Metropolitan Family Services

Tonika Davenport, Director of Racial Equity, Justice, and Inclusion at Metropolitan Family Services, shares how to foster inclusiveness in community and develop authentic visibility in our civic engagement. Metropolitan Family Services joins Tonika in encouraging you to express your voice in this year’s election. What better time than the present! Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!

Thank you to all who joined us for the Legal Aid Society's 2024 Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon! Together, we've raised more than $356,180 benefiting the critical legal services LAS provides, and celebrated the pro bono contributions that make those services possible. You can view all of the photos from our Mpowering afternoon on our Flickr page here: https://bit.ly/4f0MtlA Please also enjoy the video highlights:

Thank you to Representative Jesús "Chuy" Garcia for visiting Metropolitan Family Services #Midway Center! It was amazing to welcome him back to Midway Children Center and our Jones Center (workforce development center). We had the opportunity to reintroduce Rep. Garcia to our programs and share the impact we are making for Chicago's littlest learners - ensuring they are school-ready and enter with the skills and confidence needed to succeed. Our efforts also provide crucial support services to their families. We also had the chance to share our plans for expanding the Children's Center to ensure we can address community need. Special Thanks to Ric Estrada and the entire MFS team, including Dawn Delgado, Anne Larsen VanderWeele, and Alyssa Mendez for joining and making this happen! Learn more about our Early Learning Programs: https://lnkd.in/gmTGFNEv

We're in our second week of our Domestic Violence Awareness Month donation drive! Throughout the month of October, we’re asking you to join us in making a meaningful impact by participating in our donation drive to provide essential items to our clients. Our Southwest and Southeast programs provide free crucial support services to victims of DV. Your support can make a real difference in our client’s lives. Please scan the QR code or visit our Amazon Wishlist by clicking this link to donate today: https://amzn.to/3TSmy7L

Thank you DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation for the generous grant our DuPage Center received from the DuPage Community Transformation Partnership! This transformational grant will help support behavioral health services we provide for children.

Our youth are our future, and the future is bright! Metropolitan Family Services’ Calumet Center Executive Director Carrie Pullie encourages youth to vote in this election and make the choices that are best for them. Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!

The 43rd annual Mpower the Night is Mpowered by our Advocate Sponsors, whose support goes far beyond November 1st, and extends to communities across metropolitan Chicago and beyond. MFS is grateful for your steadfast commitment to our families. Become a sponsor or get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gMSaYtw

Voting is a family affair! Theresa Nihill, Chief Operating Officer at Metropolitan Family Services shares how her family shaped her civic engagement. From one generation to the next, Metropolitan Family Services encourages you to shape your family and community through civic engagement and voting. It’s time to vote! Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!

Last week, a Cook County program that helps redevelop abandoned homes in disinvested parts of the city and suburbs celebrated the 2,000th property developed through the Cook County Land Bank Authority! Three MFS participants were among the builders! Two participants of our Youth Build program and one from our Bridge to Construction Program. The Bridge to Construction student, Tierra Montgomery also took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Since completing the Bridge to Construction program a year ago, Ms. Montgomery started her own company, T&C Infinite Remodeling. You can read the full story from WBEZ by clicking below.

A’Keisha Lee, Policy Analyst at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, encourages us all to move toward co-governance with our elected officials. Metropolitan Family Services joins A’Keisha in encouraging voting and staying civically engaged during and after the election. It’s time to vote! Check your registration, make a plan, and vote!