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1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds – WTTW Chicago Tonight
Our Founder & CEO Liz Doizer spoke with Brandis Friedman on Chicago Tonight’s Black Voices segment about a recent study by the University of Chicago’s Inclusive
Throwing Money At Law Enforcement Isn’t The Solution To Gun Violence – Blavity
Roger Morales / Chicago Beyond This op-ed by Liz Dozier, Founder & CEO of Chicago Beyond, ran on August 10, 2021 in Blavity News. Every
‘A Different Kind of Trauma’: How the Carceral System Impacts Black Women in the US: Chicago Tonight
Our Managing Director of Justice Initiatives Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia spoke with Brandis Friedman on Chicago Tonight’s Black Voices segment about the rising rates of
Trauma on top of trauma: why more women are dying in jails
(ILLUSTRATION BY CLARICE BAJKOWSKI) In Candice Norwood’s latest article for 19th News, she writes about how jails, especially small and rural facilities, struggle to provide
Modern Healthcare: Hospitals tackling gun violence as a public health issue
Our partner Healing Hurt People Chicago (HHPC) was recently highlighted in Modern Healthcare that looked into all numerous exampled of “wraparound services” hospitals are implementing
Building Better Black Futures – The Chicago Council
This conversation was hosted by on The Chicago Council on June 30, 2021. In honor of Juneteenth, activists Alicia Garza and Liz Dozier reflect on
WBEZ: Chicago Beyond To Invest $10 Million In Black And Brown Communities
This interview aired on WBEZ on July 8, 2021 Liz Dozier resigned as Principal of Fenger High School in 2015, but she’s still helping kids
Philanthropy Must Invest in BIPOC Mental Health for a More Equitable Society – Inside Philanthropy
Photo by Alex Green from Pexels This article was published on Inside Philanthropy on July 7, 2021 By Barbra Ricci It has been a year
Anti-Violence Workers in Chicago Say More Resources Needed – WTTW Chicago Tonight
Last night, our Founder and CEO Liz Dozier, joined members from Brenda Palms Barber of North Lawndale Employment Network and Tony Salaam of Heartland Alliance to
Chicago Beyond Launches Holistic Healing Fund
$10 Million Fund Designed to Invest in Individual, Organizational, and Systemic Institutions that Prioritize Community Healing Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that backs the fight
Celebrating 5 Years
CELEBRATING 5 YEARS A LETTER FROM CHICAGO BEYOND’S FOUNDER AND CEO, LIZ DOZIER Happy Birthday, Chicago Beyond. Five years ago, I stood in a room
Chicago Sun-Times: Philanthropic group to invest $10 million into Black and Brown community leaders, groups
Brian Rich / Sun-Times This article was published on Chicago Sun-Times on June 24, 2021. By Manny Ramos. In the past five years, Pastor Donovan
