Community Insights & Impact Stories

Learn why most community initiatives collapse when funding ends and how to design sustainable change from the beginning.

Learn why employment alone doesn't create economic mobility and how comprehensive approaches generate superior ROI.

Discover why holistic family support generates greater ROI than single-issue programming.

Learn why individual programs fail without supporting infrastructure and how to build the foundation for sustainable transformation.

Leadership from within is the foundation of all sustainable community change.

Learn why the stories we tell about communities matter more than the programs we fund, and how narrative shifting creates lasting transformation in Chicago neighborhoods.

Learn practical strategies that help corporate foundations create genuine community change while strengthening ESG performance through proven North Lawndale approaches.

Discover proven violence intervention strategies for community organizations and learn how corporate partners can effectively support violence prevention efforts.