Abolition Coalition of Skokie: The Mission of the Abolition Coalition is to abolish anti-Blackness and white supremacy that saturate the essential systems of well being and wealth in the Skokie community. Members uplift those who are most marginalized by collaborating with other members of the community to dismantle systemic barriers that permeate housing, healthcare, education, economics, policing, and government policies. [Facebook]
Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs: ALMAS is the first Latino-led and Latino-serving nonprofit organization in Naperville, IL. Their mission is to amplify Latino voices and our complex stories while also uniting the area’s Latinos and Latino Allies to build a stronger community. [Website]
American Civic and Humanitarian Coalition: American Civic and Humanitarian is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering unity and driving positive change within suburban Illinois communities through civic and humanitarian initiatives. Their mission centers on raising awareness and mobilizing action on critical social issues. Through collaboration and grassroots efforts, American Civic and Humanitarian strives to create inclusive spaces where residents can come together, exchange ideas, and work towards common goals of social justice and community well-being. [Website] [IG]
Aurora Community Fridge: Community fridge managed by Aurora Mutual Aid. [IG]
Aurora Mutual Aid: Education, advocacy and mutual aid hub in Aurora, IL. [Website] [IG]
Aurora Participatory Democracy Hub: Radical civic engagement and political education hub in and for community members of Aurora, IL. [IG]
Aurora Rapid Response Team: The mission of Aurora Rapid Response Team is to educate, advocate, & investigate on behalf of immigrant & refugee neighbors in the Aurora area. [Website] [IG]
Black Lives Matter NWI-Gary: Black-led, multiracial, inter-generational organization rooted in Gary, active in Northwest Indiana region. [IG]
Bolingbrook Pride: Bolingbrook Pride is a community-driven organization dedicated to fostering inclusion, unity, and love, especially during challenging times. They are committed to supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies, spanning all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. [Website] [IG]
Center for Immigrant Progress: The Center for Immigrant Progress is a grassroots organization led by young leaders passionate about social justice and immigrant rights. [Website] [IG]
Citizens Network of Protection: A 501c3 non-profit organization created to promote racial and economic justice within the legal system, prevent government overreach and abuse in the area of law enforcement, and uphold civil rights within the Evanston community. [Website]
CLC Fearless Dreamers Alliance: Club at the College of Lake County advocating for and supporting undocumented students and allies. [IG]
Committee for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel: The Committee for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel (CJPIP) is a community-based group dedicated to organizing activities to promote a just and lasting peace for both Israelis and Palestinians. [Website]
DuPage Township Families for Education & Equity: DuPage Township residents advocating for education & equitable resources. [IG]
Elgin In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter: ESBLM fights against white supremacy, capitalism and patriarchy. [Website] [IG]
Elmhurst Pride Collective: The Elmhurst Pride Collective strives to build a more inclusive, welcoming community for all, including LGBTQ+ families, friends, and allies, and people of all races, ethnicities, and religions. [Website] [IG]
Equality Downers Grove: EQDG (Equality Downers Grove) is creating an accepting and equitable environment for LGBTQ+ people through education, support, social action and advocacy. They partner with allies to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community and envision a village where everyone is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. [Website] [IG]
Evanston Ceasefire: A coalition of Evanston residents working to pass a ceasefire resolution in the Evanston City Council. [IG]
Evanston Community Fridges: Evanston Community Fridges is a mutual aid network rooted in collective community care through access to free food. They organize fridges hosted within our city to feed one another, and take responsibility for meeting each other’s needs without relying on ineffective institutions to provide nourishment and cultural affirmation. [Website] [IG]
Evanston Fight for Black Lives: A youth abolitionist Evanston organization centering radical love and justice for Black people. [Website] [IG]
Evanston Grows: Evanston Grows is a collective impact organization dedicated to bringing together resources in the Evanston community to reduce food insecurity through increasing access to locally-grown produce and building community connections. [Website] [IG]
Food Not Bombs NWI: Northwest Indiana chapter of Food Not Bombs, an international mutual aid organization distributing rescued food to neighbors in need. [Website] [IG]
Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice: Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice strives to promote a culture of peace, a stronger democracy, a healthy environment, and social and economic justice through education, dialogue, and action. We believe growing global corporate domination is the main obstacle to achieving these goals. [Website]
Hammond Community Garden: A food justice/sovereignty project in Hammond, IN which seeks to bring neighbors and local community members together in a collaborative setting, engage in mutual aid, and collectively meet our need for fresh, healthy food to be freely available and shared. [Website] [IG]
IDOC Watch: Abolitionist mass solidarity organization supporting those incarcerated in Indiana Department of Corrections facilities. [Website] [IG]
Joy Bomb Social Center: Northwest Indiana’s only radical social center and mutual aid hub. [IG]
Just Transition NWI: JTNWI is a grassroots environmental justice organization serving the Northwest Indiana region. They are working to build solidarity between communities and workers to create long-term, community-centered, and worker-centered solutions, addressing the urgent issue of coal ash pollution and other legacy waste impacts along Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes and taking legislative action on environmental issues at the local, state, and federal fronts. [Website] [IG]
The Justice Project: The March Continues: The Justice Project: The March Continues is a grassroots social justice movement to inspire the communities in the northern suburbs of Chicago and beyond to be welcoming, inclusive and diverse, and to offer them a framework for doing so. [Website]
Kenneth Young Center: Kenneth Young LGBTQ+ Center provides programming for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Schaumburg, IL and the surrounding suburbs. [Website] [IG]
