Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor, will not seek re-election next year. The announcement made on Sept. 4, 2018, is contrary to previous statements he made that he intended to run for his third term. During the briefing, Emanuel explained that while his position as mayor was the opportunity of a lifetime, the job itself is not […]
Phalanx Family Services was founded by James Cannon. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping remove employment barriers for Chicago residents. The agency began working with low-income black communities since 2003 and continues to do so by continuing to seek funding for those needing assistance. The organization’s prime objective is finding permanent solutions needed to […]
One of the most unknown and underappreciated non-profit community-based organizations in Chicago is Phalanx Family Services. The agency has operated programs in Chicago’s distressed black communities since 2002, providing workforce solutions to people and families with no to low-income who have barriers to employment, such as long-term under/unemployment, functional illiteracy, criminal backgrounds, and drug addiction. […]