CHICAGO - Ignite, the leading nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty for youth in Chicago, announced Stephanie Piccirilli as its new CEO.
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What’s brought us here together at Ignite is the shared belief that we all want to be an active part of change. That change begins with each one of us.
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Fortunately, over the past six weeks our partners and friends have stepped up in some unique and amazing ways to support us so we can continue to serve our youth safely and successfully while adapting to the current circumstances. Allstate has been an integral part of this support.
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Ignite's doors are always open to youth in need, even in the event of a public health crises like we're all facing right now, and the needs of our staff and youth have significantly increased as the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 have become more challenging.
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Dear Ignite Friend,
Today, I am so aware that I am reaching out to you this fourth week as a community coping with COVID-19; circumstances that none of us ever imagined a month ago. Last month on March 7, I was returning to Chicago after having connected with family from Ireland for a brief vacation in Florida. (Seems like a lifetime ago!)
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At the end of March, Ignite’s Drop-In Resource Center joined the community of tenants already thriving in the historic Rosenwald Building in Bronzeville.
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Click below to read our community update on the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chicago and our Community.
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Ignite youth regularly work with Fifth House Ensemble, a Chicago based group of civic minded chamber musicians, to record, perform, and produce audio tracks.
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On any given night at 51st and Wentworth, an outdoor haven for adults experiencing homelessness, you will find Ignite staff and youth creating community and giving back - as our youth put it, “we’re out helping our friends”.
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CaSSA and Next Gen participants and staff made their way to Markham, Illinois to help package and distribute "Boxes of Love" (Thanksgiving dinner boxes) at Victory Christian International Ministries.
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After Derek Chairs was evicted from an apartment in California at 18, he bounced around from couch to couch across the country….
Click to see why Ignite CEO Jeri Linas has been honored as an August 2019 Comcast Newsmaker!
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