🌟 FLAP has signed an MOU with The Refugee Center! @FLAPIllinois will help low-workers and their families in the Champaign County community better connect with social services, mediation services, language assistance – making it easier to access the resources and support.

🍂 From visiting the Día de los Muertos exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen to enjoying the festivities at Pumpkin Fest in DeKalb County, the @FLAPIllinois team had a fun weekend out in the community experiencing culture and traditions! 💚

📍 From Evanston, Skokie, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Schaumburg, and the @ConsulMexCho, FLAP is bringing these resources closer to home to help low-wage families protect their housing, ease financial stress, and move forward with some peace of mind.

🤝 @FLAP is making a difference in the low-wage community with the support of the Chicago Bar Foundation! Through outreach, we connect community members with The Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt for legal support for eviction, foreclosure, and unresolved debt issues.

It’s more than a check for FLAP. It is money earned, bills that can be paid, and a step more toward a future where low-wage workers’ time and hard work are valued. ✊

A win for fair treatment! 🎉 With representation from @FLAPIllinois' Bilingual Chief Counsel Alvar Ayala, a restaurant worker received a settlement check to recover wages from unpaid overtime.

🧎‍♀️ Led by Bilingual Grants Compliance Nieves Ruiz, the FLAP team also made time for some light exercise focused on well-being, with staff joining in the office and remotely.

hosted by YWCA Evanston North Shore. FLAP is happy helping community members learn about support available to them. Thanks to all for stopping by our service table!

💜 Joining dozens of community organizations, Bilingual Senior Economic Mobility and Outreach Advocate Adriana Hoyos sharing workers’ rights and resource flyers with dozens of attendees at the 4th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month CommUNITY Resource Fair --

Continuing to explore how Canva can help us make FLAP’s messages more engaging and accessible to the low-wage community we serve.

Here’s a brief glimpse at what’s been happening at @FLAPIllinois this week! 🎨 Our Bilingual Lead of Communications and Marketing Amy Salazar joined @AMPTchicago's Communications Manager Diego Roman for AUYO: Amplify Your Graphic Design!

--and we’re excited to continue making opportunities and instructional technology more accessible!

Through a contract with Kane County Government’s Grand Victoria Riverboat Fund, FLAP distributed laptops, headphones, printers and tablets, to Kane County youth and children at Aurora Public Library--

💻 Whether it’s logging into an e-learning lesson, finishing homework, or preparing for a future career, @FLAPIllinois is helping children and youth from low-wage households access the right tools that can open doors.

Now, she is exploring career opportunities, connecting with professionals, and looking for internships to get her career started! 💪

An 18-year-old farmworker is preparing to graduate high school and pursue her dream of becoming an accountant. Through a grant from the United Way of Greater McHenry County, @FLAPIllinois provide her with a laptop to support her studies and help her complete schoolwork. 💻

In a time of immigration challenges and uncertainty for our communities, FLAP is providing critical financial assistance to workers. Thank you @HispanicFed for recognizing and supporting @FLAPIllinois' work through the Humanitarian Emergency Latino Program (HELP) Fund award.

💚 Thank you to ECF for celebrating this achievement with us over a lovely meal at the Evanston Corner Bistro, and to FLAP staff, our Board of Directors, and our generous donors for being part of this special milestone and celebration!

@FLAPIllinois is proud to have reached our $100,000 goal of matching funds through @EvanstonForever’s "Partners for the Future" grant, unlocking additional funding to strengthen the support and opportunities low-wage workers and their families need to build more secure futures.

🗓️ Wednesday, November 4th ⏰ 12:00pm-1:00pm 🔗 Registration required at this link: registration.extension.illin… #FLAP #IllinoisAssetMap #CommunityEngagement