ACT has been serving the Austin community for more than 10 years, so this year’s Membership Awards celebrated a Decade of Dedication!
Scores of Austin residents and community partners gathered on Thursday, November 16th at Morgan Manufacturing (401 N. Morgan). The evening included updating the community on our work and recognizing a variety of our members, partners, and local leaders who have made significant contributions to advancing our mission of creating conditions for a thriving Austin. Guests enjoyed cocktails and dinner from Catering By Michaels, networking, and live music from ConQuest: The Band.
SEE PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT!
Along with our 50+ member network, we are committed to collectively: 1) Improving access to human services 2) Attracting public and private investment to support those services 3) Building capacity for policy change. We could not have gained the traction we have now without the strong relationships we have built over the years. The support generated from this event will help ensure ACT and its network can maintain its essential work to create conditions for a thriving Austin.
We are honored to have recognized the following individuals and organizations with awards at our 2023 event:
Member of the Year
South Austin Neighborhood Association (SANA)
Champion of Collective Impact in Austin
Chicago Community Trust
Mildred Wiley Community Fire Award
George Bady
Bertha Purnell
Dollie Sherman (Pastor, Block Club President, and Engagement Specialist for ACT)
Excellence in Living Wage Careers
BMORE Initiative (BMO & Cara Collective)
Excellence in Quality Early Learning
Childcare to Kindergarten (C2K) Initiative (Austin Childcare Providers Network & The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development)
Excellence in Safe Neighborhoods
The Austin Restorative Justice Action Team
Excellence in Stable Housing Market
Center for Disability & Elder Law
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
- MacArthur Foundation
- ITW / United Way of Metro Chicago
- Marc & Jeanne Malnati Family Foundation
- BMO
- Oak Park Bank, A Wintrust Community Bank
- Project Management Advisors, Inc.
- The Chicago Community Trust
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Deloitte
- Old National Bank
- Blinderman Construction
- Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C.
- Freedman Seating Company
- KD Advisory
- Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
- Chicago Community Loan Fund
- Growing Community Media
- Illinois Senate President Don Harmon
- Lisa and Lamar Johnson
- Pritzker Traubert Foundation
