Events Calendar

All Yale alumni are welcome to join this Habitat for Humanity Chicago Team Build Day hosted by the Yale Black Alumni Association Chicago Chapter!

This is your opportunity to help make a difference for the 1 in 10 Chicagoans currently living in inadequate housing. Our team will be working alongside Habitat staff and future Habitat homeowners on a house currently under construction in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on our city's South Side. Our projects for the day may include anything from framing to painting, and Habitat staff will be available to teach you anything you need to know. No construction experience or skills needed, just a positive attitude and a willingness to learn!

Lunch will be provided.

Each member of the team must pledge to fundraise or donate at least $50 to contribute to the team's fundraising goal. All donations will support Habitat for Humanity Chicago, a nonprofit committed to building a city where every resident lives in a healthy home in a stable community.

Email Cynthia Okechukwu '08, '13 JD if you are interested in joining the team or have any questions. Once you are added to the team, you will receive a link to register and set up your fundraising page. Please note that the team size is limited to 15 people.

Join Yale alumni and Yale Blue-Green Chicago in the greater Chicago area for ECO day to remove invasive garlic mustard plants from areas in the Middlefork Savana. 

Driving/Parking Instructions:
The entrance is on Waukegan Road (Route 43), north of Route 60 and south of Route 176. Turn west onto Middlefork Drive. Proceed to the end of Middlefork Drive, bear left at the fork to enter the preserve parking area.

Alumni and their families are all welcome. Recommended age is 10+

• Long sleeves, pants, work gloves, and closed-toed shoes are required
• Hat, sunglasses and water bottle are recommended
• Event will happen rain or shine - dress accordingly

Contact: Martha Arroyo '91 224-475-2203

Join Yale Chicago and other community members to help create a cleaner Chicago! Cleanup of Humboldt Park followed by After-Party!

• For the cleanup, we will meet up at the north end of the park close to the Food Puerto Riquena stand at 1547 N Humboldt Blvd.
• All Yale Alumni and friends are invited to participate! Volunteering is also open to families with children ages 8+.

REGISTRATION:
Please register with Yale Chicago AND with Cleanup Club Chicago directly prior to the event. Cleanup Club Chicago will also provide further details about the precise event location, supplies, attire, and so forth.

SUPPLIES
We will provide grabbers, bags, and some protective gloves. We recommend that everyone please bring their own 5 gallon bucket, water, and gloves (if you have your own).
 

Afterparty: We will grab lunch at a nearby eatery after the cleanup. Location TBD.

Contact:
Alexandra Newman '05

Thank you to Yale alumni and Yale Day of Service Regional Coordinators Erica Weeder, Sara Deeter, and Alexandra Newman for organizing this Yale Day of Service 2023 event!

Please join Yale Chicago to volunteer at Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry)!

• Unload and sort through donations of food arriving at the warehouse.
• Inventory items and put them away.
• Pull orders to be sent to the other pantry locations and load them into the vans.
• Additional warehouse support tasks as needed.

Closed-toed shoes are required. Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing - something that can get a little messy. Gloves provided on site. Additional FAQ's available online.

Children ages 9 and older are welcome. Please review the guidelines for minors.

Registration is first-come, first-served, with an event capacity of 15 volunteers. Please register directly with Nourishing Hope by following the instructions on the Events page of yalechicago.org.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Alexandra Newman '05

Welcome to Earth Day 2024: Poetry • Ecology • Restoration! 

Join us on Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Gwendolyn Brooks Park for a day filled with nature, creativity, and community. This event celebrates our planet through poetry readings, ecology workshops, and restoration projects. Connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for preserving our urban parks. Let's come together to honor Mother Earth and inspire positive change. See you there! 

(RAIN DATE MAY 11)

Contacts:

YaleBlueGreen Chicago-Green Blocks Initiative, Yale Chicago: Judith Singleton '00 MA

YaleBlueGreen-Green Blocks Initiative, YaleWomen, YChicago: Margot McMahon '84 MFA