Read our MAR newsletter now! Harnessing this moment // Job openings // upcoming events you don't want to miss. 🔍📚

Woods grantee partners are harnessing the kinetic energy of 2020, and funneling the captive attention of a broader indignant public, towards constructive public discourse and opportunities to contribute to concrete change through legislative action.

Woods Fund Chicago grantee partner ONE Northside has provided links to information on eviction protections, housing resources, and Medicaid access.

Funding opportunities // Job openings // Organizing against racist COVID scapegoating - - - Read it now!

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (Advancing Justice | Chicago) builds power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity.

Please join Woods Fund Chicago Pres, Michelle Morales this Friday, Feb 26th, 2021 for the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation's Seven Strong Speaker Series: Galvanizing Sustainable Change.

Don’t forget to register for St. Augustine College’s 40th Anniversary Lecture Series this Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021 where Woods Fund Chicago’s President, Michelle Morales will be speaking virtually.

Check out our JAN 2021 newsletter now: @LSNAChicago ED sat down with us to take a look back at 2020 and forward to 2021 // new job postings // upcoming events // and our growing team.

Logan Square Neighborhood Association’s Executive Director, Juliet De Jesus Alejandre, sat down with Woods Fund Chicago for a look back at 2020, and forward to what is on the horizon for the organization in 2021.

We are so excited to announce the addition of Dr. Lourdes Torres to the Woods Fund Chicago Board of Directors!

Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry is a proud native of Chicago's South Side and a feminist advocate who is passionate about civic engagement; racial, gender, and economic equity; LGBTQ rights; and individual and community empowerment.

Irene Juaniza (she/her) has worked as an organizer on various racial and economic justice issues both locally and nationally, including police brutality in Oakland, affordable housing in the Bronx, an elected representative school board in Chicago, state legislation supporting Chicagoland worker centers, and welfare reauthorization at the federal level.

From Woods Fund Chicago President, Michelle Morales:

2020: A year of Change, Transition and Action.

Ric joined the Wood Fund Chicago board of directors in 2010, bringing with him nearly three decades of leadership experience in human services, philanthropy, and government. His addition to the board deepened the foundation’s commitment to racial equity and community voice.

It is with great, great sadness that I write to you today. Lucia Woods Lindley, a founder and exceptional supporter of the Chicago Foundation for Women, passed away this past Monday in New York City.

In 2020, discomfort and transition have become the norm. It has also been the year in which many in the mainstream have finally recognized that institutional racism exists.

Moving the Needle | November 2020 Woods Fund Chicago newsletter. How a Movement Became a Prolific Teacher // Request for Proposals & More.

I am blessed that the movement became my most prolific teacher. It taught me the importance of relationship building, the art of strategy and the obligation to solidarity building.

This month we're shining a spotlight on our 2020 Fall Grantees and sharing important updates at Woods Fund!