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The Adult Learning Center provides motivated adults with basic education, life-long learning opportunities and resources to transform their lives and contribute to their communities, in the spirit of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the principles of social justice.

The HBCU Foundation is a nationally-focused, federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We partner with 102 public and private member-schools to: - Increase access, retention and graduation rates of all students - Identify and adequately equip students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities who have displayed significant leadership potential - Create a pipeline for hiring organizations of top-tier, well-rounded, HBCU students and alumni - Foster a new generation of entrepreneurially and globally-minded, HBCU student and alumni leaders

Fieldstone Farm engages the therapeutic power of our horses to discover and nurture the special abilities of individuals, families and communities.

Blue Jacket's mission is to provide the tools and opportunities to any adult with a barrier who is striving to earn a chance at gainful employment. At creation, Blue Jacket was envisioned to be a social enterprise with an affirmative business model; transitionally hiring the very people it is serving to better their chances at a career.

To empower low-income individuals and families to realize their dreams for an improved quality of life and to achieve financial independence from community and governmental assistance.

The Chicago Urban League (CUL) works to achieve equity for Black families and communities through social and economic empowerment. CUL achieves its mission through programming in entrepreneurship, housing and financial empowerment, youth services, workforce development, leadership development, and research and policy. CUL has been a leader and convener in Chicago's black community for over 106 years with a staff of 50+ individuals.

It is the mission of Little Friends to empower children and adults with special challenges to live, learn, work and participate in the community. Since 1965, Little Friends has been dedicated to serving people with disabilities in our community. We are a local organization--based in Naperville, Illinois and serving families from throughout six counties in the western suburbs. But our influence extends far beyond the Chicago area. More than 50 school districts turn to us for assistance with some of their most challenging students. Families from all over Illinois attend our training for parents of children with autism. National conferences feature our staff as speakers. It is an honor for us to be able to share what we've learned with other professionals and families.

Safer Foundation, a nonprofit social impact organization based in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1972. Its mission is to reduce recidivism by supporting, though a full spectrum of services, and advocacy, the efforts of people with arrest and conviction records to become employed, law-abiding members of the community. If people with records are provided with direct service support focused on job preparedness and placement, and are also linked to other critical supportive services their reentry challenges will be addressed and, as a result, their likelihood to recidivate (return to prison) will be reduced. Safer's evidence-based programs are geared toward addressing barriers that impede employment and providing services that support clients' abilities to successfully acclimate into society.

Chicago House empowers persons living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS to lead healthy and dignified lives through housing and compassionate, client-centered support services.

i.c.stars is a technology workforce training and placement program for promising young adults. To address the lack of opportunity and systematic oppression in our communities, i.c.stars was created to activate a technology community of change agents to power social and economic freedom.

To end veteran homelessness in northeast Illinois and our neighboring communities, so that no person who has defended our homes goes without a home.

To partner with neighbors and supporters to uplift and stabilize our community at the highest level of safety and aesthetic appeal, and to enhance and support good stewardship of natural resources.