Who We Are?
Our goal is to improve the lives of families and communities impacted by trauma and dis-investment In the Chicago metropolitan area.
With compassion and care, we help to create opportunities that invite others to envision a better future. We provide tools and resources that help our community to believe in a better future, while empowering and positioning them with resources to heal and grow into vibrant individuals that elevate the community.
Oakdale Cares Events
We're committed to providing opportunities
for you to grow healthy families and communities.
Senator Raphael Warnock Book Signing
Equipping Children And Families With The Tools To Succeed
Beliefs and Values
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Family - We believe that we are all connected by blood, bond, and/or purpose
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Community – We believe in a unified community with shared vision aimed at improving the lives of low to moderate-income families and communities in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Restoration - We believe society has a responsibility to restore to wholeness families and communities who have been broken by violence, trauma, disinvestment and structural inequities
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Mental Health - We believe it is our collective responsibility to remove the stigma of mental health and empower individuals and families with resources to gain the support they need.
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​Education – We believe it is our responsibility to prepare future generations with education that affirms their identity as individuals, exposes them to wealth-building practices, while positioning them to be extremely competitive in the market-place and their future academic endeavors.
Trauma induced training, youth taught CPR and how to respond to violence.
