Recovering Chicago / Recuperando a Chicago
Channel: New America
Date: 2022-03-15

In the past, communities of color have been left behind during economic recoveries. Given the outsized impact of the pandemic on Chicago’s communities of color, it will take years for people to recover emotionally and financially.  With support from The Chicago Community Trust and the We Rise Together: For An Equitable & Just Recovery initiative, the BECOME Center partnered with New America Chicago to hold Community Conversations in seven majority Black and Latinx areas of the city and suburbs.

 In the process of listening to communities, the team learned much about the long-term effects of the pandemic and the resilience of the communities featured. Distilled in the report, “Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery” these community insights and experiences are guiding We Rise Together efforts and can be useful to civic leaders as public funding and private resources are being directed to achieve an equitable and inclusive recovery. 

Learn more about how the pandemic has impacted residents in some of the hardest hit neighborhoods and suburbs, as well as what residents’ vision for recovery looks like. The event will include an overview of how recovery dollars could be used in the city, county, and state to invest equitably in recovery, as well as time for questions and answers. 

Speakers:

Gloria Castillo
Director, We Rise Together, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust

Christen Wiggins
Program Manager, We Rise Together, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust

Dr. Gabriela Garcia
Evaluator Advocate, BECOME

Lisa Sargent
Evaluator Advocate, BECOME

Meegan Dugan Adell
Fellow, New America Chicago at The Chicago Community Trust

Ianna Kachoris
Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, The Chicago Community Trust


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