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Happy Giving Tuesday!

Join us at the Kroc Center for a Blood Drive

SOC Alliance in conjunction with the Westside Justice Center presents April Preyer, Esq, a criminal law expert. During this session, April walks through strategies about police stops, warrants, searches and seizures, interrogations, courtroom procedure and more.

SOC Alliance partners with Tamara Dervin, Certified Financial Educator, offering “Finance Matters,” a three-part webinar focusing on Budgeting Sept 8, 2022, Demolishing Debt Sept 15, 2022, and Saving & Investing Sept 22, 2022. Reserve your virtual seat now by registering here: www.bit.ly/3wtU6x9

Community members, neighbors, and officers from the Chicago Police Department join us for our Promoting Positive Loitering event.

The Men of Sigma Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Sigma Omega Foundation a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, cordially invite all to our Annual Mardi Gras Scholarship Fundraiser! For more details or to purchase tickets visit us at https://omegamardigras20.eventbrite.com Come and enjoy the Mardi Gras experience with the Ques Bi-level entertainment 2 DJs – (Underground Level) &(Upper Level) Louisiana style cuisine Casino Cash bar W  e will have wonderful door prizes & a 50/50 raffle available. The attire is Upscale (Costumes encouraged but not mandatory) Bring your Trumpet, Snare Drum, Saxophone, Tuba, Trombone, Cow Bell even your Kazoo! We want you to lead the Second Line!!! Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez…Let the Good Times Roll!!!!

Sigma Omega Foundation (The Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization that provides scholarships and community services to the Woodlawn Community and greater Chicago. The mission is to uplift and improve the life of the community through educational opportunities and mentoring. The vision is to create a community in which all people thrive and develop to their greatest potential. Some of the services the foundation offers include free community health screenings, tax seminars, and facility usage. T  he Foundation has given over $10,000.00 in scholarships over the past year. The Foundation conducted an ongoing food in which 469 pounds of food for 391 quality meals was delivered to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Foundation also donated reading resources to the Woodlawn Elementary School and participated in the school’s literacy initiatives throughout the year. The Foundation’s latest project has been a partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services-Division of Rehabilitation Services (IDHS/DRS). As one of six partners in the entire State of Illinois, Sigma Omega Foundation was able to provide awareness to over 100 people in Cook County about the services that IDHS/DRS provides including, vocational rehabilitation services, home services, educational services, specialized services, independent living services, disability determination services, among other opportunities. Please consider donating to Sigma Omega Foundation on Giving Tuesday so that the Foundation can expand it’s programming to community stakeholders. To donate, please click here . You can donate one-time or for a designated amount on an ongoing basis. Please check the comment button and enter “Giving Tuesday 2019”. Thank you for supporting Sigma Omega Foundation.

Support the Eugene Williams Memorial fund. Proceeds will benefit the making of a tombstone commemorating his life and sacrifice. Click here to make your tax deductible donation.  Who was Eugene Williams? The black teenager’s death sparked Chicago’s 1919 race riot, but few facts are known about Williams himself. He died in the waters of Lake Michigan on the afternoon of July 27, 1919, after a white man threw rocks at him — a tragedy that spiraled into a spate of violence lasting several days, with 38 people dead. Read more .