Little Wins

Ep 3: Hunger, Food Deserts, and Poverty | Evelyn Figueroa, Pilsen Food Pantry

You heard last episode about Chicago activist Griffen Saul, who founded the nonprofit ‘We Are Able’ in tribute to his father, Brad Saul, who passed away in December, 2015 after losing a lifelong battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was generous enough to pledge a future donation to our work, which will be revealed in a future episode. On the third episode of Little Wins, we feature fellow Chicago nonprofit leader Evelyn Figueroa, who has spent her entire career caring for vulnerable populations as both a medical doctor, and the executive co-director of the Figueroa Wu Family Foundation - a nonprofit that provides funding for the Pilsen Food Pantry in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, the Clothes Closet, which provides free clothing to children and the homeless, and the Pilsen Free Little Library, a book pickup and dropoff where neighborhood residents can acquire books to read or donate their own, and distributes over 100 books per week to encourage reading as a life skill in impoverished households. Follow Evelyn Figueroa's latest work at: @pilsen_food_pantry on Instagram and volunteer/donate at PilsenFoodPantry.com Follow Little Wins at: @littlewinschicago on Instagram Music by Coma Media from Pixabay

Ep 2: Youth Empowerment & Police Reform | Griffen Saul, We Are Able

You heard last episode about Jacque Stefanic, a 23-year-old activist who founded Serving People With a Mission to give leadership development skills to youth on the West Side of Chicago. Little Wins was able to donate a $200 grant to provide backpacks, notebooks, writing supplies, and other school supplies to the youth he serves. On the second episode of Little Wins, we feature fellow Chicago activist Griffen Saul, who founded the nonprofit ‘We Are Able’ in tribute to his father, Brad Saul, who passed away in December, 2015 after losing a lifelong battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Griffen will be contributing to the Little Wins fund to support our work at this podcast - more info to come in a future episode! We Are Able is a nonprofit with the mission to empower young people to be the change they wish to see in the world and take change-making into their own hands. Today, We Are Able continues its groundbreaking youth empowerment work in many forms - including its current flagship program, the Chicago Youth Council for Police Accountability. Follow Griffen Saul's latest work at: @cycpa_ on Instagram Follow Little Wins at: @littlewinschicago on Instagram Music by Coma Media from Pixabay

Ep 1: $200 for School Supplies | Serving People with a Mission

On the first episode of the Little Wins Chicago podcast, we speak to Jacque Stefanic, co-founder of Serving People with a Mission, an organization that provides leadership development to youth on the West Side of Chicago. We were able to raise $200 to provide school supplies they could donate to youth in their ‘Hand-n-Hand’ Leadership Program at Farragut Career Academy. Learn more about SPM at servingpeoplewithamission.org Please support our work by listening, sharing with a friend, following us on IG at @littlewinschicago, or signing up to be a monthly donor at: Patreon.com/littlewins