LGBTQ+ Center of Lake County: The LGBTQ+ Center Lake County is an open and affirming environment for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They provide support, education, resources, and advocacy to achieve a stronger and healthier world for LGBTQIA+ people and allies. [Website] [IG]
Loving Our Vecinos Everywhere (LOVE): Providing assistance, resources, & LOVE in underserved communities. [IG]
Mutual Aid Dawning: A mutual aid collective building liberation culture and projects in the suburbs of shikaakwa (settler named Chicago, IL). Initiatives include jail support and an abolitionist working group. [Website] [IG]
Niles Coalition: Leftist social justice oriented organization in Niles supporting campaigns fighting book bans, supporting libraries and fighting attacks on educators. [Website] [IG]
North Chicago Think Tank: A liberation-centered pro-Black and Indigenous collective offering community visioning, political education and more. [IG]
Northwest Indiana Anti-Sexist Action: A coalition of groups and individuals in Northwest Indiana that advocates for healthcare access and reproductive justice for all genders, including abortion rights. [Website] [IG]
Northwest Indiana Food Council: The NWI Food Council cultivates a just, thriving and regenerative food system for all in NW Indiana. [Website] [IG]
Northwest Indiana Tool Library: The library seeks to provide equitable access to tools, equipment, and knowledge, thereby encouraging and facilitating sharing, learning, and creating as a community. [Website] [IG]
Palestine Activism Collective: The Palestinian Activism Collective (PAC) is a diverse and intergenerational body of community organizers and activists located across the western Chicago suburbs. They are committed to taking direct action to primarily stop the genocide in Gaza, end all military funding to Israel, and struggle toward total liberation and self-determination for the Palestinian people, as well as for local communities. [Website] [IG]
PFLAG Evanston: To create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. [Website]
Queering the Binary Foundation: Queering The Binary Foundation collects donations of clothing, accessories, and beauty products for individuals from ages 8-80+. They host donation boxes and pop-up closets throughout Illinois for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals to shop for free. They host private parties, craft & community nights, webinars about gender & sexuality, provide end of life services, make deliveries, and help businesses or organizations host their own trans closets. [Website] [IG]
RiseNWI: RiseNWI empowers local citizens to become strong advocates for improved quality of life in Northwest Indiana. [IG]
Service and Learning Together (SaLT): Shop N’ Drop’s mission is to meaningfully engage community members to support local families challenged by food insecurity. Shop N’ Drop develops ongoing relationships with all supported families in order to best understand their present and future needs, as well as provide messages of hope and encouragement. Shop N’ Drop provides groceries and personal items on a biweekly basis to approximately 425 people in 100+ families who are food insecure. The project started shortly after the pandemic in May 2020 and continues yet today. [Website] [IG]
Skokie Neighbors for Housing Justice: A grassroots community group committed to housing for all. [Facebook]
Skokie United: Skokie United is dedicated to being socially engaged with our community to build diverse, equitable, and inclusive, antiracist neighborhoods through dialogue, events, and relationships. [Website] [IG]
Sustain DuPage: Sustain DuPage is a community of Organizers working toward the common aim of growing sustainability in DuPage County. Each of their mission projects, including rewilding, advocacy and knowledge sharing, has quantifiable goals for attaining a vision of bioregional culture shift. [Website]
Together for Nature: Together for Nature is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on equitably empowering NE Illinois communities to improve our social and environmental conditions through education, leadership, and advocacy. They work to engage the next generations and environmental justice and underserved communities in participating and leading in sustainability change. [Website] [IG]
Unidos por el Pueblo (UPEP): Based in suburban Lake County, UPEP is committed to serving and empowering working class communities by any means necessary. [Website] [IG]
United Palatine Coalition: The United Palatine Coalitions envisions Palatine and surrounding areas as a united network focused on supporting children, families, and others so they are inspired and prepared for a life of self-reliance. [Website] [IG]
Vision Morton Grove: Since 2018, Vision Morton Grove has been working on issues related to environmental sustainability, EDI (equity, diversity & inclusion), transparency in local government, affordable housing, a living wage for workers, providing information about elections and voting, supporting candidates in local elections, and other concerns. [Website] [IG]
West End Garden: The West End Garden was initiated in Spring 2021 by Evanston Fight for Black Lives (EFBL), and is cultivated by community volunteers from the Hovland Court block along with EFBL. This community garden grows for the neighbors, and also shares via the local free fridges and the C&W Foundation’s Saturday morning food drive. [Website]
West Suburban Neighbors for Palestine: A community of neighbors in the West Suburbs of Chicago fighting for justice in Palestine. [IG]
Will County Pride Coalition: Will County Pride Coalition combines the efforts of many LGBTQ and ally groups to support and empower the LGBTQ citizens of Will County and educate allies. [Facebook]
Wonderland Community Project: Wonderland is an ecological restoration and land stewardship project in McHenry County. It is a place for creating reciprocal relationships while working on restoring ecosystems that were lost to land development and/or neglected. They are focused on adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Their work on the land meets at the intersection between social justice and climate change resiliency. [IG]
Woodstock Pride: Woodstock Pride is a community organization dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ communities of McHenry County, Il. Their mission is to promote Diversity, Cultural Integration, and Self-Celebration of LGBTQIA+ persons, families, and businesses. [Website] [IG]
Youth Outlook: Established in 1998, Youth Outlook is the first and longest-running social service agency in Illinois solely dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth. They work in seven counties in northern Illinois, offering drop-in centers for youth, caregiver, and parent support, plus community education and professional development. [Website] [IG]
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