Many non-profit organizations rely heavily on financial support from individual and institutional donors to pursue their missions. This is especially true of The Cara...
Can social enterprise and nonprofits play nicely? Logan Quan, Cleanslate’s Manager of Business Administration, argues the two can make a happy marriage – and learn from...
In October 2011, Cleanslate was featured as No Margin, No Mission's Social Enterprise of the month. Cleanslate was recognized for its track record of proven outcomes and...
The Cara Program is thrilled to share that Eric Weinheimer, President & CEO, has been recognized for excellence in leadership by two prominent Chicago institutions:...
The Cara Program's Director of Student Affairs, Jesse Teverbaugh (pictured right), has received the National Association...
The Cara Program was thrilled to celebrate 20 years of transforming lives in 2011. The Cara Program marked this milestone anniversary at House of Blues Chicago on...
Granting $500,000 in funding over two years, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation supported the creation of a new joint venture between The Cara Program and a large, nonprofit...
For more than seven years, Argosy University, Chicago doctorate of clinical psychology graduate Brandon Crow has been working to end homelessness and poverty in Chicago...
Amid a chorus of I Feel Good, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel took off his jacket and jumped into the morning ritual at The...
Mayor-elect Emanuel had an energetic morning at The Cara Program where he announced his leadership team for Chicago's...
The Impact
Charity Navigator has awarded The Cara Program its most coveted 4-star rating!
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Our Supporters and Employers
- Armitage Baptist Church
- Calumet Area Industrial Commission
- Ravenswood Community Council
- Skilken
- Six Corners Association
- River North Businesses
- Various Private Groupon Customers
- 24th Ward TIF - North Lawndale
- 180° Property Services
- John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
- Illinois Medical District Guest House
- Little Village Chamber of Commerce
- Illinois Medical District
- The Habitat Company
- Union League Club
- Scrub Inc.
- Oce Business Services, Inc.
- Charter One Bank
- Standard Bank
- Palmer House Hilton
- Hilton Chicago O'Hare
- Loretto Hospital
- Gate Gourmet
- Vacant Property Security
- Sodexo @ Northwestern
- Resurrection Healthcare
- Greyhound
- Hyatt Regency Chicago
- Hyatt Regency O'Hare
- Hyatt Regency McCormick
- Standard Parking
- JP Morgan Chase
- Securitas
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Pierce and Associates
- Manpower
- Mercy Housing Lakefront
- Pitney Bowes
- Terrace Paper Company
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Cambridge Commercial Cleaning
- Center For Working Families
- Chicago Bulls
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Cleanslate
- Digby's Security
- Dyson, Inc.
- ABM Janitorial Services
- ACORN Housing
- Allied Barton Security Services
- ARAMARK
- Bank of America
