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Introducing Rose Shapiro, Community Development Manager
My name is Rose Shapiro, and I’m joining JCUA as the new Community Development Manager. In my role, I’ll...
Major milestones in JCUA’s Police Accountability work
Yesterday morning, I traveled to City Hall to speak alongside powerful movement leaders from across Chicago — folks who’ve...
Introducing asia smith, Community Safety Organizer
Hello to all JCUA community members! My name is asia smith (I prefer my name written lowercase), and I...
Welcoming Rabbi Steven Philp to the JCUA Board
Rabbi Steven Philp is an Associate Rabbi at Mishkan Chicago, a spiritual community reclaiming Judaism’s inspirational and transformative essence. He...
JCUA leaders appear in Chicago “36 Under 36” list
Congratulations to the nine JCUA members, staff, and partners who appear in this year’s “36 Under 36: Double Chai...
Introducing Our 2022 Summer Interns
JCUA is excited to welcome our three summer interns to the team! Dalya Lessem Elnecave, Julia Stern, and Elie...
D’var Torah on Bring Chicago Home
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Dalya delivered the following D’var Torah at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago. Shabbat Shalom....
Ezra Adamski on Lobbying Day in Springfield
It’s easy to forget how great the Midwestern emptiness is once you escape Chicago’s city limits. The city keeps...
Or Tzedek teens take on Bring Chicago Home campaign
Throughout Or Tzedek, we’ve been learning about organizing and where it exists on the continuum of change-making. (I’d always...
Celebrating CVP’s Impact: 2021 Annual Report
2021 was yet another banner year for JCUA’s Community Ventures Program, during which we continued to build strong Chicagoland neighborhoods...