The global superstar has been booked to headline the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium where she will perform an exclusive concert.

Students from low-income communities in Illinois have historically faced numerous barriers to higher education, but one Chicago-based program offers support, so they can surmount those hurdles.

New research from the University of Chicago found that an education nonprofit aimed at boosting college access for students from low-income families has had a significant impact on enrollment and graduation rates.

OneGoal, an NCAN member, and the Illinois State Board of Education announced a partnership in mid-October that will bring OneGoal’s postsecondary success support to districts and high schools across the state.

Run by formerly incarcerated individuals, ChiFresh Kitchen is one of 26 Chicago organizations that have received money from Chicago Beyond. The money, $1 million of which has been distributed so far with $2 million still to go, is going to smaller organizations doing “hyperlocal” work that “often don’t get resources,” said Chicago Beyond founder and CEO Liz Dozier, also a former CPS principal.

For a model of how funders can holistically integrate mental health as a part of their approach to equity, look to Chicago Beyond. Chicago Beyond invests in everything from education, youth safety, community development, health, wellness, and beyond, each in themselves barriers to mental well-being and equity.

Liz Dozier, founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond, said this round of investments is focused on people and groups who haven’t received much financial support before, and helping them achieve their goals.

In this op-ed, Chicago high school students talk about why they're fighting the construction of a new industrial facility in their neighborhood.

Chicago Public Schools has announced a multi-year partnership to create a "healing-centered framework" plan to address trauma students and staff have suffered from the tumultuous past year.

The 40th installment of the fundraising concert series featured Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer, musician El DeBarge, and celebrity supporters like Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.

DJ Cassidy, El DeBarge, Robin Thicke, Dan + Shay, En Vogue, Lisa Lisa, Charlie Puth, And More Performed During Special Event That Raised Funds for Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

Over the past year, Dodger Stadium became a lot more than a ballpark. It was a COVID testing site where more than 1 million people got tested. It was a voting center, a holiday lights drive-thru show, a socially distanced tailgate location where Dodger fans sat and watched our boys in blue take the 2020 World Series. Now it’s changing roles again.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, L.A. Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and Salvation Army distributed food boxes with the equivalent of 40,000 meals to 2,000 families at Dodger Stadium as part of the organization’s continued relief efforts during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.