Investigative Project on Race and Equity
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The Investigative Project on Race and Equity is a start-up virtual newsroom that grew out out of the Friends of The Chicago Reporter.
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2020
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“They extended a hand so we could lift ourselves up. I didn’t already have someone here, but I will be that person for the people that come in the future.”
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“Favorite just failed as a company to its client and to its staff,” a contractor told the Investigative Project and @Borderless_Mag. “Many good staff left that really wanted to make a difference, but they were pushed out.”
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Reporter @marthacontrerr on Reina Isabel Jerez Garcia’s journey to America. Read more about our investigation into Favorite Healthcare Staffing.
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Chicago is phasing out Favorite Healthcare Staffing after paying the agency $342 million to oversee its shelter system. Records show that Favorite had a poor track record of resolving complaints, reports @emelpos, in this collaboration with @Borderless_Mag
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Reporter @emelpos on our investigation into Favorite Healthcare Staffing, a collaboration with @borderless_mag
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Ana Parra said her family and hundreds of migrants placed their blankets on a short barbed-wire fence and climbed into the United States.
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In October Mayor Johnson announced a plan to shut down most of its migrant shelters. An investigation by the Investigative Project and @Borderless_Mag show Favorite Healthcare Staffing had a poor track record of resolving complaints.
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“I was already filled with adrenaline,” Jorge Ibata said about arriving at the U.S. border. “I felt happy in the world.”
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The city’s reliance on Favorite Healthcare to staff migrant shelters has come at a high cost. Since September 2022, more than $3 of every $5 spent on migrant care — roughly $342 million — has gone to Favorite.
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“Their needs are met as far as shelter and food, but we really don’t help them,” said a former shelter contractor. “We really don’t. We try our best, but like, there’s nothing we can do for them.”
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More than 50,000 migrants, mostly from Central and South America, have arrived in Chicago on buses and planes over the last two years. Here are some of their stories.
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Dozens of residents and staff expressed disappointment with city oversight of the shelter system, describing it as a “toxic” and “hostile” environment, where attempts to report misconduct led to retaliation.
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“Favorite just failed as a company to its client and to its staff,” one contractor said. “Many good staff left that really wanted to make a difference, but they were pushed out.” Read our investigation with @Borderless_Mag
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Six migrant families shared their journey from Central and South America to start a new life in Chicago. By Jonathan Torres and @marthacontrerr
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As complaints against staff poured in, the city passed off much of the work of overseeing the shelter system to Favorite contractors, according to a review of hundreds of pages of public records, including contracts, invoices and emails. @emelpos reports
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@Borderless_Mag You can read the entire investigation here. Reporting by @emelpos @KatrinaPham_ @marthacontrerr and Jonathan Torres
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