On Wednesday, January 27th, our partner City Bureau hosted their first open house at Experimental Station, a curious wing-shaped building in Woodlawn, Chicago. A number of south-side focused grass-roots organizations call Experimental Station home, including 61st street Famers Market, Blackstone Bikes,…
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Listen In: Podcast Debut of “Dirty Little Secrets (Episode 2)- Birth Control and Bladder Control”
Smart Health Navigator, Michelle Vu, has released the second episode of her podcast, Dirty Little Secrets (Episode 2) – Birth Control and Bladder Control! This episode features a two brand new segments: “Birth Control with Clare and Nilofer” – where…
Listen In: The First Episode of Smart Health Center Podcast, “Chicago Food Justice” Is Live!
Smart Health Navigator and Chicago Health Corps member, Anne Lin, debuted the first episode of her podcast “Chicago Food Justice” today entitled “Teaser”. It is described as follows: Chicago Food Justice is a monthly podcast series which explores the various…
We’re on Fire!
Yesterday we were named one of Chicago Inno’s 50 on Fire in the “Civic” category! The awards recognize “inventors, disruptors, luminaries and newsmakers” that are driving Chicago’s innovation economy forward. We were honored to be named among many of our…
Listen In: Podcast Debut of “Dirty Little Secrets (Episode 1) – The Three S’s: Size, Shape, and Smell”
Smart Health Navigator, Michelle Vu, has released the debut episode of her new podcast, Dirty Little Secrets! Dirty Little Secrets is a sex education podcast dedicated to debunking myths around sexual health, rights, identity, and reproductive justice. Sex is still a…
Food For Thought: Catering the Youth-Led Tech Program
In my first week at the Smart Chicago Collaborative I met with my new colleagues about our rapidly approaching summer project, Youth-Led Tech. I came to learn that this was to be a 6-week program for 13 – 18 year…
