RECENT NEWS FEATURES
Non-Profit Opens Home For Disabled Women in South Chicago
March 30, 2023
NBC 5 CHICAGO
Click Here to View
Illinois lifeline program for suicidal kids struggles amid a youth mental health crisis, staffing shortages
March 11, 2023
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Click Here to View
Download/View PDF Copy
An Illinois lifeline program for suicidal kids has become a bridge to nowhere for many
March 8, 2023
WBEZ CHICAGO
Click Here to Listen
Spanish Version/Español
Century-Old Community Organization Beefing Up Mental Health Services in Black Communities
February 28, 2023
NBC 5 NEWS
Click Here to Watch
Two million Illinoisans set to lose pandemic food benefits
February 14, 2023
WBEZ Chicago
Click Here to Listen
South Side agency expanding to offer more mental health care
February 5, 2023
WGN Chicago
Click Here to View
Career readiness programs score wins for job seekers and employers
December 19, 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business
Click Here to View
Program aims to help Chicago families experiencing homelessness, other struggles
November 22, 2022
Fox 32 News Chicago
Click Here to View
Ada Chair Among Crain’s Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders
November 17, 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business
Click Here to View
Equity for All” Job Fair set for Nov. 1st
October 27, 2022
CHICAGO CITIZEN NEWSPAPER
Click Here to View
Students’ futures are on the line as CPS works on its pandemic recovery
September 12, 2022
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Click Here to View
Silas Purnell College Expo helps send students to college for 16th straight year
September 10, 2022
WGN 9 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Our very own Valerie Mercer featured among Crain’s Chicago Business among Notable Executives in HR and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
August 5, 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business
Click Here to View
Chicago food pantries struggle to meet demand with rising inflation, fewer volunteers
August 1, 2022
WBEZ Chicago
Click Here to Listen
Drive-thru grocery giveaway on South Side held after Aldi’s closure
July 13, 2022
ABC 7 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Community Food Pantry Holds Pop-Up Event in Englewood to Address Need
July 13, 2022
NBC 5 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Englewood food pantry helps hundreds of residents amid soaring inflation
July 13, 2022
CBS 2 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Drive-up food pantry helping residents living in South Side food desert
July 13, 2022
CBS 2 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Englewood nonprofit organizes a drive-thru food pantry
July 12, 2022
WBEZ Chicago
Click Here to Listen
UNI professor’s research behind push to honor Black Chicago social services pioneer
April 5, 2022
The Courier
Click Here to View
56 Years Later, Program Founded on South Side to Help Students Attend College Still Going Strong
February 26, 2022
WTTW – Chicago PBS
Click Here to Watch
Silas Purnell-The Legacy Continues
February 22, 2022
CHICAGO DEFENDER
Click Here to View
Midday Fix (Live Interview): Learn more about the College Preparation and Placement Program at Ada S. McKinley Community Services
February 7, 2022
WGN-TV/CHANNEL 9
Click Here to Watch
Column: The Southland faces a youth mental health crisis that may worsen
December 16, 2021
DAILY SOUTHTOWN/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View
Christmas tree ship is ultimate mission for many in Coast Guard
December 14, 2021
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Click Here to View
CEO Jamal Malone Featured Among 2021 Notable Black Leaders and Executives
December 13, 2021
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Click Here to View
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Brings Christmas Trees To Chicago Families
December 6, 2021
NEWSY
Click Here to Watch
Spreading holiday cheer around Chicago area with good deeds and giveaways
December 4, 2021
FOX 32 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
‘Christmas Ship’ brings 1,200 trees to Navy Pier for Chicago families
December 4, 2021
ABC 7 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Christmas ship at Navy Pier returns for 22nd year
December 4, 2021
TIMES NEWS EXPRESS
Click Here to View
Christmas ship at Navy Pier returns for 22nd year
December 4, 2021
DAY BY DAY
Click Here to View
Christmas ship at Navy Pier returns for 22nd year
December 4, 2021
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Click Here to View
Christmas ship at Navy Pier returns for 22nd year
December 4, 2021
WGN-TV/CHANNEL 9
Click Here to Watch
Chicago’s Christmas Ship Returns to Navy Pier
December 1, 2021
CHICAGO DEFENDER
Click Here to View
Chicago’s Christmas Ship to sail into Navy Pier for annual tree delivery event
December 1, 2021
FOX 32 CHICAGO
Click Here to View
How Child Care Providers Are Dealing With a Staff Shortage
September 14, 2021
WTTW – CHICAGO PBS
Click Here to Watch
‘It’s finally here’: Are colleges prepared to receive a first-year cohort shaped by COVID-19?
