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Heartland The breakfast club
by Joel Cunningham

If you wake up early one Saturday, try to catch this community radio program. It will challenge you to reconsider your opinions on social issues.



Shelter
Friends of battered women and their children
by Kathryn Johnston

This agency offers much needed help to women and their children in abusive relationships. You can help, too.


Insight Art and politics in Rogers Park
by James Carlton

Insight Arts is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to teaching local children about various forms of art, from painting to theater.



Project Vida A community’s fight against AIDS
by Israel Soto

Project Vida offers free educational programs in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, as well as free treatment programs for those afflicted with the disease.



YMCA A Different YMCA
by Janet Petrosino

YMCAs of Metropolitan Chicago offer unexpected services to the community.



Tips to get through the economic slowdown
by James Carlton

Experts encourage Chicago graduates to find alternative approaches to enter the job market now that the economy is slowing down.