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Dr. Litesa Wallace was born on the Southside of Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Country Club Hills. Her parents, a law enforcement agent and postal worker were both union workers and she attended Western Illinois University, becoming ...

Victory Bell was born on March 7, 1934, in Durant, Mississippi. His parents were Bea Bell and Gladys Thompson. Victory said, “I came from a sharecropping background. I had a sense of what I desired and didn’t have, but I ...

Second Acts for Strong Communities – RHA and Bridge Rockford Alliance join other Second Acts communities (10 nationally) with Generations United, Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, and Encore.org in a quarterly convening. The goal of the convening is to ...

January 17, 2017 “It is a proven assertion that we are all descendants of one human ancestry endowed by our creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The W.K. Kellogg Foundation-led Truth, Racial Healing ...

Like all great leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. embodies the qualities of self-sacrifice and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming odds. Today we celebrate his life. Let us look back at some of the most important events in his ...

In a letter from the Alliance for Strong Communities, Sheila Otto provides information on RHA’s receiving the 2016 Commitments Award for Engaging All Voices. “Thank you, once again, for your participation in this project focusing on organizational approaches to engagement ...

As this year comes to a close, it is a time for new beginnings and great anticipation. Together in the New Year we will increase the well-being of our community, through your support and your understanding of our mission. Rockford ...

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:00 – 7:00 pm Mendelssohn Hall 406 N. Main Street At Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center FREE! Join Us To Learn About More Than $400,000 In Scholarships & Financial Aid! Visit booths to speak to representatives from many local ...

“There is peace even in the storm” ― Vincent Van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh. This quote could not be more appropriate on that rainy day, as we gathered to break ground for what many deemed “a controversial ...