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Revelations from April 2021 Financial Literacy Month with special guest Sandra Olivas and Gladys Esmeralda Jaggers.

This month, Maurice is joined by Connie Lewin, Director of Individual Philanthropy, to discuss the launch of Project 10X, LISC’s initiative to upend the racial health, wealth and opportunity gaps that keep tens of millions of Americans from sharing in our country’s prosperity and realizing their personal potential. 

In this episode, Maurice is joined by Esther Udehi, a member of LISC’s Emerging Leaders Council and a PhD candidate at the Wharton School. Esther and Maurice discuss how language choices affect our interactions with people and the communities where we work. By putting personhood before circumstance and choosing words that do not further stigmatize, we can bring about real change and support greater inclusion.

Can local restaurant ownership right the wrongs of gentrification? On today’s show we’ll talk to Evelyn Shelton, owner and chef of Evelyn’s Food Love, a restaurant in the southside of Chicago. Evelyn opened her business with the help of a small business loan through LISC’s Community Advantage program. The goal of this program is to support community growth by giving first-time business owners loans in their neighborhoods. Today we’ll talk to Evelyn and Steve Hill, vice president of LISC, about how restaurant ownership can impact communities and restaurants in Chicago.