Business takes on the baddies
Downtown Johannesburg puts a bounce in your step. Streets bustle with noisy fruit-sellers and minibus drivers seeking custom. But South Africa’s commercial capital can also put a knot of fear in your stomach. Jozi, as [...]
Not All Poor Youth are Violent
This post originally appeared in The Chronicle of Social Change on July 19, 2018. You wouldn’t bring in a brain surgeon to treat a head cold, nor would you make a nutritionist singularly responsible for [...]
Chicago Police Officers Coach Youth Baseball Leagues to Build Trust between Community Members and Police
Get IN Chicago’s 2017 Police/Chicago Youth Baseball League kicking off for the summer. The program will serve 300 kids ages 9-12 in Austin, Englewood, and North Lawndale. The leagues, which are offered at no [...]
Communities Need More than Dollars to Bring About Real Change
Philanthropy provides an opportunity to connect people with effective services to improve their lives. While philanthropic work generally centers on supporting programs at community-based organizations (CBOs), foundations also have a role to play in [...]
Illinois Toni Irving From GetIN Chicago: One Woman’s Mission
Born in Philadelphia, Toni Irving has been an Illinois resident since 2000, which makes her an official Chicagoan by sheer will alone. The fact is, having Toni Irving in Illinois has proved to be [...]
Police Youth Baseball League Creates ‘Positive Ripples,’ Builds Bonds
ENGLEWOOD — Since joining a baseball league in Englewood in which the coaches are Chicago Police officers, 7-year-old Shawn Garrett now wants to be a policeman himself. “I like police officers,” he said. Returning to [...]