Bessana Kendig May 133 minSchool Partner Appreciation!Care for Friends would like to commemorate our education partners. Partnering with schools is a central part of our programming because i...
Bessana Kendig Apr 242 minCreating Community in the Time of COVID 19Care for Friends has been a safe haven for guests to escape harassment and feel safe knowing there is a place to visit where they belong.
Hope PavichMar 181 minCollege Homelessness and How You Can HelpHousing insecurity among college students is an issue that's been highlighted in recent years. Unfortunately, COVID-19 popped up before w...
JD MillerJan 51 minSleepout Concern: I Don't Like CampingWhen we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes tell us that they don't like camping. I'll let you in on a sec...
JD MillerJan 51 minSleepout Concern: I'm Anxious About FundraisingWhen we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes have some concerns they need addressed before committing to the...
JD MillerJan 52 minSleepout Concern: Won't It Be Cold?When we talk with folks about joining us for the Sleepout, they sometimes have some concerns they need addressed before committing to the...
JD MillerDec 6, 20194 minFormerly Incarcerated - A Week With Chicago's HomelessHaving a criminal record increases the likelihood of being homeless tenfold. What you need to know about the prison-to-homelessness pipeline
JD MillerDec 5, 20195 minLGBTQ Youth - A Week With Chicago's Homeless25% of LGBT youth are kicked out of their family home, a key reason why 3,000 LGBT teens are homeless in Chicago. Here's what to know.
JD MillerDec 4, 20193 minMilitary Veterans - A Week With Chicago's Homeless.Nearly 15% of Chicago's homeless are veterans who have served our country well. Yet that service often is why they are homeless today.
JD MillerDec 3, 20194 minHomeless Students - A Week With Chicago's HomelessMore than 16,000 Chicago Publc School students didn't have a permanet home in the 2018-19 school year. Here's what else you need to know.
JD MillerDec 2, 20194 minThe Working Poor - A Week With Chicago's Homeless20% of Chicago's homeless have a job - so being homeless isn't just an issue of being lazy. Exploring the issue of the working poor.
Hope PavichSep 4, 20191 minHelping Homeless Youth Get Back To School The Chicago Public Schools office of Students in Temporary Living Situations reports that 17,894 homeless Chicago children and teens atte...
Hope PavichJul 10, 20193 minWhy is Corporate Social Responsibility Important?Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become increasingly valuable to companies as a new workforce. But why is it important? Accordin...
JD MillerFeb 20, 20192 minMinimum Wage Workers Set To Receive 82% Raise In IllinoisIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a minimum wage increase into law this week that will bring low-wage workers across Illinois boost ...
JD MillerFeb 15, 20193 minGovernment Shutdown Avoided, but Workers Still at Financial RiskToday, President Trump signed a spending bill to keep the government open, avoiding the fourth government shutdown since he took office. ...
JD MillerJan 30, 20193 minWhen Your Home is Colder Than AntarcticaWith a Wednesday night temperature forecast of 25 below zero, and a windchill as low as 50 below, Chicago will be colder than Antarctica ...
JD MillerJan 25, 20182 minWhile Most Americans Live Paycheck To Paycheck, 15% of Millennials Have Saved $100,000As the World Economic Forum continues in Davos to discuss issues of poverty and equality, a Bank of America survey reports that one in si...
JD MillerJan 15, 20182 minMedical Emergencies Cost $2,782. Most Americans Can't Afford ThemYou know, the thing about medical emergencies is that they’re just that – emergencies. Unplanned, it seems that they always come at the w...
JD MillerNov 17, 20172 minHalf of Americans Can't Handle a $400 EmergencyAs I flew home from a trip the other day, I read the results of an interesting survey from the Federal Reserve, which found that nearly h...
JD MillerJul 16, 20163 minUsing Community Connections To Solve Community ProblemsWhen I’m not doing the sales leadership job that pays my bills, I spend a fair bit of my time volunteering for a homeless services organi...