Your Chicago: A Safe Haven
CHICAGO (CBS)—It’s one-stop shopping for people in crisis. For people who are dealing with homelessness or drug addiction, it is offering a second chance at life. At A Safe Haven on the […]
A Safe Haven Supports “Hiring Our Heroes” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Job Fair
Homeless vets living at “A Safe Haven Veteran Suites” have opportunity to rebuild their lives to self-sufficiency with pride and honor CHICAGO – This week, veterans experiencing homelessness in Chicago […]
What Do Finance and Social Services Have in Common?
By Matthew Schwarzfeld, Council of State Governments Justice Center Eighteen years ago, Neli Vazquez-Rowland and her husband Brian started A Safe Haven, a network of shelters in Chicago that address […]
After Years of Drug Abuse, A Woman Hits the Streets to Help Others
Angalia Bianca grabbed the young man by the jacket and affectionately shoved him against the window of a currency exchange. “What were you fighting about?” she demanded. “Tell me.” She […]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Chicago Auto Show Food Drive Raises 10 Tons of Food for Homeless
A Safe Haven beneficiary of drive sponsored by Chicago Auto Show, Humana, Chrysler, the Chicago Sun-Times, Be! Products, and Alan Josephsen Co. Inc. CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2012 – Visitors to the […]
Indebted Illinois Stiffs Creditors From Funeral Homes to Xerox
In Illinois, you’re never too big or too small to get stiffed by the state, which is $4 billion behind in its bills. International Business Machines Inc. is owed $1.1 […]
Coming Home: Lyric Opera’s ‘Hercules’ strikes a haunting chord with veterans in the Chicago area (ASHF vets return)
The soldier returns from war, proud of his triumphs but tragically unprepared for the battlefield ahead: the home front. He fights with his wife. Booze stokes their anger. The bloody […]