Metropolitan Family Services

We’re hiring a full-time Senior Services Case Manager to join our Southeast Chicago Center! If you love to work with senior populations in the social work field, then this is the perfect role for you. Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/PROGR004391

With the support of our generous donors, we at the Legal Aid Society (LAS) provide services that help transform lives. We thank the Host Sponsor and Forensic Services Sponsor of this year’s Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon for their support. To learn more about LAS’ annual event, please visit our event page: https://lnkd.in/gSgPjQU

Join Communities Partnering for Peace at the Metropolitan Peace Academy for Voter-Palooza on September 17! Register to vote, pick up a voter guide, learn about *paid* Election Day Employment Opportunities, and more! See details and register for the event here: https://bit.ly/3B1Ai9F

We are pleased to announce this year’s Equal Access to Justice Legal Aid Luncheon is honoring TransUnion and Heather J. Russell! Ms. Russell is an accomplished legal executive with more than 25 years of diverse experience across the global financial services and technology sectors. She is responsible for legal, risk, compliance, government and regulatory relations, corporate governance, consumer privacy and ESG functions for TransUnion and its subsidiaries around the world. The William H. Avery award acknowledges outstanding leadership in pro bono law and is given in recognition of TransUnion's significant pro bono impact. To learn more about the Legal Aid Luncheon or how you can get involved, visit our event page here: https://lnkd.in/gSgPjQU

For most students, today marks their first full week of school this year! With new classes and subjects to learn, the last thing a student wants to worry about is if they have the basic supplies to get through the day. In order to ensure every student has the ability to thrive this year, please consider donating to our back-to-school drive! Your donation will provide school supplies for students K-12 who are a part of our Early Childhood Education, Behavioral Health, or MFS Domestic Violence (DV) programming. Scan the QR code or visit https://lnkd.in/e-zzmivU to help sponsor a student today!

Thank you to the Advocate Sponsors of our 2024 Legal Aid Society's Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon! We look forward to celebrating together the many achievements of the Legal Aid Society on October 2nd. Sponsorship opportunities for this year's event are still available. Visit our event page to learn more: https://bit.ly/3bK4u8q

This summer, we had the pleasure of working with some incredible young leaders as part of our partnership with the Bank of America Young Leaders internship program. One of our interns, Saanvi Adusumalli, shared her experience with the publication Patch. You can read the full article by clicking below!

Please join us at the 2024 Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon on October 2nd where we will be honoring TransUnion and Heather Russell with the William H. Avery Award! This award recognizes outstanding leadership in pro bono law and is given in recognition of TransUnion's significant pro bono impact. If you are unable to join us this year but would like to contribute to the wonderful work of The Legal Aid Society, please consider donating here: https://lnkd.in/gfGmMVUW

This Labor Day, take a moment to check out our Workforce Development program which has been offering unemployed and underemployed individuals the opportunity to prepare for and attain meaningful and sustainable employment for over 20 years. You can learn more here: https://bit.ly/3z51HXs

Ready or not, here comes back to school time! To help ensure every child has the supplies they need, we are holding a prepacked backpack donation drive until the end of September. Your donation will provide school supplies for students K-12 who are a part of our Early Childhood Education, Behavioral Health, or MFS Domestic Violence (DV) programming. Scan the QR code or visit https://lnkd.in/e-zzmivU to help sponsor a student today!