At Nourishing Hope, we’ve long been proud to serve the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago. Nationally, people who identify as LGBTQ+ are disproportionately affected by food insecurity, and also by mental health struggles, according to national data. We know that transgender people, in particular, are also far more likely to experience homelessness than cisgender people. Simply […]
(All photos taken by Nancy Stone for Nourishing Hope.) Anatoliy Plotskiy left his native country of Russia earlier this year because he feared imprisonment under the Putin regime. Like many other Russians, he is opposed to the ongoing war in Ukraine. “My political views are not supported in Russia,” said Plotskiy, 31, in a recent […]
Each year, Black History Month presents an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the vast and remarkable achievements of Black people throughout the years. Officially designated in 1976, Black History Month is also a time for recognition of both the progress made and the work yet to be done toward racial justice. We asked four […]
Angel Carguachi and his daughters, Estefania and Yareli, stand for a photo at the Nourishing Hope Toy Drive. After moving into a new apartment recently, Martha Gomez worried about not having enough money for Christmas gifts for her grandchildren. Money had already been tight with the inflationary rise in prices for food, gas and just […]