Walking into J&B Transmission and Auto Repair at 1905 Greenleaf St., one sees a young woman with a determined expression working on cars. Twenty-three-year old Jessica Garcia has worked at […]
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ETHS Teens Explore Immigration and Identity in ‘Exceptional Voices’
“Exceptional Voices,” the exhibit that opened at the Evanston Public Library (EPL) earlier this month, explores such questions as “Where have we come from?”; “How are we all connected?” and […]
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‘Resilient Families,’ Part 2 Trauma-Informed Approaches That Build Resilience
On Nov. 15, “Resilient Families: Learning to Move Through Life’s Challenges” was held at Northwestern University’s Segal Visitor Center. Metropolitan Family Services of Evanston/Skokie Valley in collaboration with Evanston Cradle […]
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‘Resilient Families,’ Part 1 The ACE of Racial Bias, and the New Jim Crow
The impact of adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) – such as physical or mental abuse, sexual abuse, and substance abuse, among others – reaches far beyond childhood, according to research […]
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Weissbourd-Holmes Family Focus Building: The Heart of the Fifth Ward Needs Funding or Board Will Sell It
“It makes me feel overwhelmed when a Family Focus kid comes in and says, ‘Because of you I got my master’s. Because of you I’m a doctor.’ What we do […]
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Young Writers at Family Focus Send Concerns to Washington
On Nov. 27, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky met with young constituents at Family Focus, 2010 Dewey Av., to hear what these teens and preteens would like her to work on when […]
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Orange Is the New Green
Five-gallon orange buckets may be a good start to saving the world from the climate crisis – if they are used for compost. To help meet the City of Evanston’s […]
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Home Is Where The Heart Is: Evanston’s Welcoming City Ordinance Aligns With Illinois TRUST Act
In a unanimous vote Oct. 9, City Council moved to adopt changes to Evanston’s Welcoming City Ordinance that align it more closely with the Illinois Trust Act. That means immigrants […]
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Fear Mingled With Hope: Attorney Presents Infosession for DREAMers and Their Families
“To have this going on at the start of the school year when the air is so full of promise is really hard,” said Joe Gietl, Supervising Attorney with the […]
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What DACA Recipients Need to Know: Attorney Presents ‘Infosession’ at ETHS
On the evening of Sept. 26, an immigration attorney presented an info-session at Evanston Township High School for families affected by the rescission of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). […]