Light of Loving Kindness

Holistic Integrative Solutions

aka LOLK   |   Chicago, IL   |  www.LightofLovingKindness.org

Mission

Our Mission: Light of Loving Kindness is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose purpose is to provide access to Hope, Health, Healing, and Wholeness through Holistic Integrative Solutions and Mindfulness-based Interventions. We accomplish this by providing workshops, education & training, and resiliency services at free to low cost to communities that are underserved, low-income, and/or trauma-affected. Services are delivered through educational outreach programs for children-seniors with a focus on teens throughout Chicago & our Global Community. We are expanding by building an Alternative Health Therapies Practitioner Network which provides services on a sliding payment scale. We seek to promote economic empowerment by hiring from our communities as well as promoting its health.

Notes from the nonprofit

Our organization believes the work we do and services we provide can not only improve the lives of those we immediately serve at this moment but can grow to be an important source and template for promoting better health and living for everyone in Chicago. Our programs can improve the education of our students, further expanding their educational opportunities and for some it can become a vehicle for gainful employment and a way to build a stable and rewarding future for themselves and their children through employment in our Referral Network. It is a large and expansive vision for our future but one we choose not to shy away from . We instead find joy in meeting the challenges and experiencing the happiness as our students become successful, our local residents become healthier as we work to rebuild those parts of Chicago far too long neglected.

Ruling year info

2018

Executive Director

Cassandra Powell

Main address

7828 S. Spaulding Ave

Chicago, IL 60652 USA

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EIN

82-4199867

NTEE code info

Health Support Services (E60)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (F01)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Integrative Holistic Solutions & Mindfulness-based Interventions

We provide alternative, complementary, and integrative holistic (pharmaceutical) services to poor and trauma affected communities. Some of our programming includes:
The Self-Love Bootcamp (for Youth ages 9-17) is a 12-week program offered free of charge, virtually, to at-risk and other youth. We feed these young people at every gathering.
One Breath Chicago which is a global movement that begins with Chicago and flows to our Global Community
Leadership Internship for Teens (follows teens for one year with professional leadership opportunities)
Teen Advisory Council is a teen Board of Directors that informs the Board of Directors on youth related events and services
Just as I Am is a Self-Love Bootcamp specifically for LGBTQIA identifying youth + allies - nearly all are at-risk youth - We feed this young people and allies at each session
Community Pop-up Clinics in which participants receive 1-2 days of free to extremely low cost educational workshops, classes, and holistic treatments - We provide healthy foods for communities at these events
Trauma-informed Services are offered through our on staff trauma team which includes a Dr. of Psychology and a Dr. of Nursing, plus mental health interns on staff
Mindfulness-based Interventions for clients and caregivers including medical, behavioral health, and palliative care staff
We provide a plethora of classes and workshops to communities who need them the most, but who have access to them the least.
We are a non-religious entity.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims and oppressed people

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How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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Light of Loving Kindness

Board of directors
as of 01/03/2021
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Board chair

Dr Guy Spencer

Heather Kohlmeister

Larry Turner

Guy Spencer

Jason Bowles

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes