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The financial support granted from the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) has enabled AACF to provide rental assistance and up to one year of supportive housing assistance for program participants experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

We congratulate AACF Executive Director, Evelyn Mensah, for winning a seat in the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) 2022 Willie’s Warriors Leadership Initiative cohort. CFW is dedicated to serving women and girls in the Chicagoland area through grantmaking, advocacy, leadership, and organizing for change.

Black Health and Wellness is this year’s theme for Black History Month, during the month of February, shining light on Black contributions to the field of health and wellness and also commemorating the ways in which Blacks have stayed well throughout the course of Black history in the US.

We believe that no one should go hungry and be without having their personal needs met, especially during the holidays and during these challenging times. At AACF, we judge each day by planting seeds and the harvest we sow. For that reason, our Board of Directors will be providing meals and toiletries to ten community members who are elderly or who have disabilities. If you are a low income elderly person or a person with a disability please contact us to receive food and toiletries for up to $100, now until Christmas and through January 2022. 

We would like to offer a huge thank you to the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation (OPRF Community Foundation) for the generous contribution of $3000 in support of our program operations.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the W.P. & H.B. White Foundation for the grant award of $20,000 last month in September. It is because of the generous support of organizations like the W.P. & H.B. White Foundation that we are able to provide youth...

We celebrate Workforce Development Month this September honoring dedicated staff and community business leaders in connecting quality youth employees with places of local business.

Corporate Citizenship is not just a thing at Walgreens and we are grateful. We would like to express sincere gratitude to Walgreens corporation for our upcoming one-year anniversary in partnership with placing AACF youth interns in various Walgreens retail store...

We are excited to announce two new training sites for our Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Program: Swedish Hospital and Symphony of Evanston, beginning in February 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for everyone and securing partnerships with...