Illinois

Meet the Ascend community partners in Illinois

NameCohortCityStateOrganizationURLgroup_hfilter
American Academy of PediatricsItascaAmerican Academy of Pediatricswww.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspxascend-network
Ariel KalilChicagoUniversity of Chicago, Center for Human Potential and Public Policywww.uchicago.edu/research/center/center_for_human_potential_and_public_policy/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
BPIChicagoBPIwww.bpichicago.org/ascend-network
Cabrini Legal AidChicagoCabrini Legal Aidwww.cgla.net/ascend-network
CASEL (Collaborative for Advancing Social and Emotional Learning)Chicagocasel.org/ascend-network
Catholic Charities of ChicagoChicagoCatholic Charities of Chicagowww.catholiccharities.netascend-network
Chicago CommonsChicagoChicago Commonswww.chicagocommons.org/ascend-network
Christopher HouseChicagoChristopher Housewww.christopherhouse.orgascend-network
Craig GarfieldChicagoLurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/ Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicinewww.luriechildrens.org/2021-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Dr. Darius TandonChicagoNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicinewww.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2015-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Evanston Community FoundationEvanstonevanstonforever.org/ascend-network
Facing ForwardChicagoFacing Forwardwww.ffchicago.org/ascend-network
Family Focus & Chicago Child Care SocietyChicagoFamily Focus & Chicago Child Care Societywww.family-focus.org/merger/ascend-network
Future InstituteSchaumburgFuture Institutefutureinstitute.us/ascend-network
Hope ChicagoChicagohopechicago.org/ascend-network
Juan SalgadoChicagoCity Colleges of Chicagowww.ccc.edu/Pages/default.aspxpsp-leadership-circle psp-community
Kristin BernhardChicagoStart Earlywww.startearly.org/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Mikah JorgensenChicagoTriton College2023-ascend-psp-parent-advisors psp-community
mReliefChicagomReliefwww.mrelief.com/ascend-network
New MomsChicagoNew Momsnewmoms.org/ascend-network
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of MedicineChicagoNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicinewww.feinberg.northwestern.edu/ascend-network
Northwestern University, Institute for Policy ResearchEvanstonNorthwestern University, Institute for Policy Researchwww.ipr.northwestern.edu/ascend-network
P. Lindsay Chase-LansdaleEvanstonNorthwestern University, Institute for Policy Researchwww.ipr.northwestern.edu/2012-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Prevent Child Abuse AmericaChicagoPrevent Child Abuse Americapreventchildabuse.org/ascend-network
Start EarlyChicagoStart Earlywww.startearly.org/ascend-network
Teresa RamosChicagoOffice of Governor J.B. Pritzkerwww2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/Pages/default.aspx2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
University of Chicago, Center for Human Potential and Public PolicyChicagoUniversity of Chicago, Center for Human Potential and Public Policywww.uchicago.edu/research/center/center_for_human_potential_and_public_policy/ascend-network
Women EmployedChicagowomenemployed.org/ascend-network
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