BEHIV gets $25K grant
Better Existence with HIV ( BEHIV ) has been notified that it is the recipient of a $25,000 M•A•C AIDS Fund grant to help fund the agency's Housing Assistance Program. This grant is a $10,000 increase over last year's award.
BEHIV's Housing Assistance Program ( HAP ) ministers to those living with HIV/AIDS and their families by helping them maintain their housing and independence through technical assistance in budget planning, apartment searching and applying for federal programs; advocacy in dealing with landlord/tenant conflicts; and emergency and ongoing rental and utility subsidies for clients who meet low-income eligibility criteria. See www.behiv.org .
Heartland Café reopens
Heartland Café, 7000 N. Glenwood, has reopened after health inspectors closed it March 12, according to a business press release.
A patron dialed 311 after "feeling ill" because of tofu and vegetables eaten at the café. The release stated that " [ t ] he inspection was fair and we immediately set about to address the issues raised and some that weren't."
For more information about the establishment, see www.heartlandcafe.com .
LGBTA state bar group seeking nominations
The Standing Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity of the Illinois State Bar Association ( ISBA ) is now accepting nominations for its annual community leadership award.
Award recipients may include judges, lawyers, members of state or local legislative bodies, educators or community activist groups involved in legal issues relating to the LGBT community.
Nominations must be received by Friday, April 10; the award will be presented at the awards luncheon at the ISBA Annual Meeting at Lake Geneva on Friday, June 26. For more info, see www.isba.org or e-mail Janet M. Sosin at jsosin@isba.org .
Free tax-prep help March 31-April 1
Center on Halsted and Ladder Up will offer free tax-preparation assistance Tuesday, March 31, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Wed., April 1, 6-8:30 p.m., at the Center, 3656 N. Halsted.
Eligibility requirements include families earning up to $45,000 annually and individuals earning up to $20,000 annually. People should bring all income and expense documents from 2008, identification of all family members and a copy of a 2007 tax return, if available.
E-mail tballentine@centeronhalsted.org or call 773-472-6469, ext. 245.
Planning seminar March 28
On Saturday, March 28, 1-2:30 p.m., Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, will host a free legal-preparation seminar which is designed to provide free, accessible legal education for the LGBT community about critically needed protections.
Volunteer attorneys will be available after the seminar to answer questions. Attorneys Ray J. Koenig III and David Wells of David Wells and Associates, P.C. are presenting, and the event is co-sponsored by SAGE Center on Halsted and Center on Halsted's Legal Clinic.
Contact Serena Worthington at sworthington@centeronhalsted.org or 773-472-6469, ext. 160.
Webber honorary chair of school auction
The Chicago Waldorf School has announced that award-winning landscaper and Chicago Greenworks founder Christy Webber is the honorary chairperson for the school's biannual auction fundraising event.
The auction will be held Saturday, April 4, at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the live auction begins at 8:45 p.m. Tickets are $85 each; see www.chicagowaldorf.org for all sorts of information, including the school's auction acquisition wish list.
The school is at 1300 W. Loyola.
