CHICAGO – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to improve access to hearing aids Tuesday, and State Senator Robert Peters is celebrating the decision that will benefit millions of Americans.

About 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.

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The Westside Justice Center is Requesting Proposals for a Southside Project Manager and a Resource Development Consultant.

Important Dates:
Contract period: September 10, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Proposals Due: 5:00pm CST, September 2, 2022
Submission: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Resource Development Consultant will be responsible for the following:

1. Develop and execute WJC’s annual strategic development plan.
2. Secure financial support from individuals, foundations, government sources, and corporations.
3. Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with key stakeholders.
4. Create and execute a strategy for a large, sustained base of annual individual donors.
5. Develop and track proposals and reports for all institutional funders, including government, foundations and corporate

Find the proposal here.

The Southside Project Manager will be responsible for the following:

1. Conduct a comprehensive study on the prospect of expanding services to the South Side, including an environmental analysis of potential locations.
2. Conduct community consultations with community members, partner organizations, and other stakeholders.
3. Evaluate internal and external resources required for an expansion.
4. Submit a report, summarizing activities and a comprehensive recommendation, to WJC’s Senior Staff and Board of Directors.

Find the proposal here.

On Tuesday, August 16, my office is partnering with Rep. Kam Buckner for a Back to School Event at Ellis Park from 2-6 p.m. There will be free activities and giveaways including arts and crafts, face painting, financial literacy, counseling services and much more. We hope to see you there!

Chicago – State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) issued the following statement … in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision:

"This decision is a threat to broader fights for justice everywhere. This is a gateway for the far right to start attacking so many important rights we have today. The Supreme Court’s extremist decision to strip people of their abortion rights is appalling and will not reduce abortions, but only further penalize working class communities especially working class Black and Brown communities.”

“Illinois continues to lead the country when it comes to protecting the reproductive rights of our residents, and I know we will be a welcoming, safe place for people from hostile states that may be seeking an abortion. I am grateful to the organizers and the movement who demanded that Illinois be a leader on reproductive justice, and I am committed to working with them and my colleagues to expand people’s rights in Illinois, not restrict them. I want to be clear that this is the beginning of a much broader movements’ plan to attack marginalized communities and we must not back down from this challenge, but stand up and step out.”

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