Chicago 2019

UPSWELL 2019

Chicago
Nov. 13-15, 2019

At the end of Upswell LA, we shared a note that said, “In 2019, the wave grows stronger.” Our ambition is for the Upswell community to continue strengthening in size, representation, engagement, energy, and impact every year.

Chicago showed what’s possible when we aim higher.

Highlights

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On the Main Stage

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Eddie Bocanegra

Heartland Alliance

Richard Brown

American Express

Dan Cardinali

Independent Sector

Mick Ebeling

Not Impossible Labs

Theaster Gates

Rebuild Foundation

Tonika Lewis Johnson

Sarah Kastelic

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Roy Kinsey

Sarah Kastelic

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Lori Lightfoot

Mayor of the City of Chicago

Michael McAfee

PolicyLink

Michele Norris

The Race Card Project

Eboo Patel

Interfaith Youth Core

Sherry Salway Black

First People’s Fund
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Sponsors

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Speakers

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Aaron Dorfman
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Ace Parsi
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Adiel Suarez-Murias
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

Adri Rosembert
ActBlue

Agni Ma Mushkin
Kashi Atlanta

Aida Mariam
AM & Co

Aisha Nyandoro
Springboard to Opportunities

Alan Curtis
Eisenhower Foundation

Alexis Fish
Blackbaud, Inc.

Alison Falk
Women In Tech Pittsburgh

Alison Hastings
Kashi Atlanta

Allandra J. Bulger
Co.act Detroit

Allen Smart
PhilanthropywoRx

Allison Briscoe-Smith
Center for the Greater Good

Allison Ralph
The Aspen Institute

Alyssa Conrardy
Prosper Strategies

Amala Jaya Kappenstein
Kashi Atlanta

Amit Patel
Accenture

Amy Rencher
Wayne State University

Amy Stewart
Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management

Analía Rodríguez
Latino Union of Chicago

Andrea L. Affeltranger
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.

Andrea Saenz
The Chicago Community Trust

Andrew Davis
BoardSource

Andrew Plumley
ProInspire

Anna Mayer
Taller De Jose

Anne Dalton
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.

Anthony Barrows
ideas42

Antoinetta McKay
I Follow the Leader LLC

April Jones Boyle
Wayne State University

Araceli Lucio
The Resurrection Project

Asma Uddin
Charles Koch Institute

Atrayus Goode
National Mentoring Partnership

Ayesha Jaco
Rush University Medical Center

Ben Kershaw
Independent Sector

Bernadette Downey
Share Our Strength

Bethany Cartledge
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

BJ Allen
Chicago Center for Arts and Technology

Brandan Green
Chetu Inc.

Brian Fogle
Community Foundation of the Ozarks

Bridget Hayman
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

Brinn Pfeiffer
DreamSpring

Brooke McKean
Chicago Scholars Foundation

Caitlin Donnelly
Nonprofit Vote

Camarrah Morgan
Hope Starts Here

Candace Moore
City of Chicago

Carolina Martinez Prohias
Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción

Caroline Altman Smith
The Kresge Foundation

Caroline Whistler
Third Sector

Carolyn Saxton
Legacy Foundation

Cathe Wood
The Global FoodBanking Network

Chad Berg
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Chantal Forster
Technology Affinity Group

Charmaine Webster
Learn to Earn Dayton/Preschool Promise

Christina Hachikian
The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

Christina Krasov
Thrive Chicago NFP

Christopher Punongbayan
California ChangeLawyers

Cindy M. Lott
School of Professional Studies, Columbia University

Claire Nelson

Connie E. Evans
Association For Enterprise Opportunity

Corey Brooks
Project H.O.O.D.

Cormekki Whitley
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Damarion Smith
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Dan Cardinali
Independent Sector

Dana O’Donovan
Deloitte LLP

Danae Davis
Milwaukee Succeeds

Daniel Fulwiler
Esperanza Health Centers

Darlene Oliver Hightower
Rush University Medical Center

Darnell Shields
Austin Coming Together

Darren Isom

Daryl M. Thomann
Make-A-Wish Illinois

David Brooks
The Aspen Institute

David Shapiro
MENTOR

Deepti Doshi
Facebook

Denali Dasgupta
Thrive Chicago NFP

Denise Harlow
Community Action Partnership

Denise Lam
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Diane Cohen
Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc.

Dilnaz Waraich
Pillars Fund

Dominique Jordan Turner
Chicago Scholars Foundation

Dorri McWhorter
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Ebele Anidi
FSG Inc.

