Interview with Kyra Jones

Kyra Jones is a former Resilience volunteer, filmmaker, artist, advocate and educator. She is currently the Assistant Director of Sexual Violence Response Services and Advocacy at Northwestern University. Resilience spoke with Kyra about her career in sexual violence...

Interview with Victoria Herrera

Meet Victoria Herrera, one of Resilience’s Art Therapists in the Trauma Therapy Department. Continue to read our interview with Victoria. When did you start working at Resilience? When did you first start working with survivors? I started working at Resilience a...

CPD Budget Distribution

Resilience joins the Network, Advocating Against Domestic Violence, in calling on the City of Chicago to redistribute $35 million from the CPD budget for gender based violence services.  Join in making the call to action by signing here. For more information on the...

Supporting Our Students

What We Know about School Reporting Officers (SROs) This week, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are voting on whether or not to keep School Reporting Officers (SROs). The SRO program places 200 officers in various CPS schools with the goal of increasing safety and student...

Roses and Thorns

Resilience is hosting a program called Roses and Thorns for 7th and 8th grade youth. Please see more details below: Roses and Thorns Click here to download the flyer. Click here to register. Are you going into 7th and 8th grade? Come join us for conversation and fun!...

Healing in Words

Resilience is hosting a program called Healing in Words for high school age youth through December 2020. Please see more details below: Healing in Words Click here to register for any of the dates below. Click here to download the series flyer. Tuesday, August 25,...

Thank You for Your Support in FY20

We want to thank you for your support in FY20! With your help, we served over 1,800 survivors, welcomed our inaugural Associate Board, hosted our first virtual Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign, and introduced remote services. Watch our video below to learn more...

Mindful Knitting Group

Resilience is hosting a Mindful Knitting Group. Please see below for details: Mindful Knitting Group Click here to download the flyer. Quiet the mind and develop a mindfulness practice through contemplative crafting. Open to survivors of sexual assault, all genders...