The Gift That Keeps On Giving

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Sean Garrett, United Way of Metro Chicago

Posted

Oct 28, 2019

Despite Chicago’s prosperity, new data shows that our city has the largest gap in mobility rates, and that these disparities are both tied to race and confined to certain neighborhoods. United Way of Metro Chicago is offering pathways to success.

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