Home. Community. Office. For Maribel Romero, helping participants who come to ALSO is closely tied to her family life, her years in the Humboldt Park community and her work experience. Maribel is the Lead Case Manager for ALSO’s CP4P program, which provides services for in-risk and at-risk youths. CP4P, which stands for Communities Partnering 4 Peace, ...

The urgent and many-faceted topic of gun violence – and how to prevent it – was the focus of a Loyola University program on Monday, April 15, that brought together leaders of the Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) and other nonprofits, professors, and students from Loyola and Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton. Jorge Matos, ...

Arle’que Kimble knew it was time for a big change in his life. “I was seeing friends go to jail and dying around me. And I was spending too much time fighting and was not trying to work.” In 2014, his best friend died from gun violence.   Arle’que, who is 22 and grew up in ...

Metropolitan Peace Academy: Graduation for Street Outreach Workers For ALSO street outreach workers Christine Escalera and Terry Gage, who work with program participants to stem violence in Humboldt Park, the job is about being there for people in need. On February 28, Christine and Terry were among 24 street outreach workers who graduated from a recently launched training ...

Expungement: Opening Doors, One Person at a Time For Angel, it wasn’t enough that he wanted to get a job. He had a criminal record, and having a record made it hard for him to get a job. The same is true for many men and women: They face barriers to employment mobility and accessing the mainstream ...