Cara Named Grant Recipient by Chicago Bears
Cara StaffNFL team gives $1 million to ten organizations as part of Community All-Pros initiative More…
Cara Launches Expansion Affiliate in Atlanta
Cara StaffThe partnership also marks the introduction of Chicago organization’s newest entity, Cara Plus. More…
Meet Sanaquinita
Cara StaffShe’s transforming her life, thanks to your support.
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Community as a Core Value
Cara StaffIn my work at Cara, partners often express concern that our society’s system of support has failed so many of our neighbors in need. “The system is just broken,” they’ll say. If this is true, perhaps the system is broken because it’s been built to provide services – not community. More…
Cara Stands for Equity
Cara StaffWe are among 100 Chicago organizations signing The Chicago Network’s Equity Principles pledge – a commitment to achieving equity at all levels, everywhere.
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Cara Earns Four-Star Charity Navigator Rating
Cara StaffCara is honored to report that our strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned us a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the sixth time Cara has earned this top distinction in the past ten years.
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We stand firmly in a moment of pride and possibility.
Cara StaffThe following is excerpted from the Better Chicago Together Transition Report written by the transition committees of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and submitted on May 17, 2019 ahead of her inauguration. The below is from the committee on Business, Economic, and Neighborhood Development, which was co-chaired by Cara President & CEO Maria Kim. Click here to read the full report, including recommendations for the Mayor’s administration. More…
Cara’s Hard-Working Moms
Cara StaffMore than 100 strong moms are currently transforming their lives and their families at Cara (and hundreds more are among our alumni). In honor of Mother’s Day, we share a few of our favorite stories of hard-working moms! More…
Suited & Booted
Bob WhiteAt Cara we have a professional clothing standard rooted in all of our core values: Motivation, Affirmation, Structure, Community, and Intentionality.
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