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🍂 The @FLAPIllinois team is bringing the Halloween spirit!
From festive decorations to team members showing off their costumes, even virtually, we found fun ways to celebrate the season.
Wishing the low-wage community a fun, safe, and happy Halloween! 🎃
@FLAPIllinois is happy to highlight the Seigle Foundation, whose support has helped us provide youth and children in the Elgin and Dundee areas with technology to support their learning and advance their future goals. Gracias!
Learn more about the Seigle Foundation’s work here: seiglefoundation.org/
@FLAPIllinois is always finding new ways to show up for low-wage workers! 🙌 Here’s what the team has been up to across the state this week:
🌟 Bilingual Lead of Communications and Marketing Amy Salazar and Bilingual Outreach and Legal Support Specialist Maria Paula Rodriguez, kicked off part 1 of the Introduction to Project Management in Nonprofit Organizations workshop, by Origami Works and led by ED Dani Houchin.
When a worker suffered a serious injury on the job, his family wasn’t sure where to turn for help. That’s where @FLAPIllinois stepped in, connecting them with Attorney Jose Rivero from Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, P.C. to help them understand their options.
@FLAPIllinois mourns the loss of Dolores Huerta, a lifelong advocate for improving the working and living conditions of farmworkers and agricultural workers.
“Honor the hands that harvest your crops.” – Dolores Huerta
Big thank you to The Lake County Community Foundation for investing in @FLAPIllinois and communities we serve!
🌟 FLAP has signed an MOU with The Refugee Center!
@FLAPIllinois will help low-workers and their families in the Champaign County community better connect with social services, mediation services, language assistance – making it easier to access the resources and support.
🍂 From visiting the Día de los Muertos exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen to enjoying the festivities at Pumpkin Fest in DeKalb County, the @FLAPIllinois team had a fun weekend out in the community experiencing culture and traditions! 💚
🤝 @FLAP is making a difference in the low-wage community with the support of the Chicago Bar Foundation! Through outreach, we connect community members with The Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt for legal support for eviction, foreclosure, and unresolved debt issues.
📍 From Evanston, Skokie, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Schaumburg, and the @ConsulMexCho, FLAP is bringing these resources closer to home to help low-wage families protect their housing, ease financial stress, and move forward with some peace of mind.
A win for fair treatment! 🎉 With representation from @FLAPIllinois' Bilingual Chief Counsel Alvar Ayala, a restaurant worker received a settlement check to recover wages from unpaid overtime.
