Recent Posts

February 02, 2023

Celebrating CVP’s Impact: 2022 Annual Report

Housing has been core to JCUA’s mission since the very start of our organization. For nearly six decades, we have...

January 15, 2023

Advocate for the ICIRR Platform With Us

JCUA is working with ICIRR to support their 2023 Everybody In platform, fighting for increased funding for immigrant services,...

September 22, 2022

Chicago needs Treatment Not Trauma!

Imagine if a man walked into City Hall, demanding an audience with Mayor Lightfoot, said he was bringing a...

September 19, 2022

Introducing Jonah Karsh, Avodah Organizer

Greetings, JCUA community!  My name is Jonah Karsh (he/him), and I’m thrilled to be joining JCUA this year as...

September 01, 2022

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...

August 31, 2022

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...

August 25, 2022

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...

July 27, 2022

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...

July 20, 2022

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...

July 11, 2022

Introducing Our 2022 Summer Interns

JCUA is excited to welcome our three summer interns to the team! Dalya Lessem Elnecave, Julia Stern, and Elie...