Press Clips
NFL Renews 21 Grants for Inspire Change Social Justice Push
- Publication: Associated Press
- Date: June 1, 2022
Illinois Leaders Slam Texas Gov. Abbott for Invoking Chicago Crime After 19 Kids Slain in Grade School
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: May 25, 2022
Anti-Violence Groups Make Plans to Work Together to Combat City’s Recent Surge in Shootings, Murders
- Publication: WBBM-AM
- Date: May 22, 2022
Chicago Groups Formulating Strategy to Combat Violence This Summer
- Publication: Fox-32
- Date: May 19, 2022
Chicago Violence: Youth, Community Groups Share How They’re Keeping City Safe
- Publication: ABC 7 Chicago
- Date: May 19, 2022
Anti-Violence Groups Tout United Front as Summer Nears
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: May 19, 2022
West Side Neighborhood Sees 58% Drop in Shootings Thanks to Violence Prevention Programs, Outreach Workers Say
- Publication: Block Club Chicago
- Date: May 19, 2022
Gov. Pritzker Announces $20 Million Investment to Boost Equitable Workforce Recovery
- Publication: Chicago Defender
- Date: May 18, 2022
Work Underway for New Athletic Field at Chicago’s Farragut Career Academy High School
- Publication: CBS 2 Chicago
- Date: May 17, 2022
Love Purse Carries Necessities, Inspiration to Women in Need
- Publication: WTTW Chicago Tonight Latino Voices
- Date: May 7, 2022
Column: Centering Pregnancy Program in Harvey Expands in Effort to Lower Racial Disparities in Pre-Natal Care
- Publication: Black News
- Date: May 2, 2022
Data on Demand: The Power of the UChicago Crime Lab’s Violence Reduction Dashboard
- Publication: University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
- Date: April 29, 2022
After Fatal Shooting at Brickyard Mall, Advocates Urge People to Speak Out About Domestic Violence
- Publication: CBS 2 Chicago
- Date: April 28, 2022
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Supports Vulnerable Families
- Publication: NCTV 17
- Date: April 26, 2022
City Launches Events, Days of Service to Keep Youth Engaged During Spring Break
- Publication: Austin Talks
- Date: April 8, 2022
Alderman Ramp Up Pressure on Violence Interruption Funding as Officials Pledge to Multiply Efforts
- Publication: The Daily Line
- Date: April 7, 2022
What Chicagoans Think About Police, and What That Means for Public Safety in Our City: Arne Duncan
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: April 5, 2022
The Feds Are No Longer Paying for COVID-19 Tests for Uninsured People. Here’s What That Means in Illinois.
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: April 1, 2022
The Need for a Safer Chicago is More Urgent Than Ever
- Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
- Date: March 30, 2022
$1 Million Google Grant Supports Job Training on South and West Sides
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: March 30, 2022
What Works—and What Doesn’t—in the Push to Build Safer Neighborhoods: A.D. Q&A podcast
- Publication: Crain's Chicago Business
- Date: March 29, 2022
Curbing Chicago Crime, One Jigsaw Cut at a Time
- Publication: Christian Science Monitor
- Date: March 29, 2022
10 Family Businesses Making a Big Impact in Chicago and Beyond
- Publication: Better Chicago
- Date: March 22, 2022
Surge in Chicago Violence Highlights Teens in Trouble and Efforts to Save Them: ‘The Stakes Feel Higher.’
- Publication: Chicago Tribune
- Date: March 14, 2022
With Inflation Up, Low-Income Communities are Especially Vulnerable to Rise in Prices
- Publication: WTTW - Chicago Tonight
- Date: March 14, 2022
St. Paddy’s Day 5K Walk/Run Returns
- Publication: NCTV 17
- Date: March 12, 2022
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage in Wheaton Welcomes Eight New Members to its Community Board.
- Publication: Daily Herald
- Date: March 7, 2022
Carjackings in Cities Like NYC, Philadelphia Jump over 200% – Often with Kids Behind the Wheel, Officials Say
- Publication: Yahoo News
- Date: March 2, 2022
Interview: Rhonda Freeman, Early Learning Manager
- Publication: WVON
- Date: February 18, 2022
Lightfoot Highlights Post-Pandemic Surge in Domestic Violence, City’s Commitment to Stop It
- Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
- Date: February 14, 2022
Access to Care Receives Sub-Grant from Metropolitan Family Services
- Publication: Lawndale News
- Date: February 10, 2022
Ric Estrada: Representation Matters
- Publication: Latino News Network
- Date: February 3, 2022
Anti-violence Advocates Pinpoint Issues to Reduce Violence Following Deadly 2021 with Nearly 800 People Killed
- Publication: Atlanta Black Star
- Date: January 18, 2022
Interview: Carrie Pullie, Executive Director of Metropolitan Family Services Calumet
- Publication: WVON
- Date: January 14, 2022
Gov. Pritzker Announces About $10 Million to Support Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Including One in Central IL
- Publication: 25 News Week.com
- Date: January 13, 2022
Naperville Council to Divvy Up $500K in Food-Beverage Tax Money Between Social Service Groups
- Publication: Naperville Sun
- Date: January 13, 2022
R3 Grant Recipients Tell Illinois Lawmakers About Success, Challenges
- Publication: WGEM
- Date: January 10, 2022
Agricultural Labor Trafficking Growing Problem in Illinois
- Publication: WTTW
- Date: December 18, 2021
Tim Holper Has Been Named Chief Data Officer at Metropolitan Family Services
- Publication: Politico Illinois Playbook
- Date: December 16, 2021
Chicago Has Exceeded 800 Homicides in 2021
- Publication: WBEZ
- Date: December 16, 2021
August Hieber Helps Create Access to Legal Services for Older LGBT Adults
- Publication: ABA Journal
- Date: December 14, 2021
Striving for Quality Representation and Access to Our Justice System? Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services Can Help.
- Publication: Comcast Newsmakers
- Date: December 8, 2021
Exciting News…“I Grow Chicago” is now “We Grow”!
- Publication: Spark Ventures
- Date: December 7, 2021
Southeast Side Change Agents
- Publication: South Side Weekly
- Date: November 26, 2021
CDPH Launches Pilot Program for People in Harmful Partnerships
- Publication: Lawndale News
- Date: November 25, 2021
Civic & Community Development
- Publication: Chicago Reader
- Date: November 24, 2021
West Side Drivers Stopped by Cops Most in Chicago
- Publication: Austin Weekly News
- Date: November 23, 2021
City of Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Department of Public Health and Partners Launch Pilot Program Providing Services for People Who Cause Harm in Intimate-Partner Relationships
- Publication: The Patch
- Date: November 19, 2021
The Second City Presents IT’S A WILD, WACKY, WONDERFUL LIFE Lights Up The MAC December 12
- Publication: Broadway World
- Date: November 19, 2021
Mayor Lightfoot Launches Program Aimed at Reducing Domestic Violence
- Publication: Chicago Defender
- Date: November 19, 2021