Recent Posts

June 14, 2024

Introducing a new Board member

We’re delighted to welcome Emily Rapport to our Board of Directors. Emily has been a JCUA member since 2017,...

June 13, 2024

CVP partners with Saint Leonard’s Ministries

We’re excited to announce a new Community Ventures Program (CVP) partnership with Saint Leonard’s Ministries to support the renovation...

May 22, 2024

Introducing JCUA’s new Executive Director, Jessica Schaffer

We are thrilled to share that Jessica Schaffer is joining JCUA next month as our new Executive Director. Jessica...

April 19, 2024

A Passover message from our Executive Director

Dear JCUA family, As Passover approaches, many of us are in the midst of preparation. In my family, we’re...

March 15, 2024

Why Bring Chicago Home makes moral — and business — sense

Chicagoans heading to the polls for the Illinois primary will find an important initiative at the end of their...

March 14, 2024

Welcoming our new CVP Advisory Committee co-chairs

We are pleased to introduce David Feinberg and Jessica Nepomiachi, the new co-chairs of our Community Ventures Program (CVP)...

February 20, 2024

Celebrating Black History Month

Black History Month serves as a poignant reminder to reflect, learn, and celebrate the integral contributions of the African...

February 13, 2024

We stopped the FOP from weakening police accountability

JCUA recently handed yet another defeat to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which has been working to undermine...

February 09, 2024

Sharing Our 2023 CVP Annual Report

Chicago is facing rising homelessness and housing instability among longtime residents and new arrivals, compounding the consequences of decades...

January 12, 2024

A message from Jackie Baldwin on MLK Day

Each year, we pause to reflect on the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King and the organizing work he...