and dancing for Team Joseph.
World Sport Chicago Helps Chicago Kids Build a Better Future Through Sports: Join In and Spin to Break the Cycle! February 17, 2014 Youth violence, dropping out of high school, homelessness. These are the real-life struggles that kids growing up in some Chicago neighborhoods face every day. And they aren’t going away any time soon without your help. How can you make a difference? Join us on March 8th at the Spin to Break the Cycle event.
