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 2025
For January, Emerge highlights Illinois Coalition for Refugee and Immigrant Rights (ICIRR) ... Since 1986, ICIRR has been dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to create full participation in civic, cultural, social, and political life. ICIRR has helped create change and provide citizenship opportunities for thousands of immigrants through legislative action.
To read more about Illinois Coalition for Refugee and Immigrant Rights:
To donate to Illinois Coalition for Refugee and Immigrant Rights:
https://illinoiscoalitionforimmigrantandrefugeerights-bloom.kindful.com/?campaign=1242232
February 2025
In celebration of Black History Month, Emerge highlights Affinity ... A Black and queer-led organization that has been dedicated to providing social justice in the Black LGBTQ+ community for 25 years. Through activism, education, and transformative justice, Affinity strives to build avenues for healing and Black liberation.
To read more about Affinity:
To donate to Affinity:
March 2025
In Celebration of Women’s History Month, Emerge highlights Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) … Since 1985, CFW has invested more than $50 million through over 5,000 grants and annually impacts 226,000 women, girls, trans and nonbinary individuals across the Chicago Region through a comprehensive approach to provide health, safety, and economic support.
To read more about Chicago Foundation for Women:
To donate to Chicago Foundation for Women:
April 2025
In Celebration of Arab American Heritage Month, Emerge highlights the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) … Since 1995, AAAN has been working to strengthen the Arab community of Chicago through community organization, advocacy, education, providing social services, and leadership and community building to better provide cultural and economic opportunities within a context of equality and social justice.
To read more about the Arab American Action Network:
https://aaan.org/about/history/
To donate to the Arab American Action Network:
May 2025
In Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Emerge highlights the Asian Health Coalition (AHC) … For the past 25 years, AHC has worked to eliminate health disparities for Asian, Native Hawaiin, Pacific Islander, and other underserved communities by utilizing a collaborative partnership approach to support the development and implementation of culturally and linguistically appropriate health equity initiatives.
To read more about the Asian Health Coalition:
https://www.asianhealth.org/about-asian-health-coalition
To donate to the Asian Health Coalition:
June 2025
In Celebration of Pride Month, Emerge highlights Equality Illinois … Founded in 1991, Equality Illinois serves to defend the basic human rights of the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on education, health care, and criminal justice. Equality Illinois’s vision is creating a fair and unified state where people live freely regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.
To read more about Equality Illinois:
https://www.equalityillinois.us/about-us/
To donate to Equality Illinois:
July 2025
For July, Emerge highlights Care for Real (CfR) … Located in the Northern Chicago neighborhoods of Edgewater and Rogers Park, CfR provides food, clothing, referrals, and additional services to improve the overall well-being of low-income residents to foster a stronger, healthier, and equitable community.
To read more about Care for Real:
https://careforreal.org/mission/
To donate to Care for Real:
August 2025
For August, Emerge highlights GirlForward … Serving girls ages 14-21 in grades 9th-12th, GirlfForward assists those who identify as refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers to through mentoring, educational, and wellness-based programs. GirlForward helps to bridge the gap between young girls to access and connection to new environments.
To read more about GirlForward:
https://www.girlforward.org/programs
To donate to GirlForward:
September 2025
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Emerge highlights Latino Union of Chicago … Latino Union of Chicago connects with Day Laborers, Household Workers, and other contracted workers to fight for social and economic justice through education, organizing, and advocacy.
To read more about Latino Union of Chicago:
https://www.latinounion.org/about
To donate to Latino Union of Chicago:
October 2025
For October, Emerge highlights Lighthouse Foundation … A Black and multiracial LGBTQ+ organization that advances justice for Black LGBTQ+ people across Chicago through empowerment, education, and entertainment. Lighthouse Foundation focuses on spirituality, racial justice organizing, workforce development, and the arts.
To read more about Lighthouse Foundation:
https://www.lightfoundchi.org/
To donate to Lighthouse Foundation:
November 2025
For November, Emerge highlights Chicago CRED … CRED is an organization focused on utilizing a holistic approach to reducing gun violence in Chicago neighborhoods. Making decisions based on gun violence research, CRED uses various programs, such as street outreach and therapy to connect with those most at risk of gun violence.
To read more about Chicago CRED:
To donate to Chicago CRED:
December 2025
For December, Emerge highlights the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH) … Since 1980, CCH has built community through organizing, advocacy, and legal assistance to prevent and end homelessness. Through partnering with service providers, CCH helps provide direct legal assistance and emphasizes helping youth.
To read more about Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness:
https://chicagohomeless.org/about/
To donate to Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness: