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Community Block Party

Community Block Party

Date: August 28, 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Location
Schroeder Park Broadview
Cost
Free
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Chicago Transit Board Approves New Safe Ride Specialist Pilots

Posted August 13, 2026In the News
New pilots add to agency’s holistic, multi-layered approach to system security; and leverages funding made available from the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act The Chicago Transit Board...
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Feds making Medicaid harder, so local nonprofits jump in

Posted August 6, 2026In the News
Bureaucratic changes built into the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will, starting in January, make it harder for people to keep their Medicaid coverage in tact. Local nonprofits...
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Medical Respite Programs Receive Nationally Recognized Certification

Posted July 22, 2026Agency News
Housing Forward is proud to announce that Sojourner House and the RISE Center Medical Respite Programs have been certified by the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of the...
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