FY25 Q2 : October 1 – December 31

ATT & REACH – REACH Strategic Planning, Program Development, and Quality Control ($400,000; 24 months)

Over the course of two years, this funding will support infrastructure and capacity needs of a rapidly growing program

JCFS Chicago – JCFS Strategic Business Development ($437,750; 24 months)

This funding will support capacity-building in two areas:
1. A new Business Developer position to set goals and metrics, recommend action plans, monitor revenue, and optimize existing business plans to drive growth.
2. Development of a learning platform and associated pricing structure that will reach a broader audience and increase revenue.

SHALVA – Changing to Meet the Jewish Community’s Growing Needs ($65,853)

This funding will support consulting services that will address the change management needs stemming from their new strategic plan. The plan includes several new organizational priorities that impact their internal operations and external communications.

Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse – Partner Abuse Intervention Program ($20,000/24 months)

This funding will support the safety of survivors of domestic violence and the community by supporting people who have caused harm to make positive changes toward a life of non-violence.

Center for Advancing Domestic Peace – Partner Abuse Intervention, Aftercare, and Prevention ($200,000/24 months)

This funding will support partner abuse intervention services that include a group intervention, aftercare support, community outreach and violence prevention activities. The Center for Advancing Domestic Peace aims to stop domestic violence where it starts by helping those who have harmed an intimate partner take responsibility for their behavior and learn the skills necessary for building healthy relationships.

DePaul University – Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence in Chicago ($60,727)

This funding will support DePaul University’s research project that aims to understand the current data around the incidence of brain injury in survivors in the Chicagoland area, with a special focus on health disparities. The incidence of brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence is estimated to be 11-12 times greater than in the general public, yet it is not always identified by survivors themselves nor providers of social services and health care.

The Resurrection Project – HOPE Family Services ($50,000)

This funding will support The Resurrection Project’s HOPE Family Services Men’s Program, which provides individual and group counseling and case management for men who have caused harm in their relationships.

Women’s Justice Institute – Criminalized Survivors Initiative ($150,000)

This funding will support the Criminalized Survivors Initiative which promotes, designs, and implements systems change strategies that raise awareness, promote harm reduction, and support actionable decarceration among criminalized survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and all forms of gender-based violence. In addition, WJI will conduct a survey of incarcerated women to collect information on traumatic brain injury.

Sarah’s Inn – Partner Abuse Intervention Program ($160,000)

This funding will support Sarah’s Inn Partner Abuse Intervention Program. Sarah’s Inn recognizes that in order to break the cycle of domestic violence, it is critical to work with those individuals who choose harm. To address the harmful behaviors used against survivors, Sarah’s Inn offers a 26-week partner abuse intervention program for those who cause harm to take accountability for their actions and learn new skills to move toward a violence-free life.

Swedish Hospital Foundation, Part of Endeavor Health – Pathways Program ($200,000, 24 months)

This funding will support the program’s work on the intersection of domestic violence (DV) and head-trauma and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project includes increasing awareness of the intersection of DV and TBI through training and collaborations as well as improving identification, education, and follow-up for survivors treated at Swedish Hospital with strangulation and/or head injury. Funding will also support the expansion of this program to other Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals (Evanston, Skokie, Highland Park and Glenbrook hospitals).

YWCA Evanston/North Shore – Alternatives to Violence (ATV) ($75,000)

The funding will support YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s Alternatives to Violence program that seek to reduce repeat offenses by those who cause harm by expanding trauma informed services and mitigating barriers to program participation. While accountability remains the primary focus of this work, direct financial assistance, case management, mindfulness training, coaching in positive parenting, and counseling enhance the impact of standard partner abuse intervention programming (PAIP) by addressing the issue more holistical. ly

Legal Action Chicago – Karina’s Bill: Education and Advocacy ($25,000)

This funding will support education and advocacy related to Karina’s Bill which allows judges, as part of the order of protection for survivors of domestic violence, to require the removal of a firearm from the home of the person named in the order of protection.

The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence – Karina’s Bill: Education and Advocacy ($135,000)

This funding supports education on how Karina’s Bill will increase survivor safety by removing firearms from their home as part of an order of protection. If Karina’s Bill becomes law, a portion of the grant will support implementation and monitoring, including development of a training and implementation toolkit, training for law enforcement, legal advocates, court personnel, and public stakeholders, court watching, case review and assistance, and data collection.

*Update (February 2025)- Governor JB Pritzker signed Karina’s Bill into law, marking a significant step toward protecting survivors of domestic violence. As we move into the next phase, Michael Reese remains committed to supporting the implementation and monitoring of the law to ensure its effective enforcement and impact.