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Stand Together Partners with Family Independence Initiative: #GiveTogetherNow generates over $100 million for families

Family Independence Initiative & Stand Together create "#GiveTogetherNow," which has raised $100 million+ for COVID affected families.

Partners empowering people

#GiveTogetherNow campaign raises $100 million for families impacted by COVID-19

The #GiveTogetherNow campaign raised over $100 million to provide cash assistance to nearly 200,000 families affected by COVID-19.

A more purposeful path

A former elementary school teacher creates a new educational support model that could help kids all over the country. Click here.

Cracking the code to unemployment in Chicago and beyond

"Cara" is a groundbreaking organization that helps those experiencing poverty find meaningful employment. Click here to learn more.

With online discussion, author Colum McCann tests the power of virtual empathy

Can you build empathy in a virtual world? Empathy is perhaps the most elusive human emotion. Feeling and experiencing the feelings of others requires a stronger connection than can be achieved through a computer screen. Doesn’t it?