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ORGANIZATION: The Boulevard: The Road to Health and Home

Your Professional Expertise Can Help Reduce Homelessness in Chicago

With a lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Boulevard is recruiting candidates for our active Board of Directors. The Boulevard addresses the challenges faced by homeless adults with nowhere to recuperate upon hospital discharge.

Founded in 1994, The Boulevard helps individuals to complete their medical recovery and to address the root causes of their homelessness. At its 64 bed facility located on Chicago’s west side, we provide medical respite care, behavioral health, linkage to housing and workforce development services with an ultimate goal of stabilizing the health and well-being of our residents and clients. Through our various programs, and post supportive services, we follow our clients to the next level of planning to ensure their ongoing success.

We are particularly seeking Board candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

  • Development
  • Affordable Housing
  • Real Estate
  • Strategic Planning
  • Marketing &Public Relations

The Boulevard’s Board meetings are held every other month, generally at our location in the Loop or via Zoom. For consideration, please send your resume, and you will be contacted by a member of our Board Membership Committee.

Our Mission: To provide high quality, cost-effective medical respite care, holistic support, and housing services to help ill and injured homeless adults break the cycle of homelessness, restore their health, and rebuild their lives.

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About The Boulevard: The Road to Health and Home

Location:

3456 West Franklin Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60624, US

Mission Statement

The Boulevard: The Road to Health and Home provides a healing environment and housing support services to help ill and injured adults experiencing homelessness restore their health, rebuild their lives and regain self-sufficiency. The Boulevard is a leader in medical respite care, and one of only a handful nationwide. Visit our website! http://www.blvd.org/

Description

The Boulevard is a medical respite program designed specifically to address the challenges faced by homeless adults often discharged from hospitals with no place to recuperate. We aid these individuals in completing their medical recovery and stabilization, begin to address the root causes of their homelessness, and find stable housing.

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CAUSE AREAS

Board Development
Health & Medicine
Homeless & Housing
Board Development, Health & Medicine, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

3456 West Franklin BoulevardChicago, IL 60624

(41.890568,-87.71345)
 

SKILLS

  • Fundraising
  • Strategic Planning
  • Marketing Strategy & Planning
  • Public Relations
  • Healthcare
  • Real Estate & Leasing

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 25
  • Orientation or Training
  • Bi-monthly meetings (2 hours in length)

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