OPINION: We must welcome in Latine unity
Initiative leverages culturally responsive training and community dialogues to foster understanding, and bridge cultural divides.
What Colombia can teach Chicago about managing a migrant wave
The small, relatively poor South American country has received four times more Venezuelans than the United States but offers a path to integration. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times went to see it.
Maria Nava: Leading From Lived Experience
Nava shares how the barriers of being a first generation immigrant in the U.S., helped shape the work she leads in the service of others.
‘We are running out of food’: Food pantry in Little Village struggles to balance needs of neighbors and new migrants
Pan de Vida has seen an increase of 100 people coming to the pantry for food four days a week since New Life Centers started a program helping to furnish housing for migrant families.
Private organizations assist migrants despite opposition from residents
Outside a Chicago police station in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood on the City’s west side, 43-year-old Colombian migrant Kanes Barros stood
Jefferson Park volunteers host English classes and provide resources to migrants
A Northwest side non-profit community organization expanded their mutual aid efforts to migrants by creating English language courses for the
Paula Gean: Rallying The Community To Help Immigrants
Woodlawn resident talks about helping immigrants coming to Chicago, women in tech, and her lived experience as an immigrant in the U.S.
The Journey for a New Life: Venezuelan Asylum Seekers Reveal Chicago’s Sanctuary City Integration Limitations
On a cold October night in Chicago, Javier Collina searched for shelter after traveling for six weeks by foot, bus,
New Coalition Working To Meet The Needs of Newly Arrived Migrants
Earlier this month, the Illinois Latino Agenda (ILA) convened its first meeting of the “Welcome to Illinois” coalition. The purpose of
Chicago Alderman Collecting Donations for Texas Migrants
At least 650 asylum-seeking migrants have arrived in Chicago since August 31. With busloads of immigrants being transported from Texas,