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District 65 hears 5th Ward school naming update

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education heard an update on how to name the future 5th Ward school at its meeting Monday night. The meeting followed the third and final public hearing regarding the potential closure of the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies. The board announced its plan to begin the.

Q&A: Family Focus talks relief efforts for incoming migrants

Chicago’s new migrant arrivals just exceeded 17,000 from the past year — but the metro area has struggled to accommodate the influx. Apart from traditional shelters, migrants have had to sleep in police stations, tents and even O’Hare International Airport.  Family Focus, a Chicago area social justice and family development organization, has focused on migrant-focused.

How Evanston organizations are fighting food insecurity

In the aftermath of the pandemic, groups like Evanston Grows have taken steps to make local food more accessible to the community.

Family Focus Evanston honors community members, director in annual benefit

Family Focus Evanston honored residents and organizations during its annual benefit event Thursday. The event, themed “Evanston’s Black Heroes,” featured students from Family Focus’s after-school program who performed biographies of prominent Black Evanston residents from both the past and present.  Family Focus President and CEO Dara Munson said she is proud of the role that the organization plays in supporting Evanston’s Black community. Its Evanston center has operated out of 2010 Dewey Ave. for over 40 years, serving as a central point of resources and programming for the 5th Ward. Family Focus has since expanded, adding six other centers across the Chicago area.

A graphic artist from Evanston used pandemic slowdown to expand his hot sauce business while giving back to the community