Posts by Erie House
Invest in the Early Childhood Workforce through a Community College Baccalaureate Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the essentiality of early childhood education and child care like never before. Our state’s economic recovery depends on enabling and supporting more people to go…
Read MoreProtect The Inalienable Right To Vote – And Our Democracy
Scores of Americans of all races and nationalities have relentlessly fought for years – and even died – to protect our right to vote. As a unified collective of nonprofit…
Read MoreErie House receives donation of 30,000 surgical masks from the American Medical Association and Project N95
Last week, Erie House received an incredible and sizable donation of 30,000 quality-certified surgical masks through the American Medical Association’s (AMA) collaboration with Project N95, a not-for-profit national clearinghouse for PPE. Through…
Read MoreLearn more about Erie House programs during the 2021 Future of Promise | Futuro de Promesa Virtual Event
During our first virtual Future of Promise | Futuro de Promesa event, we’ll take you to all four of our locations and introduce you to the people involved in our Health & Leadership, Youth Options Unlimited (YOU), Early Childhood Education, Citizenship, Legal Services, and Proyecto Cuídate programs.
Read MoreFuture of Promise | Futuro de Promesa Event moves online for 2021
On March 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. CT, we’ll present an engaging video program to bring Erie House to your house and introduce you to our people and bring you into our spaces.
Read MoreErie Neighborhood House — the oldest operating settlement house in Chicago — celebrates 150 years
The organization first opened its doors in West Town on December 4, 1870 CHICAGO — Erie Neighborhood House, a social services nonprofit headquartered in the West Town neighborhood, is celebrating…
Read MoreBetter Media: Erie Neighborhood House, A Bedrock Organization for Chicago’s Immigrant Community, Marks 150 Years of High-Impact Service
Read this article at Better.net. Erie Neighborhood House, the oldest operating settlement house in Chicago, has seen plenty of change in its time — but its essential support and services…
Read MoreErie House English Student Receives Illinois Spotlight on Achievement Award
Erie House English as a Second Language (ESL) program graduate Beatriz Navarro has been selected as a winner of the Spotlight on Achievement Award from the Illinois Secretary of State’s…
Read MoreErie House Announces New Additions to the Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2021
Welcoming New Members The Erie House Board of Directors is proud to announce the addition of four new board members: Elizabeth Binkley, Amanda Gomez, Risa Josias, and Nadine O’Malley. Elizabeth Binkley came to…
Read MoreErie House featured in Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation anthology book: “Channel Kindness”
Amy Sun shared the story of her time volunteering in the Erie House TEAM program in 2018, spreading kindness through coding and getting our students excited about going to college.
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