Eboo Patel
Interfaith Youth Core

Eddie Bocanegra
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights

Eddie Gonzalez
The On Being Project

Elise Madrick Townsend
Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management

Elizabeth Lynn
Lake Institute on Faith & Giving

Ellen Ray
Chicago Cares

Ellen Winiarczyk
University College at the University of Denver

Erin Walton
Resilience

Frances Kunreuther
Building Movement Project

Gabriella Barbosa
Alliance for a Better Community

George Aye
Greater Good Studio

George Esteller
Deloitte LLP

Gillian Gonda
The Fetzer Institute, Inc.

Grace Sato

Greg Baldwin
VolunteerMatch

H. Art Taylor
BBB Wise Giving Alliance

Hannah Lennett
OpenIDEO

Hayling Price
FSG Inc.

Heather Miller
American Indian Center, Chicago

Helene D. Gayle
The Chicago Community Trust

Hester Dillon
Novo Foundation

Iman Gibson
Brocollete

J. Omar Magana
Open Center for the Arts

Jacob Harold
Candid

Jaime Guzman
The Obama Foundation

James Baxani
Accenture

James Dold
Human Rights for Kids

Jasmine Boyle
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

Jason Neises
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

Jason Rissman
OpenIDEO

Jaya Das Murphy

Jazmin Cerda
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council

Jeannette Tremblay Chambers
Hyde Park Art Center

Jeff Russell
Jitasa

Jehan Benton-Clark
The Colorado Health Foundation

Jelani Davis
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Jen Bailey
Faith Matters Network

Jen Bokoff
Candid

Jeremy Rossman
Research-Aid Networks

Jesse Herrera
Urban Theory

Jessica Jelinski
Feeding America

Jessica S. Green
The On Being Project

Jessica Vazquez Torres
Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training

Jim Gibbons
Generative Impact Solutions

Jim Taylor
BoardSource

Joan Lombardi

John Mohr
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Jonathan Lykes
The Roddenberry Foundation

Jose Rico
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago

Joseph Tomás Mckellar
PICO California

Joshua Rivera
University of Michigan

Joy Marsh Stephens
City of Minneapolis

Julian Posada
The Resurrection Project

Kabir Kumar
Walmart

Kaiwei Hsu
Accenture

Kalia Abiade
Pillars Fund

Kalvin McClendon
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Kanwarpal Dhaliwal
RYSE

Kate Lorenz
Hyde Park Art Center

Katherine Fulton
The Omidyar Network

Kathleen Gregory
Kathleen Gregory Consulting LLC

Katie Hickey
Chicago Beyond

Katie Sgarro
AsylumConnect

Kellie O’Connell
Lakeview Pantry

Kenya Collins
FoodCorps

Kerry Medek

Kevin Washington
YMCA of the USA

Kimberly Peeler-Allen
Higher Heights

Kimberly Walker
Arabella Advisors

Krista Tippett
The On Being Project

Kristina Gawrgy Campbell
Independent Sector

Kristine Michie
DreamSpring

Krystle Starvis
Weave: The Social Fabric Project

Kurt Gray
Charles Koch Institute

Kyra D. Woods
Ready for 100 Chicago Collective

Laura Esquivel
Hispanic Federation

Lauren Cohen
Americans for the Arts

Lauren Euwer
BoardEffect, Inc.

Lendl L. San Jose

Lennon Flowers
The Dinner Party

Leon Leader Charge
Oaye Luta Okolakiciye

Leslie Scott
Pressley Ridge

Lindsay Torrico
United Way Worldwide

Lisa Gale
StoryCorps

Lisa Weichman
Rush University Medical Center

Liz Dozier
Chicago Beyond

Liz L. Howard
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Lois Greco
Wells Fargo Regional Foundation

Luis Gutierrez
Latinos Progresando

Luke Shaefer
School of Social Work, University of Michigan

Lydia McCoy
Colorado Nonprofit Association

Lynsey Wood Jeffries
Higher Achievement

Lysa Ratliff
KaBOOM! Inc.

M. von Nkosi
The Institute for Local Innovations

Maia Maiden
Maia Maiden Productions

Maisha C. Leek
DirtyBird Co.