August 4, 2021
CHALK BEAT CHICAGO
Click Here to View
50 College-Bound Freshmen Receive “Technology Trunks” from Ada S. McKinley Community Services
July 27, 2021
CHICAGO DEFENDER
Click Here to View
Rush: Child Tax Credit is the “Biggest, Greatest, and Latest” Anti-Poverty Program America Has Undertaken in 50 Years
July 26, 2021
THE CHICAGO CRUSADER
Click Here to View
College trunk pick up day
July 23, 2021
WGN 9 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Child tax credits bring relief to Chicago families, but critics worry some are left out. ‘It doesn’t actually reach many of the most vulnerable.’
July 23, 2021
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View
Rush praises new child tax credit legislation as first payments are sent out
July 23, 2021
HYDE PARK HERALD
Click Here to View
On the Southeast Side, foster-care center does right by the legacy of Ada S. McKinley
July 2, 2021
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Click Here to View
Cemetery Tour Traces 155 Years of History Since the First Juneteenth
(Ada S. McKinley is mentioned as one of the notable Chicagoans buried at Oakwood Cemetery. She is buried near the grave of the late Harold Washington, the city’s first African-American Mayor)
June 20, 2021
WTTW – CHICAGO PBS
Click Here to View
Column: The need for foster parents has surged during the pandemic. ‘There’s a huge increase.’
May 21, 2021
DAILY SOUTHTOWN/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View
Youth advocate Curt Holderfield talks Nat’l Foster Care Awareness month with WGN
May 18, 2021
WGN 9 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch (Live Interview)
Ada S. McKinley’s time has come
March 10, 2021
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Click Here to View
Rewriting History: Recognizing Black Trailblazer Ada McKinley
February 28, 2021
WTTW – CHICAGO PBS
Click Here to Watch
Legacy of pioneer lives on through work of nonprofit
February 23, 2021
THE BEVERLY REVIEW
Click Here to View
Remembering seldom recognized trailblazer Ada Sophia McKinley
February 18, 2021
WGN 9 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Chicago’s teachers will get vaccinated. When will its child care workers?
February 11, 2021
CHALK BEAT CHICAGO
Click Here to View Article
Ada S. McKinley Deserves Her Place in History
February 10, 2021
CHICAGO DEFENDER
Click Here to View Article
Ada Sophia McKinley’s contributions to Chicago finally gets well-deserved recognition
February 5, 2021
FOX 32 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Op-ed: Social reformer Ada S. McKinley deserves recognition in Chicago
February 2, 2021
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View Op-Ed
Ada S. McKinley, founder of South Side Settlement House, one of Black Chicago’s unsung heroes
February 1, 2021
ABC 7 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Learn more about Ada S. McKinley and the social reform movement she started over 100yrs ago in Chicago
January 18, 2021
WGN RADIO 720
Click Here to Listen
Chicago’s Ada S. McKinley is way overdue for some appreciation, according to researchers who delved into her history as an early 20th century social reformer
January 14, 2021
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View Online Version of Article
*Story shared nationally by Yahoo! News on 01/18/21. An extended version of the story was also featured in the print version of the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, January 31, 2021 (exclusive to Chicago Tribune subscribers) Visual
Foster Parents Needed As COVID-19 Pandemic Strains Families
December 25, 2020
CBS 2 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Story also made available on Patch on 12/25/20.
Ada S. McKinley Community Services is alleviating fears associated with adopting children, trust issues and COVID
December 21, 2020
WGN RADIO 720
Click Here to Listen
Youth in need of foster care homes increases during COVID-19 pandemic
November 26, 2020
ABC 7 CHICAGO
Click Here to Watch
Chicago foster parents program needs more help as need surges during pandemic
November 16, 2020
WGN-TV/CHANNEL 9
Click Here to Watch
Mental health among Black Chicagoans a concern as suicide numbers rise
October 29, 2020
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Click Here to View Article
Story shared nationally by Yahoo! News on 10/29/20
Chicago Tribune print version of this story ran on November 15, 2020.
Why Are Childhood Vaccination Rates Falling In Chicago?
October 26, 2020
WBEZ-FM 91.5
Listen Here
Chicago’s childhood vaccination rates are slipping. Health officials are worried.
October 19, 2020
CHALK BEAT CHICAGO
Click Here to View Article
Story shared by Block Club Chicago on 10/20/20.
