May 5, 2021
Pictured right to left: Everett Rand, of Chicago Football Classic, Reginal Steele, of Sherman Dodge, Larry Huggins, of Christmas in the Wards and Chicago Football Classic. Sherman Dodge partnered
with Chicago Football Classic and Christmas in the Wards to donate $100,000 to 13 organizations across the Chicagoland area. Photos provided by J. Berry
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THIRTEEN ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE PORTION OF $100,000 DONATION
Gloria Batey conceived of the idea for Hood to Hire in late 2020 as COVID-19 continued to change the way we all lived. She wanted to find a way for people to work in a COVID society and fulfill their career aspirations at the same time. Her goal includes preparing people for the new hiring market, with a focus on ways to make participants in the program employable for that hiring market.