IMPACT FOR EQUITY INC

Redressing structural racism is fundamental to BPI’s overall social justice mission and central to all work in our core program areas: affordable housing, criminal legal system, police accountability, and early childhood learning. BPI’s goals in each area focus on the fundamental structural inequities in major societal systems. Racialized economic disparities are the predictable outcome of the issues BPI works to address. By working towards systemic change—to make systems more equitable—we collaborate with community partners to ensure that those living in under-resourced communities have access to life opportunities. BPI was created in 1969 by founders who believed that the business and professional community had an obligation to society. Today, BPI continues to build on its history of combating systemic barriers to equity. With lawyers and policy specialists on staff, BPI has the expertise, capacity, and relationships to apply whatever approach best suits a persisting social justice challenge, whether legal and policy research, advocacy, organizing, legislation, litigation, collaboration with nonprofit, community, government, and academic organizations or, as is frequently the case, a combination of these. This versatility promotes creative problem-solving and—coupled with our independence and tenacity—has positioned BPI at the forefront of many Chicago-region public interest issues that affect the lives of children and families throughout the city and region.