Hundreds line up for help from attorneys and loan officers, hoping to save their homes from foreclosure. The event in Cicero was funded by your donations to the Unity Challenge.

Here in Illinois, the recession has pushed over 400,000 people below the poverty line. Together we’re providing help and hope, through the Unity Challenge.

As the recession takes its toll, Metro Chicago Vital Signs is your source for the latest local data. Get an interactive look at foreclosures, job loss and hunger in your community.

Medical debt, bankruptcy, foreclosure—legal actions often push struggling families further into poverty. CGLA is knocking down legal barriers, thanks to your donations to the Unity Challenge.

As hunger increases, this community pantry and 168 others received 180,000 pounds of food to feed 700,000 people, thanks to your donations to the Unity Challenge.