Malik Benjamin
Elevate Energy

Marcus Braxton
Capital Partners for Education

Marcus Iannozzi
Message Agency

Mareeha Niaz
Independent Sector

Marete Wester
Americans for the Arts

Maria Kim
Cara

Maria Orozco
The Bridgespan Group

Maria Yuan

Marie LeBlanc
Independent Sector

Marlo Rencher
Wayne State University

Marr-Teen Guy
Kashi Atlanta

Marshall Johnson
Audubon Dakota

Marta Tellado
Consumer Reports

Marty Rodgers
Accenture

Mary Gaylord
Living Room Conversations

Matthew Wilson
Chicago Center for Arts and Technology

Mattrick Swayze
Chicago Dancemakers Forum

Meg Busse
The Roddenberry Foundation

Megan Forgrave
Bush Foundation

Megan Jacobs
Truth Initiative

Megan Patel

Meghan Zimmerman
Thierer Family Foundation

Melanie Tsuchida
Colorado Nonprofit Association

Melinda Tuan
Fund for Shared Insight

Meredith Sparks Ament
Chicago Civic Consulting Alliance

Michael McAfee
PolicyLink

Michael Roberts
First Nations Development Institute

Michael Simmons
Blue Sky Strategies & Company

Michael Smith
The Obama Foundation

Michele Norris
The Race Card Project

Mick Ebeling
Not Impossible Labs

Mikaela Seligman
AchieveMission

Mitra D. Gruwell
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

Monisha Kapila
AchieveMission

Morgan Diamond
Young Invincibles

Moya Shpuntoff
World Institute on Disability

Muhend Abakar
Green Card Voices

Nat Kendall-Taylor
FrameWorks Institute

Nicole de Beaufort
Early Works LLC

Nicole Ozer
Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Nitika Nautiyal

Omar M. McRoberts
Department of Sociology, University of Chicago

Parisa Parsa
Cortico

Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar
StriveTogether

Pastor Chris Harris, Sr.
Bright Star Community Outreach, Inc.

Patrick Cooney
School of Social Work, University of Michigan

Patrick Rooney
Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Paul Daugherty
Philanthropy WV

Paul Sznewajs
Ingenuity

Peter Gordon
Americans for the Arts

Pier Rogers
Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management, North Park University

Rachel Knox
Hyde Family Foundations

Rachel Peric
Welcoming America

Rafia Khader
Indiana University at Indianapolis

Rahul Mitra
Wayne State University

Randall Russell
Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Raymond Foxworth
First Nations Development Institute

Regina Anderson
Food Recovery Network

Renee Boynton-Jarrett
Vital Village Network, Boston Medical Center

Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque
The On Being Project

Rhonda Broussard
Beloved Community

Richard Brown
American Express Foundation

Robert Boisture
The Fetzer Institute, Inc.

Robert Harris
StriveTogether

Robert Lynch
Americans for the Arts

Rochelle Keyhan
Collective Liberty

Roger Colinvaux
The Catholic Univerity of America

Roy Kinsey
Chicago Public Library

Ryan Kroening
Events by Lady K

Sara Brenner
Community Wealth Partners

Sarah Amendolare
Accenture

Sarah Cummings
The Demand Institute

Sarah Hewitt
Audubon Dakota

Scott Beale
Atlas Corps

Scott Keoni Shigeoka
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley

Seabrook Wingate
Center for Creative Leadership

Sean Burke
Accenture

Selena Wilson
East Oakland Youth Development Center

Shar Taylor
Consumer Reports

Shaunae Motley
United Way of Southwest Georgia

Shawn Lent
Chicago Dancemakers Forum

Sherry Salway Black
First Peoples Fund

Shoshana Buchholz-Miller
Cradles to Crayons Inc.

Silvia Paz
Alianza Coachella Valley

Sondra Samuels
Northside Achievement Zone

Sonia Calderon
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council

Stacey Stewart
March of Dimes Foundation

Stephanie Peng
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Stephanie Piccirilli
Ignite

Steve Strang
Spectrum Nonprofit Services

Steven Jarboe
Accenture

Steven Olikara

Susan Comfort

Swami Jaya Devi Bhagavati
Kashi Atlanta

Tammira Lucas
Moms As Entrepreneurs

Tarik Ward
Berklee College of Music

Tea Rozman Clark
Green Card Voices

Terry McDonald
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

Theaster Gates
Rebuild Foundation

Tiana Epps-Johnson
Center for Tech and Civic Life

Tiffney Marley
Community Action Partnership

Tina Kruse

Todd Kashdan
Charles Koch Institute

Walter Howell
Community Wealth Partners

Wendy Feliz
The American Immigration Council

William Browning
United Way Worldwide

William Foster
The Bridgespan Group

Wren Elhai
Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University

Zeenat Rahman
The Aspen Institute

Tom Tasche
ideas42

Tonika Lewis Johnson

Tracie Neuhaus
Monitor Institute of Deloitte

Tracy Boak
Perlman & Perlman

Tracy Patterson
Center for Creative Leadership

Troy Alim
Young Invincibles

Valerie Hill Rawls
Hill Eco, Inc.

