Written by Audrey Teo | May 28, 2020 | In the News
Chicago Bears and the Bears Care foundation are committed to supporting the local COVID-19 relief. They are providing $160,000 in total donations and matching grants to local organizations and and I Grow Chicago is one of them. The organization will receive $10,000...
Written by Jaclyn "Nurse Jackie" Camardo | May 22, 2020 | Blog
Hand sanitizer for 15 seconds. Gown. Booties. Hand sanitizer again. N95 mask and seal check. Surgical mask, secured with bobby pins to keep it tight. Hair net over my slicked back military bun. Face shield. First pair of gloves. Second pair of gloves. Ready. ...
Written by Rita Carmona and Zelda Mayer | May 16, 2020 | Blog
Trauma is an automatic protective response to an event (or a series of events) that it perceives as potentially dangerous (Menakem 2017), a natural response to often unnatural events — such as rape, gun violence, war, racist acts, poverty, and abuse. Trauma leaves...
Written by Rita Carmona and Zelda Mayer | May 9, 2020 | Blog
Fund the frontlines Water is a necessity for survival for all living beings, but all across the world is it is inaccessible or contaminated for many populations. Even within our own city of Chicago, this is an issue. Homes within Chicago, especially in the poorest zip...
Written by Kate Thayer, Jeremy Mikula, and Christen A. Johnson | May 4, 2020 | In the News
Many nonprofit organizations and charities were forced to cancel fundraising events after Gov. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order, however, in order for many nonprofits and charities to continue their services to support people, they need finances. I Grow Chicago...
Written by Rita Carmona and Zelda Mayer | May 2, 2020 | Blog
We’ve come to understand the importance of adhering to social distancing guidelines for our physical safety, as well as the true impact lack of interaction can have on us on our mental health. For many, social distancing is made possible by working from home, internet...
Written by Robbin Carroll | April 30, 2020 | In the News
In early April, WBEZ-FM reported that 70 percent of deaths in Chicago from COVID-19 are Black residents, despite the Black population making up only 29 percent in Chicago. This statistic, while brutal, underscored a reality that is Carroll is already aware of. There...
Written by Rita Carmona and Zelda Mayer | April 25, 2020 | Blog
Fund the Frontlines The area where we are based, West Englewood, is a food desert because of the lack of accessible fresh and nutritional food. Staying healthy is more than just staying distant right now; health requires giving your body what it needs to be at its...
Written by Audrey Teo | April 20, 2020 | In the News
Gwen Johnson has lived in her home on 64th and Wood for more than 50 years. Affectionately known as Ms. Gwen, she is an unfailing source of wisdom for I Grow Chicago, always updating the nonprofit on what is happening in the community and who needs help. Ms Gwen...
Written by Rita Carmona and Zelda Mayer | Photos by Jim Vondruska/Reuters (New York Times) | April 18, 2020 | Blog
At I Grow Chicago, we do work on the ground and get to witness some of the barriers to wellness and ways we prevent all of us from thriving. When we see injustice, we must share so we can create a world we all deserve to live in: where love lives in public and no life...
