Like fragments shored against our ruins – I celebrate the commitment of public resources to universal access via the Chicago Public Library. This winter we convened to champion the 81 Club – an initiative the Chicago Public Library Foundation hired us to support in 2023. The 81 Club puts a Chicago Public Library card into… Read more »
The federal funding boom of the pandemic era is ending—and this moment is going to test what was built. But that’s the point: the partnerships, plans, and connective structures created in the last few years aren’t fragile. They’re durable, disciplined, and ready to be used. That’s why this is a call not to retreat, but… Read more »
2024 Indiana Girl report When the heads of six Girl Scout Councils sat down with the Executive Director of the Girl Coalition of Indiana, Mackenzie Pickerrell, they were discouraged by the disparities they saw between what girls and their young peers experience. The 2023 Indiana Girl Report showed that girls experience bullying twice as often,… Read more »
