CHICAGO RISES

Uplifting Chicagoans with positive resources, organizations, and stories that inspire us to take initiative

What Chicagoans want to share

Our vision is to change the conversation in Chicago to focus on the positives of the city and its residents. Chicago Rises is a place to connect.

We want to foster an interactive community of fellow Chicagoans that shares information and resources with the common goal of improving our city and communities. From individuals to organizations, we are all neighbors, and we all have the ability to help make Chicago better.

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OUR STORIES

Pride y Patria: The Puerto Rican Cultural Center and Chicago

The Puerto Rican Diaspora has been in effect since the middle of the 20th century. The promise of new work in new industries and the prospect of leaving the failing agricultural, rural lifestyle prompted massive migrations to the United States. Here in Chicago, Puerto...

Empowering Students and Families to Become Self-Advocates

Parents and educators are taking action in the pursuit of transparency and democracy in school politics. Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education (RYH) “engages, informs and empowers parents to protect and strengthen public education for all children in Chicago...

giveNkind and iHeart Media Chicago Partnership

giveNkind is proud to be an iHeart Media Chicago Partner October - December 2018. Listen to giveNkind share their mission across all 6 iHeart Media Chicago stations!

One Heart One Soul: Opening Remarks

When I left the Indiana Green line station and walked down the street towards the Belfort House in Bronzeville, I didn`t know what to expect on my first day as an intern for One Heart One Soul. I was very excited; making art and sharing it with new people is always a...

Call to Action: Grow Your Own Illinois

Students come from numerous social backgrounds, each with their different world views, circumstances and needs. Therefore, teachers need to be prepared to handle that variety of world views. Grow Your Own Illinois, or GYO, understands the necessity for teachers to not...

Chicago Youth Opportunities Initiative provides foster youth, ‘self sufficiency’ and ‘self love’

Since 2014 Chicago Youth Opportunities Initiative (CYOI), a Chicago based non-profit organization, has provided youth in foster care with tools to achieve their chosen career paths and become self reliant adults. Brittiney Jones, Executive Director of CYOI,...

Heartland Alliance: Ending Poverty in Chicago for 128 Years

In the heart of Ravenswood, between an art center and a furniture store, sits a nondescript building with a small sign out front that reads “Heartland Alliance Human Care.” While the sign may be small, the impact this organization has on Chicago is something much,...

Chicago street performers bring the music to people and people together

Chicago street and transit performers lift the spirits of commuters through song, dance and instrumental performances to create a relaxing atmosphere in some of the busiest areas of Chicago. David Russell of the Red Line Lounge Band and street performer and guitar...

Authentic Community Engagement in Schools: How to Hear What is Not Being Said

In the fall of 2016, Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts reopened as an open – enrollment, arts high school. Now a level one high school located in the heart of Washington Park, Dyett High School of the Arts was born out of both struggle and compromise, as...