This op-ed written by Nourishing Hope CEO Kellie O’Connell was first was first published in the Chicago Tribune on Nov. 23, 2023. Click the link below to read the piece in its entirety. Imagine being so hungry that you’d drink deeply from a gallon of milk before leaving the grocery store. Many of us are […]
Shelley Fulla, an experienced public sector strategist, has been appointed to Nourishing Hope’s board of directors. Fulla is the director of public and social impact consulting at Slalom Chicago, a global strategic consulting firm. For more than 25 years, she’s led teams and projects to effect positive social change in Chicago. As one recent example […]
Largest grant in Nourishing Hope’s 53-year history to be used toward growing partnerships and serving more young people on Chicago’s South and West Sides Nourishing Hope is the winner of the first-ever $1 million Northern Trust Anchor Award, according to an announcement Thursday from Northern Trust. The transformative investment — the largest grant award of […]
Dayana Hernandez and her daughter, Daymar, share a moment at the Sheridan Market. (All photos by Alyssa Schukar for Nourishing Hope.) On any given day, hundreds of people turn to Nourishing Hope’s food programs for assistance. Each one of them has a unique story of courage, hope and resilience. An athlete who is also a […]