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  • Save The Date: Catalyst Chicago 20th Anniversary honored at Annual Gala Join Community Renewal Society in celebrating our successes this past year in our fight to eradicate the effects of racism and poverty. We will be honoring Catalyst Chicago on its 20th Anniversary as a resource and watchdog for school improvement in Chicago.

  • Community Renewal Society's Annual Meeting All congregation members please join us for our annual meeting at Trinity United Church of Christ on March 4, 2010.For more information email kmongoven@communityrenewalsociety.org or call 312-427-4830

  • Community Renewal Society 2009 Annual Report The work of seeking social justice never ends. In these difficult times — with banks and the economy falling apart around us —it is important to remember those whose voices need amplification. Community Renewal Society has risen to that challenge. Read the Community Renewal Society's 2009 Annual Report.

  • The Chicago Reporter Awarded a $75,000 Challenge Grant We are very pleased to announce that The Chicago Reporter has been awarded a $75,000 challenge grant through the Challenge Fund for Journalism VI. The Challenge Fund for Journalism is a program of the Ford Foundation, the McCormick Foundation, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. The initiative is designed to help journalism organizations improve their long-term financial health and sustainability by expanding and diversifying their earned and contributed income sources. DONATE today!

  • Take 2 Steps To Join People Of Faith In Calling for Justice This week the Illinois General Assembly begins its 2010 session. On the first full day of session, Wednesday January 13, we need to tell them that WE CAN'T WAIT for a responsible budget that provides adequate revenue to fund essential education, health care, public safety and human services.

  • Civic Action Wins Change for Children of the Incarcerated On Thursday November 12, 250 leaders from Civic Action Network member congregations and allied organizations turned out to a public meeting for children of the incarcerated with the Illinois Department of Corrections Director Michael Randle. Randle had agreed to...

  • Catalyst wins national award Catalyst Chicago has won an award from the Education Writers Association for its special report “The Class of 2011,” which examined the Chicago Public Schools’ High School Transformation initiative through the life of Marshall High School. Editor in Chief Veronica Anderson was the editor, and Sarah Karp and John Myers were the reporters. Their package of stories placed second in the trade and special interest publication category.

  • Legislative Hearing on Nursing Home Reform October 22, in collaboration with Community Renewal Society, Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Collins held a subject matter hearing on nursing home care. The hearing--with the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee--addressed disparities between nursing homes with mostly African American populations and their counterparts with mostly white residents.


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