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Showing posts with label Public Benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Benefits. Show all posts

Healthy CPS Hotline Coordinator - Chicago Public Schools

Who: Chicago Public Schools

What: The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has set ambitious goals to ensure that every child—in every school and every neighborhood—has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school and college. The Office of Student Health and Wellness aims to remove health-related barriers to learning such that students may succeed in college, career, and life.

The Healthy CPS Hotline Coordinator serves as the first point of contact for callers to learn more about all of the Chicago Public Schools’ Healthy CPS initiatives and programs. They serve as the frontline for all health-related issues and concerns raised by schools and communities. Examples include, but are not limited to, lice infestation, infectious disease outbreak, medical compliance, training for school staff on public health policy and guidelines, health insurance enrollment and access to primary care, school food program, access to health services and food security programs, and all other related public health issues and concerns.

Associate Manger, Public Benefits Outreach Innovation - Greater Chicago Food Depository

Who: The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food. We are at the center of a network of more than 700 partner organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to bring food, dignity and hope to our neighbors across Chicago and Cook County. The Food Depository addresses the root causes of hunger with job training, advocacy and other innovative solutions

What: The Associate Manager of Benefits Outreach Innovation works with the Senior Manager of Public Benefits Outreach to improve and expand the Food Depository’s benefits outreach work in Cook County.

As the Food Depository strives to end hunger, some of our most valuable tools are public benefit programs. Nutrition assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) empower families to purchase the food they need at a grocery store. Programs like Medicaid provide families with resources to meet other basic needs, like health care, thereby reducing the need to skip meals to pay medical bills. The Greater Chicago Food Depository currently conducts outreach to connect eligible individuals with SNAP and Medicaid.

The Associate Manager of Benefits Outreach Innovation is charged with removing barriers that impede our ability to connect families to SNAP and Medicaid and exploring opportunities to expand our benefits outreach work to include other programs such as LIHEAP, WIC, and EITC. This role will optimize processes, pilot new programs, leverage technology, and inform policy opportunities.

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Director of Public Policy - Greater Chicago Food Depository

Who: The Greater Chicago Food Depository is Chicago’s food bank, providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in the community. They do this in partnership with 700 agencies and programs including pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and responses for children, older adults and veterans. This network distributes food where it is needed most throughout Cook County.

What: The Director of Public Policy serves as part of the Community Impact leadership team, leading the organization's strategies to leverage policy change to end hunger. The Director serves as an expert on legislative policy related to food insecurity, public benefits, healthcare, and other anti-poverty issues significantly impacting individual and families with low incomes.

The Director identifies policy legislative and administration opportunities through written proposals that build a case for advancement. Additionally, the Director supports the development of strategic communication campaigns designed to mobilize coalition partners. Annually, directs the process to develop the policy agenda for approval by the CEO and the Board of Directors. Leads the charge to expand benefits outreach services by creating new collaborations to connect clients to additional public benefits and support. Leads a staff working on policy, advocacy, and benefits outreach. Success requires collaboration with a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

Director of Public Policy - Greater Chicago Food Depository

Who: The Greater Chicago Food Depository is Chicago’s food bank. We provide food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community. We do this in partnership with 700 agencies and programs including pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and responses for children, older adults and veterans. This network distributes food where it is needed most throughout Cook County.

What: The Director of Public Policy serves as part of the Community Impact leadership team, leading the organization's strategies to leverage policy change to end hunger. The Director serves as an expert on legislative policy related to food insecurity, public benefits, healthcare, and other anti-poverty issues significantly impacting individual and families with low incomes.

The Director identifies policy legislative and administration opportunities through written proposals that build a case for advancement. Additionally, the Director supports the development of strategic communication campaigns designed to mobilize coalition partners. Annually, directs the process to develop the policy agenda for approval by the CEO and the Board of Directors. Leads the charge to expand benefits outreach services by creating new collaborations to connect clients to additional public benefits and support. Leads a staff working on policy, advocacy, and benefits outreach. Success requires collaboration with a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include: