At the 2025 City of Chicago Mayor’s Faith Summit event, three community-based organizations were honored with the annual Faith Award recognizing their outstanding work engaging faith communities and supporting the wellbeing of our city. Pastor Billy Evans, Chief of Faith Engagement for the Mayor’s Office, acknowledged our work in the violence reduction space and holistic community engagement. Together Chicago Co-CEO’s Jonathan Banks and Mark O’Halloran accepted this award on behalf of our team—many of whom were in attendance.

“The things that Together Chicago is helping our communities do is absolutely incredible.” – Pastor Billy Evans, Chief of Faith Engagement, Mayor’s Office