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Nita Tennyson’s mutual aid group provides baby supplies and household essentials, as well as money for housing costs. Tennyson said the city’s young moms need more rental assistance and support.
Arts educators Julia Hinojosa and Ebere Agwuncha reflect on the critical role the South Side organization’s programs have in helping young people launch careers in the arts.
Ridley Holmes, a case manager at The Night Ministry, discusses the group’s work as the federal government targets services for trans people. “When it comes to our youth, it’s time to really start standing up.”
