 Course length: 6 weeks
Dates: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:30pm, July 14 – August 18 For more information and on how to register, contact: Deniene Willis: Email: [email protected] Phone: 708.829.8011
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The Township of Proviso is committed to helping every Proviso resident participate in the 2020 Census. The Township pledges to:
1. Ensure a fair, complete, and accurate count of every individual living in Proviso. 2. Develop culturally-appropriate strategies for hard-to-count populations. 3. Mobilize resources in an inclusive manner for census hiring, public engagement, and outreach. 4. Ensure digital access and equity during the first census when a majority of Proviso will be invited to respond online. For more information, go to Proviso Census 2020 So far, Proviso has a low response rate. Please check your mail, fill out your US Census form, for yourself, your neighbors, and Proviso! 
 From MCC|Maywood Chamber of Commerce
On January 23, 2020, a small group of aspiring entrepreneurs gathered at the Cielito Lindo Cafe, located at 612 West Lake Street, in Maywood, to pitch their business ideas to a team of judges. The “Pitch Session” was organized by Deniene Willis, leader of the Community Leadership Academy, a program offered by Proviso Partners for Health (PP4H). PP4H has been quite active in Maywood, in recent years, seeking to engage community residents in finding solutions that improve the overall well-being of residents and the community. MORE  Two PP4H partners, Deniene Willis, Executive Director of Trustycup Productions, and
Jasmine Lopez, founder of The Firehouse Dream, were invited by Upswell Chicago. Upswell gathers a group of changemakers all over the US whose mission, methods, and geographies are as diverse as the communities they serve. Help us congratulate them on their leadership in the Proviso community. This Is what our family looks like - 100 Million Healthier Lives Fall Gathering 2019 in Philadelphia11/5/2019 Deniene Willis, Demetrius Young, Clifton Ballard, Jameika Sampson, Keion Mackey, and Alexandria Willis were sponsored by TrustyCup Production to attend the 100MLives Fall Gathering. Learn more about 100MLives National movement for well-being and equity. https://www.100mlives.org/  Starts Monday, Oct. 14 and
runs for 8 sessions. For more information, contact Deniene Willis at [email protected]  By Drew Martin | Thursday, January 24, 2019 | Institute for Healthcare Improvement How does someone who has avoided talking about race for most of his life learn the value of challenging racism? My story goes back to my teens. I did not experience blatant racism until my first day at a predominantly white Catholic high school on the southwest side of Chicago. Hearing the N-word was nothing new; it was commonplace in my neighborhood. But this time the elongated pause after it was said was different, as was the anger it stirred in me. As the only black student, however, I learned to turn my anger into assimilation during my high school years. The school made me its first mediator. At an all-boys school, fighting wasn’t uncommon, but while others fought, I carved out a niche for myself. I became a peacemaker. I thought this was a good situation for years. I heard the N-word a lot less, but it didn’t erase other things going on. Being the only black student, for example, meant feeling like I needed to — and often implicitly being asked to — represent all black people. It made me feel so uncomfortable with who I was. Later in life — in college, at work, and in my community — I ignored inequities that have kept generations of people from reaching their fullest potential in health and well-being. I was averse to talking about race because I had spent so much time in high school representing all black people. I got tired of being a black man. It’s not that I ever wanted to be anything else, but when I was a financial analyst, and others at my company started a black awareness group, I refused to join. I desperately wanted to be part of it, but I couldn’t bring myself to take part. I couldn’t even put pictures of Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X at my desk as others did. In 2015, while I worked with Proviso Partners for Health, I realized my passiveness was contributing to the inequities that had been too painful for me to acknowledge when I was younger. That was the year I was introduced to 100 Million Healthier Lives, a global network of solutions-focused leaders with an aim of 100 million people living healthier lives by 2020. Read More.... Donna Bronner presented vision board workshop focused on telling our vision as we lead together. The program was so enlightening and everyone was engaged and excited to share. After great organizing work, on October 17, 2018, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the resolution Supporting Worker Own Cooperatives! The Cook County measure, in which the Cook County Board of Commissioners asserted its support for the development and growth of worker cooperatives, passed unanimously on October 17th. Getting this passed in a county with 5.2 million people, a population of similar or greater size than more than half of the US states, is a considerable accomplishment. This resolution is a first win in a line of steps to create a strong ecosystem of support for a just county economy. After, a group of 85 co-op leaders met to map out the next goals to build an inclusive economy in the Cool County and Illinois. Now that the group has gotten Cook County to pass the resolution, it is hoped that the city of Chicago will follow suit. Related Stories: Chicago Reporter: https://www.chicagoreporter.com/worker-cooperatives-face-particular-challenges-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-doesnt-chicago-have-worker-owned-cooperatives/ Non-Profit Quarterly: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/10/31/worker-cooperative-resolution-passes-unanimously-in-cook-county/  85 co-op leaders meet to plan the next goals in building an inclusive economy in Cook County and Illinois. |
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