SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Emerge Psychology Group engages in Socially Responsible Practice (SRP)
Social responsibility is an ethical framework in which we work and cooperate with other individuals and organizations for the benefit of the community that will inherit the world that we will leave behind. We regard it as a duty that every individual has to maintain and strive to engage toward social justice and community wellness … a balance between the economy and the ecosystem one lives within. SRP aims to secure healthcare for all people and eliminate barriers like distance, financial condition, and by using ethical frameworks combining the resources of land managers, municipalities, nonprofits, educational institutions, businesses, manufacturers, and individual volunteers, which will be required to solve environmental and social crisis. We can be socially responsible passively, by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts, or actively, by performing activities that advance social goals. Social responsibility must be intergenerational, since the actions of one generation have consequences on those following. Socially responsible practitioners employ science, empathy, compassion, and courage to drive action and change.
Emerge Psychology Group illuminates and donates to Chicago area nonprofit organizations on a monthly basis, each fully licensed clinician at Emerge offers some sessions at low sliding scale fee services, and as a practice entering our initial years as a group, we will continually strive to build and add programs that highlight our socially responsible practice model.
January 2024
For January, Emerge highlights Howard Brown Health … The mission of Howard Brown Health is rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation. Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. They are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment.
To read more about Howard Brown Health:
https://howardbrown.org/about/
To donate to Howard Brown Health:
https://donate.howardbrown.org/give/424287/#!/donation/checkout
February 2024
For February, Emerge highlights Black Girls Break Bread (BGBB) … BGBB advocates for Black women and girls on many fronts including adequate access to maternal health care, mental health services and improving overall health and wellness. Its mission is to empower, uplift and inspire Black women and girls through the creation of safe spaces for intergenerational discourse and engagement.
To read more about Black Girls Break Bread:
https://blackgirlsbreakbread.org/
To donate to Black Girls Break Bread:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BlackGirlsBreakBread?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
March 2024
For March, Emerge highlights Chicago House … Building on a 38-year history, Chicago House continues to meet the ever-changing needs of individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS. As they evolve their work, Chicago House defines themselves as a housing leader for this vulnerable community and the greater LGBTQ+ community. Using housing as a foundation, Chicago House's innovative programs address the social determinants of health and work with individuals and families to establish essential building blocks for an independent life.
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April 2024
For April, Emerge highlights Season of Concern Chicago … Founded in 1987, Season of Concern Chicago is dedicated to providing financial assistance to Chicagoland theater artists, both Equity and Non-Equity, impacted by illness, injury, or health-related circumstances that prevents them from working.
To read more about Season of Concern Chicago:
https://seasonofconcern.org/whoweare/
To donate to Season of Concern Chicago:
May 2024
For May, Emerge highlights Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) … Since 1985, Chicago Foundation for Women has invested more than $45 million through over 4,000 grants, annually impacting 226,000 women, girls, trans, and gender nonbinary individuals across the Chicago region, so they are healthy, safe, and economically secure. Nearly four decades later, CFW continues to be the only organization in the region to take a comprehensive approach to understand and address the issues impacting Chicago-area women, girls, trans, and gender nonbinary individuals.
To read more about Chicago Foundation for Women:
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June 2024
For June, Emerge highlights Center on Halsted … Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day, located in the heart of Chicago's Lakeview Neighborhood.
To read more about Center on Halsted:
https://www.centeronhalsted.org/
To donate to Center on Halsted:
July 2024
For July, Emerge highlights The Alliance for the Great Lakes … Headquartered in Chicago, The Alliance for the Great lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource that is the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.
To read more about The Alliance for the Great Lakes:
To donate to The Alliance for the Great Lakes:
https://donate.greatlakes.org/give/236867/#!/donation/checkout
August 2024
For August, Emerge highlights PAWS Chicago … Starting their journey in 1997, they made a promise to Chicago's homeless pets: that PAWS would work to end the unnecessary killing each year of tens of thousands of helpless cats and dogs.
To read more about PAWS Chicago:
https://www.pawschicago.org/about-us
To donate to PAWS Chicago:
September 2024
For September, Emerge highlights NAMI Chicago … Since 1979, NAMI Chicago has fought for families and individuals impacted by mental health conditions. They promote community wellness, break down barriers to mental health care and provide support and expertise for families, professionals and individuals in Chicago and beyond.
To read more about NAMI Chicago:
https://www.namichicago.org/who-we-are
To donate to NAMI Chicago:
October 2024
For October, Emerge highlights Cara Collective … For over 30 years, Cara Collective has built an inclusive economy by developing employment pathways to advance transformative individual and community success and to fuel a courageous national movement to eradicate relational and financial poverty. Cara Collective commits to taking an antiracist approach in all they do and leverages their individuality and differences as a way of deepening community and expanding opportunity in and around their organization.
To read more about Cara Collective:
https://caracollective.org/about/
To donate to Cara Collective:
November 2024
For November, Emerge highlights Sip of Hope Coffee … Sip of Hope Coffee opened its doors in Logan Square for the first time in May 2018. Whether providing physical resources, holding events within its space, or partnering with the local businesses, having a physical space provides numerous new opportunities to connect with the community. Sip of Hope is the world’s first coffee where 100% of the proceeds support proactive suicide prevention and mental health education, and all of the baristas are trained in mental health first aid.
To read more about Sip of Hope Coffee:
https://www.sipofhope.com/about
To donate to Sip of Hope Coffee:
December 2024
For December, Emerge highlights The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights … The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights protects and advances the rights and best interests of immigrant children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal law. As champion for the best interests of children who arrive in the United States on their own, from all corners of the world, The Young Center serves as trusted allies for these children while they are in deportation proceedings, advocating for their best interests, and standing for the creation of a dedicated children’s immigrant justice system that ensures the safety and well-being of every child.
To read more about The Young Center:
https://www.theyoungcenter.org/about-the-young-center
To donate to The Young Center: