DeColores: community-minded from the tortillas to the tequila and mezcal

At the DeColores Community Dinner at Upswell Chicago, you can expect “a wonderful dining experience with wonderfully home-cooked recipes,” says owner and chef Sergio Reyes. The Mexican eatery and bar is located on Chicago’s Lower West Side in Pilsen – home to the National Museum of Mexican Art and an art district that reflects the neighborhood’s…

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Using equitable research to help Chicago youth thrive

Research can drive decisions about investment in communities. And unintended research bias can lead to ineffective approaches and inequitable resources and opportunities that prevent all young people from fully thriving. Chicago Beyond’s guidebook, Why Am I Always Being Researched?, is intended to level the playing field; reckon with unintended research bias; and better position organizations,…

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Inspiration Kitchens: a menu of good food and better lives

Almost anything can change for the better when good food is involved. For Chicago residents impacted by homelessness and poverty, good food can be life-changing – especially when served with encouragement and supported through culinary training – the house specialties at Inspiration Kitchens. The social enterprise restaurant in East Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side…

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Presenter Q&A with Kimberly Walker: the power of no “do overs”

Kimberly Walker, Associate Director, Learning and Development, Arabella Advisors and Ph.D. candidate, Leadership and Change, Antioch University, will lead the charge during the Upswell workshop, Identifying and Managing Power in Social Change Work. Check out more about her, including the experience that has left a lasting impression on her work today. Q: Time freezes for…

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