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Jul 311 min read

SWC, Active Trans Alliance launch study to save lives on Pulaski Road

Thanks to our friends at Streetsblog for the additional coverage of our work to improve safety on Pulaski Road. A community meeting to...

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Jul 81 min read

Pushing for Safer Conditions on Pulaski

Transit advocacy lead, Dixon Galvez-Searle, continues to highlight the dangerous conditions on South Pulaski Road. SWC has been calling...

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Apr 11 min read

Southwest Collective, CPS Parent University launch weekly group therapy for Chicago migrants

In response to the need for Spanish language mental health resources, SWC reached out to its network to put together a monthly session at...

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Mar 21 min read

Speaking Up: Critical Diaper Shortage at Halsted Shelter

SWC's Public Health Ambassadors, Hugo and Maria, along with Board VP Adriana Vargas and ED Jaime Groth Searle, sounded the alarm about...

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Dec 26, 20231 min read

Chicago Planted 23,000 Trees This Year

SWC's Rolando Favela spoke to the Chicago Tribune about our tree planting work with Chicago Region Trees Initiative....

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Oct 25, 20231 min read

ABC-7's Hispanic Heritage Month

SWC's Adriana Vargas and Diane Ruiz talk to ABC-7 about our aid efforts for asylum seekers awaiting shelter at police stations, and the...

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Oct 25, 20231 min read

OP-ED: Open Hearts To Migrant Families

SWC's Vice President, Adriana Vargas, and Executive Director, Jaime Groth Searle, penned an op-ed for the Sun-Times, regarding the...

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Sep 26, 20231 min read

Community Boxes allow residents to share food with unhoused neighbors

SWC's founder, Jaime Groth Searle, spoke to ABC-7 Localish about our Community Boxes, repurposed newspaper boxes that serve as 24/7...

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Jan 1, 20204 min read

Press Archive

2024 Block Club, Illinois Funds 2 More Migrant Shelters On South Side Chicago Tribune, Chicago begins evicting entire migrant families...

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