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Today marked our third Volunteer Saturday of the season!

A big thank you to @res_publicans for joining us last weekend at Glenn ArtFarm. We appreciate your time, energy, and support.

Want to join us for an upcoming Volunteer Saturday? Click the link in our bio to sign up!

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This Saturday, five South Side founders will take the stage to compete for a share of a $25,000 prize pool.

But before the pitch, there were conversations.

Over the past four weeks, this cohort participated in the Founder Readiness Sprint, engaging directly with customers, testing assumptions, and using the using the Readiness Intelligence Lab @readinessintelligence AI-powered workspace to uncover patterns, and gather the evidence behind their businesses.

From food access and community storytelling to youth engagement, photography, and experiential learning, these founders have done the work of listening before pitching.

We’re proud to have supported:

• Stacie Folk, Great Minds Escape @greatmindsescape
• Melissa Perez, Miel85 Collective/Fresa Media @miel85collective
• Jason Jones, Lakeshore Photos @lakeshorephotos
• Fenesha Hubbard Muhammad M.Ed., FEOM Expressions @thefeom
• Rhoanna Burrell, Chef Anna’s Authentic Island Flavor

Thank you to our partners for investing in founder growth and entrepreneurial opportunity on the South Side:

TechRise by P33 @techrisechi
United Way of Metro Chicago @unitedwaychi
Center for Changing Lives @cclchicago
Claretian Associates Associates @claretianassociates

And a special thank you to Lisandra Martinez, J.D. @lm_rebello and Jason Rebello @jrmoments for supporting this cohort through more than 1,000 minutes of coaching and facilitation, helping founders turn community and customer conversations into evidence, insight, and stronger pitches.

Join us tomorrow as we celebrate the founders, the community, and the entrepreneurial spirit of South Chicago.

📍 Salud Center
🗓 Saturday, June 13
⏰ Pitch Competition Begins at 1:00 PM
🔗 https://luma.com/e8vkgk0k

#FounderReadiness #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness #CustomerDiscovery #PitchCompetition

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Building a more vibrant Chicago region! United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s Stronger Neighborhoods Awards Luncheon offered the perfect opportunity to network while supporting United Way’s efforts to help individuals and families thrive. Photo Credit: Jeff Ellis

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We are so proud of this joint project and collaboration between @centro.sanar staff and clients and @kane_one_ ! We asked our community what healing meant to them and @kane_one_ created this beautiful piece for us all to enjoy and remember that we all ‘merécenos flores y sanacion’ (deserve flowers and healing). Thank you to our partners, clients, funders, friends and elected officials who came out to support our mural unveiling event on March 13th! We are so grateful for the way you each have contributed to Centro Sanar’s impact and success. Gracias @kane_one_ for wanting to support a southwest side organization working hard to support and accompany our immigrant neighbors! @ald.jeylu @repaaronortiz @almaanaya7th @unitedwaychi @eteyuyu @dapplesauce021

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Save the Date!
Join Claretian Associates, United Way of Metro Chicago, and community partners to celebrate the official launch of the South Chicago Quality-of-Life Plan.

After months of resident engagement and collaboration, this community-driven roadmap was created to guide development in South Chicago. The plan covers South Chicago’s deep history as a steel industry neighborhood and the steps residents want to take to drive it toward a better future.

What to Expect
➡️Official release of the South Chicago Quality-of-Life Plan
➡️Learn about community priorities and “early win” projects
➡️Celebrate resident voices and community leadership
➡️Light refreshments

❗️Registration Required, Free Admission
🗓 Saturday, January 31, 2026
⏰11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍The Salud Center, 3039 E 91st St

#SouthChicagoQLP #QualityOfLifePlanning #CommunityDevelopment

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Save the date! @unitedwaychi Annual Food Collection Event and Awards Luncheon is right around the corner. Interested in volunteering . Click here: https://liveunitedchicago.org/events/april-food-day-2023/#:~:text=April%20Food%20Day%20is%20United,%2C%20health%2C%20and%20wealth%20inequities.

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Huge thanks to United Way of Metro Chicago & Jenner & Block for assembling thousands of menstrual hygiene kits for our new arrivals!

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Another great event hosted by @unitedwaychi and the Ironworkers Local 63! Together, they assembled hundreds of hygiene kits for our new arrivals!

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Transforming communities and creating opportunities is the core of the United Way of Metro Chicago’s mission, “We can change that.” At the March 13 Women United’s breakfast, speakers Deputy Governor Grace Ho and Linda Coberly inspired and encouraged attendees to abolish work-life balance, enjoy what you are doing, and get energy from it. #ProudtobeRSHC

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CBS 2 is partnering with local schools to collect food donations for the @unitedwaychi April Food Day

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Big thanks to @unitedwaychi for having us be apart of the biggest food collection event of the year…April Food Day! 🔥

Congratulations to those who won prizes and see you next time 🎉💪🏽

#chicago
#power92
#unitedway
#power92chicago

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This past Thursday, in a room full of friends and family, the Quality of Life Plan was presented to the community and the city as a whole. Seeing the room full of amazing organizations and community stakeholders was both energizing and inspiring. Days like these fuel the fire here at Urban Warriors to continue the work and build for tomorrow.

We want to echo some words we heard that afternoon by a few people, which was “ay más que hacer” which translates to “there’s more work to be done”. That’s true. The work never stops but we should all strive to reach that goal, the goal for all nonprofits should be to not exist. The biggest asset any society can have is its youth and the more we invest in them, the more our city grows.

A special shout out to the McCormick foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, United Way of Metro Chicago, Enlace Chicago and New Life Centers of Chicagoland for taking lead on such an important document for our community. Urban Warriors is committed to being there for the next one.

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