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Making a Difference: Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation
This week we are highlighting the Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation as they provide their scholarship recipients with mentorship, job readiness, life-skill programming, and college financial assistance.
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Ahead of Independence Cup, athletes give a look inside adaptive sailing
Ahead of the Independence Cup in Chicago, competing athletes give a look inside the competition of adaptive sailing. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Former South Side teacher aims to inspire young students to love reading
A former teacher on Chicago’s South Side is now working to inspire young students to develop a love for reading. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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GRIT Freedom Chair helps nature lovers with disabilities explore forest preserve
The Will County’s Forest Preserve’s Nature Center is the first in the nation to be accredited by the National Inclusion Project. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter explains how.
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La Casa Norte-CC
This week we are highlighting La Casa Norte as they provide safe housing for those in need. They make a difference by inspiring our community to get involved in the homeless crisis in our city and provide hope to those who need it.
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Making a Difference: African/Caribbean Festival of Life
This week we are highlighting Martin’s International, as they host their 31st Annual African/Caribbean Festival of Life. This organization is making a difference as they bring cultures together with food, music, and more.
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Making a Difference: Greater Food Depository
This week we are highlighting the Greater Food Depository as they make a difference by providing summer meals to children in need and ensure that they know the food resources they have access to.
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Chicago White Sox honor Andrew Weishar Foundation
Before a Chicago White Sox game this week, the team honored the local Andrew Weishar Foundation, a nonprofit organization benefiting individuals battling cancer. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Making A Difference: Let It Be Us
This week we are highlighting Let It Be Us, an organization that advocates for children in foster care. They work to connect children with a positive environment through foster and adoption care.
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Making a Difference: Association House of Chicago
This week we are highlighting Association House of Chicago. This organization is making a difference as they work to provide help for individuals through behavioral health, high school, workforce development, child welfare, and community health.
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Making a Difference: Humboldt Park Health
This week we are highlighting Humboldt Park Health. This organization is making a difference as they support the health of our community by committing to advancing health equity so that anyone who needs health care can have access to it.
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Retired teacher plays soothing music for dogs in area shelters
A retired school teacher is making a difference in his community by playing soothing music to help calm down dogs at an area shelter, as LeeAnn Trotter explains.
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Making a Difference: Museum of Contemporary Art
This week we are highlighting the Museum of Contemporary Art. This organization is making a difference as it hosts their annual summer concert series highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned music community and aims to celebrate the diversity in Chicago’s musical roots.
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Making a Difference: Gateway Green
This week we are highlighting Gateway Green. This organization is making a difference as they host their annual Gaming for Green event and work to beautify our city.
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Making a Difference: Egretha Foundation
This week we are highlighting the Egretha Foundation. This organization is making a difference as they recognize black women for their uplifting spirits and accomplishments in their respective fields.
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Making a Difference: Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
This week we are highlighting the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. This organization is making a difference as they aid families and individuals fight a pancreatic cancer diagnosis by providing education, resources, and a support system of medical experts.
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Making a Difference: Kleo Center
This week we are highlighting the Kleo Center. This organization works to create a safe environment for families as they navigate their community. The center also educates and strengthens individuals with education on public safety, health and human services and economic development.
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Making a Difference: Palm Sunday
This week we are highlighting Palm Sunday. This organization is making a difference as they reach youth with their music, cultural phenomenon, and creative contributions to the world.
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Chicago grandmother teaching positivity through sneaker gala
A Chicago grandmother is teaching young students positivity and expression through a unique sneaker gala, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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37 years in, Meals on Wheels aims to continue expanding service in Chicago
Now 37 years into serving Chicago, Meals on Wheels is aiming to continue expanding their service in the area, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.