Posts Tagged ‘Award’

Two Erie House staff members are among the 2017 cohort for the HACE Nonprofit Leadership Academy, a valuable professional development initiative hosted by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE). Paula King, senior director of development and communications, and Jane Lombardi, director of citizenship & immigration services, received full scholarships to participate in the intensive…

At the 2017 Future of Promise awards dinner on Thursday, March 16, Erie Neighborhood House will honor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) with the Corporate Impact Award for its commitment to supporting health and wellness efforts in communities across the state. Clarita Santos, Senior Director, Community Health Initiatives, will accept the award…

Rebecca Shi, executive director of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition (IBIC), will receive the Advocacy Award at the Erie Neighborhood House Future of Promise awards dinner on Thursday, March 16. Shi has served at the helm of the statewide coalition of businesses and business associations committed to immigration reform since 2014, having previously worked as…

At a ceremony held late last fall in partnership with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Society for Human Resource Management, Veronica Flores Diaz received a prestigious Illinois Job Honor Award in recognition of her personal triumph over adversity. It was a tremendous honor for the certified medical assistant—both the culmination of plenty of…

On March 16, restaurant owner and entrepreneur John De Carrier will accept the Champion of Change Award at the annual Future of Promise dinner to benefit programs at Erie Neighborhood House. De Carrier’s roots at Erie House run deep. “I went to Erie House as a kid,” he says, reminiscing about his childhood in Chicago’s…