Hybrid model. Sychronous learning. Pandemic pod. These words have quickly become the new normal when parents talk about school this fall.

Ending money bond is an essential part of the calls by millions of people to make Black lives matter. The time is now! Learn more here.

Chicago police shot someone on the South Side last night. By looting downtown, protesters are addressing the root cause of police violence.

Read what people are saying about the Fair Tax.

Community Renewal Society, as a member of the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability coalition, continues to fight for the GAPA Ordinance developed by community members and coalition allies.

How are you impacted by schools opening during this pandemic?

After just a few months of lock-down, why open up schools in the middle of a raging pandemic?

“And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, 'How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!'“ — Romans 10:14-16 (Good News Translation)

What is freedom and liberation in this 21st century where as a U.S. citizen, there remains a staggeringly high domestic unemployment rate among young Black men, a lack of affordable housing, disproportionate violence against Black transgender women and a lack of local laws designed to protect Black children?

It is not a statement that is said lightly. However, it is a bold declaration of affirmation for those within the Black and Brown community who are often marginalized. When we say ‘All Black Lives Matter,’ this means Black queer lives matter. Black lesbian lives matter. Black transgender and transsexual lives matter.

Most Holy and Divine One,
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
The God of Sarah, Hagar, Rachel and Leah,
On this past Pentecost Sunday, as our nation began physically burning because of systemic oppression, help us God….
--Rev. Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro

More than 250,000 people are in jail every year while awaiting their trial in Illinois. Every day, thousands of people are incarcerated even though they have not been convicted of a crime, and even though a judge has determined it is safe for them to return to their homes pending a trial.

CRS stands in solidarity with its community partners and is committed to supporting local community efforts. Please share this list of Chicago food pantries widely with your networks and consider supporting if you are able. Together, we will heal, rebuild, and rise.

Publicizing the names of people released from incarceration due to the pandemic, then painting everyone as a repeat offender or exploiting a tragic loss of life, exemplifies a system that demonizes people with records.

The Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ writes to express our acknowledgement of the communal pain, outrage and lament felt by so many of our citizens.

The team at the Chicago Jobs Council is feeling grief and sadness. We are tired of the violence of white supremacy still raging in this country.

It has been a year since Lori Lightfoot took office and she has yet to fulfill a critical promise to communities of color to establish a civilian oversight board over the Chicago Police Department.

Community Renewal Society is monitoring the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. CRS is following the guidance prepared by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We will continue to update this blog article as resources are made available.

Read a press release issued by the GAPA coalition denouncing May Lori Lightfoot’s inaction in police reform. GAPA will continue the fight for police accountability and civilian oversight and we will keep you updated on how you can support our work.

During this pandemic, fair tax reform is needed now more than ever. According to Governor Pritzker, projections show a possible 2021 deficit of more than $7 billion.