Verneé Green
Mikva Challenge

Veronica Selzler
Hattaway Communications, Inc.

Victor Reinoso
Independent Sector

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Chicago Inside & Out Tours

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Austin / Lawndale Tour
The predominantly African-American neighborhoods of Austin and Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side were once thriving manufacturing districts. Visit a former 40-acre Sears Industrial complex in Lawndale now transformed into a community cultural center and architectural asset. Lunch at Farm on Ogden, a Chicago Botanic Garden initiative combining food, health, and jobs to support and sustain a healthy urban community. Explore issues like art spaces and practices, urban/city planning, community organizing, economic and community development, and park-space.

Back of the Yards Tour
Once the subject of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and ground-zero for modern community organizing, Chicago’s Back of the Yards is now home to transformation demonstrating the immense potential of the adaptive reuse of legacy and historic sites to create new community cultural spaces, as well as tactical approaches to community organizing. Stops on this tour include a sustainable collaborative now operating in the once-infamous Union Stock Yards and a satellite location of a community theatre serving Chicago Southwest Side, a predominantly Latinx community.

Bridgeport Tour
Birthplace of five Chicago mayors, Bridgeport, once known for racial intolerance, is now a thriving hub of artists, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. Following a tour through cultural and commercial centers featuring local artists’ work, lunch at a local restaurant, then enjoy kayakers on the Chicago River at the Eleanor Boathouse at Park 57. Explore issues like hybrid art spaces and practices, park-space, urban/city planning, community organizing approaches, economic and community development.

Bronzeville Tour
Named the “Great Migration”, the Bronzeville community on Chicago’s South Side was the center for African-American culture and business in the 1920s-1950s. After years of decline, the community has been rebuilding, making Bronzeville a testament to the power of legacy cultural institutions and social service organizations in urban communities and tactical approaches to community organizing. Stops on this tour include The Urban Resilience Network (TURN), South Side Community Arts Center, and a unique retail space called the Bronzeville Boombox.

Chicago Lawn Tour
Home base for this Chicago Lawn tour will be Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) in Chicago’s South Side, where staff and artists will illuminate challenges and solutions for designing programs for those reentering post-incarceration, reenvisioning historic spaces for community use, making public spaces, and more. Stops include the Beloved Community Ceramics Studio to learn about IMAN’s Green Reentry program and the Cornerstore Campaign, as well as the historic Marquette Park for a visit to an MLK memorial site.

Englewood Tour
Asiaha Butler of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood will lead a tour from 63rd and the Dan Ryan to the Englewood Square on 63rd & Halsted—home of AT&T, Whole Foods, Starbucks and more—then visit the RAGE Headquarters located at 66th & Union. You’ll learn of about RAGE’s efforts, recent investments, and the importance of community voice in community development. You’ll learn about the importance of community partnerships and examine the pathway grassroots organizations in Englewood leverage institutions and corporations to inform development.

Sponsored by AT&T – Believe Chicago

Greater Grand Crossing Tour
What, exactly, is a hybrid cultural economy? Best to find out in person! On this tour, you’ll experience three signature art and community centers in Washington Park developed by University of Chicago professor and visionary artist Theaster Gates. Explore the Stony Island Arts Bank, the Dorchester Art & Housing Collaborative, and the Listening House and the Archive House. Then have a meal with local creatives who are helping to lead an extraordinary new approach to transforming communities.

Hyde Park Tour
From the curious terraces of the UChicago’s Harris School of Public Policy to the catalytic spaces of the Logan Center for the Arts to the cavernous ideas incubator at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Hyde Park blends art, innovation, and public life in mind-opening ways. And we know who comes to mind when you think of Hyde Park. So, we’ll make sure you see the future location of the Obama Presidential Library, too!

Little Village / Brighton Park Tour
This tour of two communities near Chicago’s West Side will highlight efforts focused on arts, culture, and families to show how arts practices, adaptive reuse of space, and community organizing can help a community thrive. Stops include a youth-dedicated satellite location of the National Museum of Mexican Art, an arts collaborative, a steel company campus that hosts international graffiti artists each year, and a sanctuary school that offers a variety of services for youth and families.

Loop Tour
This walking tour of Chicago’s Loop neighborhood features examples of Chicago’s built environment along the Chicago River highlighting the power of tech and engineering and adaptive reuse to create spaces that are both functional and economically viable. Stops include sites along the Chicago River and 1871—an incubator space in the 140,000-square foot Merchandise Mart managed by P33, a cross-disciplinary initiative to drive inclusive, global technology leadership in Chicago.

