Relational power

The last word in our name—United—is not just a casual use of an adjective. It represents what our organization strives to do.

Supporter Episcopal Charities and Community Services features Metro IAF.

Lake County United and affiliates kicked off an Illinois Community Purchasing Alliance(CPA).

In the October 31, 2020 Boston Review, Michael Gecan, senior adviser at the Industrial Areas Foundation, has written a timely opinion piece regarding organizing and politics.

Metro IAF, parent organization of Lake County United, has issued two statements on the subject:

• Metro IAF Statement on Police Killing of George Floyd
• Anger, Faith, Hope

Will America respond to the coronavirus the way it answered a horrific Catholic school fire?
An article in the New York Daily News by Mike Gecan, senior adviser at Metro Industrial Areas Foundation

A reflection on voting, protests, prayers and research from Richard Townsell, Executive Director of the Lawndale Christian Development Corporation

Lake County United, United Power for Action and Justice, DuPage United and Fox River Valley Initiative hosted an action with the 10 candidates in the primary for Illinois State Attorney General on March 12, 2018. This short video (2 minutes, 33 seconds) will give you a sense of our commitment to having a dialogue with elected officials. The link below is to the full length video of that event.

The establishment of a Crisis Stabilization Unit for Lake County, the need for a mental health clinic in schools and the need for a $1 Billion in the State of Illinois capital budget for affordable housing are discussed in this newsletter. Clicking the title of this Recent News item will take you to the full article.

Some commentators identify social isolation as the root cause of the current crisis in America. True, but previous generations faced the same problem; and much can be learned from the way Saul Alinksy (1909-1972) and John Wesley (1703-1791) addressed it. This Opinion piece by Luke Bretherton is a rebuttal of an Opinion piece by David Brooks in the New York Times. What is the iron rule?