Photos by Manuel Martinez/WBEZ From WBEZ Chicago 5/30/2024: “[A] new migrant named Elizabeth…wants to learn English — so she can keep up with her kids. Her oldest is a first grader on the Northwest Side and her youngest will soon be enrolled in preschool. She wants to learn English because she worries her children will … Continue reading Onward House’s Adult Education Helps Migrants Make the Transition to Chicago
Onward House Major Expansion: Summer 2023 Newsletter
What began as a drop-in visit to our Food Pantry has led to Onward House securing a spacious new building. When Lyle Allen, Program Officer at The Reva and David Logan Foundation, attended one of our Thursday food distributions, he saw the space constraints of the pantry, but he also saw the potential that adequate … Continue reading Onward House Major Expansion: Summer 2023 Newsletter
Damaris Shares Her Story
We had worked with Univision and Pequenos y Valiosos to be a featured location in Damaris’s story describing how the Covid-19 changed their lives in a matter of days. Damaris, who is a parent from Onward Neighborhood House, shares how difficult things were for her and her four daughters after losing Samuel her husband on … Continue reading Damaris Shares Her Story
One Pizza Delivery Inspires a Career in Computers
“My name is James. I am Colombian and I immigrated to the United States with zero knowledge in computer science. I worked at Pizza Hut as a delivery driver and made a delivery to Onward House at 600 N. Leavitt St. where I learned that this wonderful place would change my life forever.
Rosalina’s Story
After 8 years of working for a large tax preparation service, Rosalina was ready to start her own accounting business. But as a new entrepreneur needing startup materials, professional marketing services were out of budget.