Healing Illinois Stories

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• A gift of love, art, healing in Southern Illinois
• Advocates Tackling Disparities in Mental Health Through Healing Dialogues
• Artist and business owner trains Edgewater nonprofit and community members on peace circles
• Attendees of racial healing circle praise it as a cure for U.S. ills
• Austin organization brings healing, peace in the midst of trauma
• Black teen writers’ short plays on racial equity brought to life on YouTube
• Chicago Torture Justice Center addresses trauma in communities of color
• Decatur book club for children raises awareness about race relations
• Elgin social justice collective work on a multi-part project documenting the protests that have taken place in the summer of 2020
• Grant for Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault comes at a crucial time
• Gros Institute of Lewis University Networks for Restorative Justice
• Healing Illinois Funds Racial Healing Circles
• Healing Illinois grant inspired Decatur, Ill. faith-based group to take action beyond the church
• Healing Illinois Grantee Uses Technology to Overcome COVID Limitations
• Healing Illinois Grantees Support Young People’s Social, Emotional Learning
• Healing Illinois supports TRHT Greater Chicago’s commemoration of the National Day of Racial Healing
• Illinois Public Health Institute partners with other health organizations to host listening sessions to combat racism in breastfeeding support
• Nature Center Hosts Talks About Racism and the Environment
• Oak Park native and director discusses HBO Film in discussion funded by Healing Illinois
• Organizers Aim to Bond Black, Latinx Communities With Truth Telling
• Recovery home integrates racial healing circles into drug treatment program
• Rockford Habitat for Humanity examines history of housing discrimination in U.S.
• Small businesses owners in Springfield, Ill. pursue Racial Healing
• The Importance of Implicit Bias and Cultural Competency Training
• TRHT founder and United Way of Metro Chicago to call for business leaders to make racially equitable investments
• Two senior communities from opposite sides of the city unite in virtual writing workshop
• Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center Hosts Healing Discussions
• Youth with troubled backgrounds received solar energy training