Every year approximately 30 graduate students are chosen by Health & Medicine Policy Research Group’s Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program to serve as Schweitzer Fellows. The students, all of whom are aspiring to become health and human services professionals, then […]
Grantees In Action
In 2018 VNA Foundation convened a workgroup of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) providers to determine how healthcare for people experiencing housing insecurity is best provided and evaluated. Participants, including Beds Plus Care, Connections for the Homeless, Deborah’s Place, Facing Forward […]
Each August organizations across the country take time to recognize and promote the important impact that immunizations have on individual and community health, such as the eradication of smallpox and the prevention of contagious diseases such as Measles and Polio.
Sexual assault on college campuses is pervasive, underreported, and can be extremely detrimental to survivors’ health, well-being, and academic achievements.
Soon after COVID-19 vaccines became available, public health officials and providers expressed a need for volunteers to help administer shots, especially in communities of color that were hit the hardest by the pandemic. In response to this need, veteran Public […]
Each May for the past 70 years, mental health organizations and other entities launch a national movement to raise awareness about mental health, reduce stigma around mental illness and treatment, and encourage people who are struggling to seek support. Americans […]
The MAVEN Project was in USA Today! You can read the article here. The MAVEN (Medical Alumni Volunteer Expert Network) Project addresses the lack of access to specialty services for people who are unable to pay. With a growing network […]
Lawndale Christian Health Center and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless responded quickly and creatively to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness.
Meet some of the incredible Chicago Volunteer Doulas and learn about the scope, significance and impact of their work.https://youtu.be/0Enh1wl3CAI
Connections for Abused Women and their Children, Apna Ghar and Mujeres Latinas en Accion joined forces to call attention to how the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected historically marginalized communities.
