by Together Chicago | Mar 7, 2022 | Education, News
Research demonstrates that students from low-income families are more apt to experience adversity, stress associated with financial instability, and trauma, which serve as barriers to learning and development (McLaughlin & Sheridan, 2016; Shonkoff et al., 2012),...
by Together Chicago | Mar 5, 2022 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events, Violence Reduction
Building Blocks of Peace is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that helps individuals connect with others in their community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in...
by Together Chicago | Feb 5, 2022 | News, Faith-Community Mobilization
It is always amazing to prayerfully watch as God continues to bless the work of Together Chicago and Chicagoland United in Prayer! Late summer and early fall of 2021, Christy Davis, Senior Regional Director of Biblica for the USA, and I talked about how to facilitate...
by Together Chicago | Jan 30, 2022 | Events, Faith-Community Mobilization
On the last Sunday of January 2022, our Faith-Community Mobilization efforts united leaders from across Chicagoland in the annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event. While our intentions were to return to a large in-person prayer gathering, we made the decision to...
by Together Chicago | Dec 9, 2021 | Education, Events
Love Our Schools Day (formally known as Love Your School) was a huge success. We had 17 registrants and hosted meals (or service initiatives) at 5 locations. Our next LOS Day will be May 27, 2022. See the video recap: Photos from the...
by Together Chicago | Oct 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, News
Next Steps Lunch is an annual gathering of pastors and leaders from across Chicagoland that celebrates the work of united prayer and collective action. We ‘looked back’ and shared about the rhythms of prayer, training, and engagement that took place so far...
by Together Chicago | Jul 28, 2021 | Violence Reduction, News, Recognition
Members of our Violence Reduction Team received honors from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown for their work in the custom notifications program. The Custom Notifications Program pairs local community leaders with CPD in a targeted...
by Together Chicago | Jun 9, 2021 | Recognition, News
The annual GLOW Awards, hosted by The CityLight International Assembly, celebrates and honors those who through their stories, encourage others to shine as lights based on Heb 10:24 and 1 Thes 5. In this year’s GLOW Awards night, several of our team members were...
by Together Chicago | May 30, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2021, we rallied churches / organizations / individuals to host united prayer and positive community presence all across the city of Chicago. Local pastors and leaders worked together with each other and their police district leaders to...
by Together Chicago | Mar 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Building Collective Efficacy Towards Peace The Building Blocks of Peace initiative seeks to decrease violence in Chicago neighborhoods by building collective efficacy in local communities. Through training and organizing, the initiative endeavors to enhance “social...
