RELEASE: Next Investment Round of One West Side Partnership

The
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
and
A Better Chicago
, alongside generous support partner United Airlines, today announced the expansion of their One West Side partnership to two additional grant recipients in the second year of the initiative, joining the cohort of five inaugural leaders.
One West Side is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar commitment to invest in Chicago's West Side, which includes some of the city's most under-served and under-resourced neighborhoods. This powerful partnership pairs the platform of professional sports with A Better Chicago's philanthropic expertise and management resources to support local organizations and leaders in efforts to create greater opportunity for youth in their own communities.

The new grantees include:
"We are thrilled to welcome this new cohort of community-embedded organizations into our portfolio. Their promising approaches to early childhood education, social-emotional learning and, trauma-informed mental health supports have potential for substantial impact. Additionally, both I Am Able Center for Family Development and A House in Austin have compelling leadership at the helm and are poised to take their impact to the next level," said Beth Swanson, Chief Executive Officer of A Better Chicago, and Sara Guderyahn, Executive Director of the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, in a joint statement.
One West Side will also continue its support of the five organizations selected in the inaugural cohort, which served more than 800 youth on the West Side last year. This includes Austin Childcare Providers Network, The Bloc, Firehouse Community Arts Center, MAAFA Redemption Project and West Side United, a group that collectively reaches Chicagoans at every stage of life - from birth to young adulthood - by supporting education, social-emotional learning, mentorship opportunities, skills training and leadership development.
For more information, please visit
Blackhawks.com/OneWestSide
.

FOUNDATION NIGHT - MARCH 20, 2022
The Chicago Blackhawks Foundation (CBF) will celebrate this exciting expansion and other community impact programs during the annual "Foundation Night" game on Sunday, March 20 as the team takes on the Winnipeg Jets at 6 p.m.
This special game is dedicated to coming together as one Blackhawks community - raising awareness and funds for the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, the Blackhawks' official charitable arm that works to create a healthier, smarter, more secure world for families in and around Chicago. There are several opportunities for fans both at the game and at home to support the cause and help make a difference in our local neighborhoods.
Sunday's Foundation Night game against Winnipeg can be seen on NBC Sports Chicago, the exclusive local television home for Blackhawks hockey. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit
Blackhawks.com/FoundationNight
.