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Southwest Side Kids, Teens Earn President's Volunteer Service Award
Congratulations to the 21 southwest side youth that received this Gold Level recognition from the Biden Administration!...
jaimegrothsearle
Mar 91 min read
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Streets Blog: After residents demanded action, CDOT installed temporary traffic calming on deadly Pulaski Road. Will IDOT let them make it permanent?
Transit & Bike Advocacy lead, Dixon Galvez-Searle, spoke with Streets Blog about the temporary safety measures installed on South Pulaski...
jaimegrothsearle
Jan 131 min read
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Chicago Tribune: Updates on Pulaski Road
Chicago Tribune: Can Chicago make its streets safe for students to walk and bike to school? https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/chi...
jaimegrothsearle
Jan 131 min read
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Good Day Chicago: Founder Jaime Groth Searle talks about funding challenges in 2025 and beyond
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1564756 With a new administration incoming, it's more important than ever to provide consistent...
jaimegrothsearle
Dec 20, 20241 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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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....
jaimegrothsearle
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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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...
jaimegrothsearle
Sep 27, 20231 min read
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Press Archive
2024 Block Club, Illinois Funds 2 More Migrant Shelters On South Side Chicago Tribune, Chicago begins evicting entire migrant families...
jaimegrothsearle
Jan 1, 20204 min read
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