The Workshop Leader Training will help organizations support Chicago parents as they begin to talk to their kids about sex. This train-the-trainer session is ideal for agencies that work directly with parents of pre-teens.
Parents Speak Up – Workshop Leader Training
Tuesday, Sept 22, 9:30am – 3pm
UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago
There are no fees to attend and everyone will receive a free turn-key parent workshop tool kit that includes a facilitator guide, DVDs, reproducible...
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Posted 8/27/09 1:22 PM UTC | Category: Our News
Governor Pat Quinn signs the 2-1-1 Act on August 21.
On August 21 at a press conference at the United Way offices, Governor Pat Quinn signed the 2-1-1 Service Act to advance the development and implementation of a health and human services help line for the people of Illinois.
“People united cannot be defeated,” Governor Quinn said to dozens of United Way employees and other 2-1-1 supporters at the bill-signing. “We believe in community and we believe in United Way. To all those...
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Posted 8/25/09 11:52 AM UTC | Category: Our News
The following article appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business on Monday, August 24. Click here to see the article as it appears in Crain’s.
United Way execs talk transparency
By: Christina Le Beau August 24, 2009
Following the lead of its parent organization, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago in 2000 began requiring agencies to report outcomes data as part of their funding commitments. The organization, which distributed $43 million to 675 programs in fiscal 2008, also trains agencies...
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Posted 8/25/09 10:52 AM UTC | Category: Our News
United Way Salute to Its Corporate Supporters featured a pre-game parade led by White Sox mascot Southpaw.
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s Salute to Its Corporate Supporters brought nearly 1,000 United Way corporate and individual donors and volunteers to the White Sox game against the Kansas City Royals on August 18 at U.S. Cellular Field. Click here for photos.
The evening was dedicated to thanking corporations, volunteers, donors and partners for choosing to LIVE UNITED. Many...
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Posted 8/19/09 7:47 AM UTC | Category: Our News
The Northwest Suburban United Way Day at the Races will be held on August 22 from 12:30-4:30PM at the Arlington Park Race Track’s International Room. The proceeds from this event will directly benefit 29 communities that serve the Northwest region of United Way including: Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Des Plaines, East Dundee, Elk Grove Village, Gilberts, Hanover Park, Hoffman Esates, Inverness, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles,...
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Posted 7/31/09 12:08 PM UTC | Category: News Releases | Our News
