JETRO Chicago - Japan External Trade Organization

A service-based, human rights organization, Heartland Alliance has been operational for more than 100 years. Formerly known as Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Chicago, Heartland serves more than 70,000 people annually, including homeless and low-income families, immigrants and refugees, travelers in crisis, survivors of domestic violence, people affected by HIV and AIDS, and other impoverished individuals. The organization offers a wide variety of services, such as transitional and affordable supportive housing, primary, mental and oral health care, social services, legal solutions, educational programs, and vocational training. It also provides language interpretation solutions, street outreach programs, homelessness prevention, human rights and poverty research, and advocacy services. Located in Chicago, Heartland employs more than 500 personnel with expertise in areas, such as community development, property management, medical care, mental health, dentistry, social work, law, education, and public policy.

National Black Wall Street Chicago (NBWSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of the community with a strong focus on consumer education and empowerment, fostering entrepreneurship, and ensuring access to capital for black-owned businesses. Inspired by the historic success of Greenwood, Oklahoma, known as America's Black Wall Street, NBWSC aims to revitalize local economies and build financial independence within the black community. By educating community members on leveraging their consumer spending power, NBWSC seeks to redirect funds into local enterprises and foster partnerships that strengthen the economic foundation of disadvantaged neighborhoods. The organization also actively promotes social responsibility among major corporations and strives to honor the legacy of the original Black Wall Street by rebuilding and sustaining vibrant, self-sufficient black communities. Generated from the website