Community Organizations Learning Lifting and Building
The COLLAB Network strengthens West Side food access organizations through substantial grants, collaborative training, and resource-sharing opportunities that build capacity and amplify their collective impact on community nutrition.
Training on program design, evaluation, and implementation
Peer networking and collaboration
$40,000 grants to support programming
Food Equity Collaborative
The Food Equity Collaborative unites diverse West Side organizations to coordinate resources, share strategies, and implement innovative solutions that collectively combat food insecurity across the community.
Sharing resources and strategies
Coordinating efforts (like volunteer recruitment and grocery initiatives)
Amplifying grassroots innovations
West Side Healthy Parents and Babies
West Side Healthy Parents and Babies combats maternal health disparities by connecting expecting mothers with doulas, consultants, and social support services for healthier pregnancies and empowered beginnings in their own neighborhoods.
Doulas, lactation consultants, and care coordinators
Screenings for social needs like food and housing
Referrals to appropriate healthcare and social services
Wellness West
Wellness West embeds community health workers in trusted local spaces to connect West Side residents with chronic conditions to vital healthcare services, creating a proactive bridge to treatment and support.
Embedding community health workers in trusted local orgs
Providing screenings, education, and care navigation
Community Food Investment
Community Food Investment builds sustainable nutrition security on the West Side through community-led projects like grocery store development and innovative food retail solutions that address long-term food access while strengthening local economies.
Healthy Chicago Equity Zones
Healthy Chicago Equity Zones combats health disparities by addressing root social and economic factors through community-driven programs that ensure all Chicagoans have equal opportunities for health and wellbeing.
Community-driven program design
Hyper-local implementation
Partnerships with grassroots organizations
Live Healthy Chicago
Live Healthy Chicago tackles hypertension in West Side communities through comprehensive screenings, care connections, and improved clinical protocols to reduce health disparities and extend lives.
Community screenings and outreach
Connection to healthcare homes for Medicaid/uninsured
Clinic support to adopt best practices in care
Hospital Food Pantry Network
The Hospital-Food Pantry Network pairs local hospitals with food pantries to strengthen emergency food resources and create a seamless connection between healthcare and food security for West Side residents.
Pairs hospitals with local pantries to:
Build pantry capacity
Support patients experiencing food insecurity
Foster collaboration and best-practice sharing among pantries