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25 Anti-Asian Hate Statistics: Prevalence, Impacts, & Causes in 2026

Educating yourself and others about the scale and impact of anti-Asian prejudice is the best way to better understand those who experience racism. Sharing information about their experiences helps to uplift their voices, foster compassion, and diminish prejudice or ignorance to the problem. This compilation includes 25 facts and statistics about anti-Asian hate.

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City of Chicago Warming Centers Map

Warming centers offer residents refuge from oppressive winter cold. Access this map from the Chicago Data Portal and use the filters to find a warming center location near you.

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Immigrant Defense Project

IDP’s community defense work is geared toward building the capacity of advocates and directly impacted individuals to respond to immigration issues.

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Domestic Violence Prevention and Resources

If you have experienced abuse and domestic violence, you aren’t alone. Help is out there. This article will provide you with resources for navigating or escaping domestic violence. These resources can be for you, or shared with someone who may need them.

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Chris Groza Chris Groza

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

This site includes resources from the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the largest, oldest, and most active support group for people wounded by religious and institutional authorities.

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Direct File 2025 Outreach Toolkit

Check out this toolkit compiled by the Coalition For Free And Fair Filing to learn how you can file your taxes for free and access Tax Day resources.

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Unmute Gaza

Gaza has been muted! Read CRS 2024 AMA Jerusalem Delegate Rev. Ronald A. Nathan’s second Love and Lament reflection, where he questions who pressed the mute button so that we are unable to hear the cries of Gaza’s babies, the sick, the aged, the hungry, and the prisoners.

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We. Were. Built. For. This.

Following the results of Election Day on November 5, 2024, CRS Board Member and Chairperson and Project Manager for the Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice Rev. Avalon Betts-Gaston shares her reflection on resilience and gifts from our ancestors.

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When We Fight and Pray, We Win

Following the results of Election Day on November 5, 2024, CRS Board Member Dr. Ulysses W. Burley III shares his reflection for people of faith and Americans created in the image of an inclusive and affirming God, challenging them to embrace their feelings.

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Resources for LGBTQIA+ Job Seekers

LGBTQIA+ job seekers face unique challenges. Understanding legal rights, identifying inclusive employers, and refining job search strategies are key steps. This guide offers tips to navigate applications, evaluate workplaces, and advocate for inclusivity and support.

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Love and Lament Tyla Gross Love and Lament Tyla Gross

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

No matter the final ballot count, we must remember our mission and work continues. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to be vessels of love in the world - during our victories and amidst trials and disappointments. We can acknowledge our lamentations and remain on the wall as truth-tellers, prophetic witnesses, and good troublemakers.

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