Pilsen Tour
Lower West Side’s Pilsen community is where Chicago’s rich tradition of architecture meets the vibrant contributions of the city’s Mexican immigrant community. As such, Pilsen is an enriching study of emerging arts practices in urban communities as well as the impact of gentrification in community development. Stops include the National Museum of Mexican Fine Art, Pilsen’s historic 18th Street, and an emerging entrepreneurial business community that’s rich with artistic and culinary diversity.

Pullman Tour
All aboard for an issues-based tour of Pullman, the 19th century neighborhood created by railcar magnate Geroge M. Pullman. Designated by President Obama as a National Monument, Pullman is a unique place to explore issues such as historic preservation, urban planning, adaptive re-use, and economic development. Among our stops: an historic apartment building that now offers affordable live/work space for artists and their families, plus a former strip mall where budding restaurateurs can launch their business within a “diverse dining collective.”

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Community Dinners

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Bureau Bar Dinner
Owner Kenny Johnson is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for public service. His four restaurants, including Bureau Bar, serve a community that generally doesn’t have a lot of options to frequent and patronize. The restaurants primarily employ Black and Brown people who traditionally have been locked out of this profession.

DeColores Dinner
Located in Pilsen’s dynamic Art District, DeColores is a Mexican restaurant celebrated for its award-winning Mole Pablono – made with a 20-ingredient recipe that is claimed by owners Sergio, Priscilla, and Soleil Reyes as top secret.

Inspiration Kitchens Dinner
Inspiration Kitchens has a simple philosophy – “Dine Well. Do Good.” With a belief that delicious food can change lives, founder Lisa Nigro, a former Chicago police officer, began a business designed to help Chicago community members overcome homelessness and poverty.

Marwen Dinner
Founded in 1987, Marwen offers free visual arts education to young people from Chicago’s under-resourced neighborhoods. You’ll be awed by a stunning space and inspired by the young people and artists who have built a deep community at Marwen.

Marz Community Brewing Co. Dinner
Founded on the premise that art, culture, food, and beer would (and should) be enjoyed by the community, Marz was created as a platform for ongoing experimental collaboration. You’ll hear from the Marz team about how they combined their love of craft beer with their desire to make Chicago a better place to live, work, and play.

Pearl’s Place Dinner
It might pique your curiosity to know that Pearl’s Place has deep culinary ties with the Obama Foundation, but the restaurant’s history is even more interesting. Serving the Bronzeville community and Chicagoland for more than 30 years, owner Darrell Green hires and promotes members of the community.

Sinhá Dinner
Having used her home as both a boarding house for visiting international students and an event venue for her hobby of catering, Sinhá founder Jorgina Pereira decided to do something more. She recognized the lack of restaurants in her neighborhood and embarked on the conversion of her brownstone to a mixed used zoning project, birthing a restaurant where community and camaraderie are the themes.

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Exhibitors and Collaborators

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Accenture
ActBlue
Action for Healthy Kids
Alianza Coachella Valley
American Express
American Express Foundation
Americans for the Arts
Arabella Advisors
Arrupe College, Loyola University Chicago
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Chicago

Aspen Institute Inclusive America Project
Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
AsylumConnect
AT&T
Atlas Corps
Audubon Dakota
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Black Chicago Tomorrow
Blue Sky Strategies & Company

BoardEffect, Inc.
BoardSource
The Bridgespan Group
Bright Star Community
Outreach, Inc.
Brighton Park
Neighborhood Council
Building Movement Project
Bureau Bar
Bush Foundation

California ChangeLawyers
Candid
Capital Partners for Education
Cara
Cascade Alliance
Center for Creative Leadership
Charles Koch Foundation
Chetu Inc.
Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
Chicago Beyond

Chicago Cares
Chicago Center for Arts and Technology
Chicago Civic Consulting Alliance
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Dancemakers Forum
Chicago Women in Philanthropy
Children’s Home and Aid
Civic Consulting Alliance
Collective Liberty
Colorado Nonprofit Association

Consumer Reports
Cortico
Cradles to Crayons
Crown Family Philanthropies
DeColores
The Demand Institute
The Dinner Party
DreamSpring
Early Works LLC
The Einhorn Family Charitable Trust

Envia Fashion
Equity in the Center
Farm on Ogden
The Fetzer Institute
Field Foundation
First Nations Development Institute
Food Recovery Network
Forefront
Forward Impact Enterprises
Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

FrameWorks Institute
FSG Inc.
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