Accessibility Project

At Urban At Retreat, we used to provide services to folks on-site who had physical and mental disabilities before we located here. Now we have to provide services to people with physical limitations off-site only. We want to change that by building a ramp on the front of our building. It must be a U-shape because of the needed dimensions. Plus, our porch and front steps are not in good condition (they are crumbling) and we don’t have railings. We want to make them safe. We have not been able to keep a working light fixture on our front porch because of rain. We want to add an awning to keep things dry and to have shade so the front door and door handle are not so hot. We also want to enlarge the door opening of our bathroom.

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Volunteer Experience

Volunteers at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center (CUARC) come from different backgrounds and work in different areas in their day-to-day life. Their interests are different and thus their roles at CUARC can be different as well.

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Volunteer Impact

Volunteers at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center (CUARC) are social justice warriors. When they’re not volunteering at CUARC, they’re off creating change in the world.

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Dianna Long

Dianna C. Long is the director, founder, and board president of Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center (CUARC). In this post, she writes about her experience working at CUARC and what is next for the organization.

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Our Volunteers

Volunteers at Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center stand in the Peace Park

At Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center (CUARC), we have a team of volunteers that help us run programs. Unlike most nonprofit organizations, we cannot do it without volunteers since we are an all-volunteer organization! For this reason, we would like to highlight our team.

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