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  • A client sits with a Navigator Program staff member at a table filling out paperwork.

    October 2025 Newsletter: How our Navigator Program builds connection

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  • Four volunteers stand together while smiling and wearing blue t-shirts at the Square Roots festival in Lincoln Square, Chicago.

    September 2025 Newsletter: Shining a Light on Our Volunteers

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  • Friedman Place residents and staff along with Lincoln Square and Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rudy Flores and Illinois State 13th District Representative Hoan Hyunh cut the ribbon on the newly installed mosaic mural in front of the building.

    August 2025 Newsletter: Anniversary Open House Celebration

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  • A smiling resident sits while holding the end of their woven warp, a long piece of knitted fabric from our weaving studio.

    July 2025 Newsletter: Don’t miss the Weaving Sale at our Anniversary Open House

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  • A resident sits between two volunteers from the Green Star Movement at a table as they design the mosaic tile mural being added to the Maplewood side of our building.

    June 2025 Newsletter: How We Support the Independence of Adults with Blindness

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  • A smiling resident sits our outdoor courtyard while holding a recorder instrument.

    May 2025 Newsletter: Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Summer Anniversary Open House

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  • A resident sits at a loom in our Therapeutic Weaving Room.

    March 2025 Newsletter: Resident Weaver Spotlight, Summer Anniversary Open House

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  • Board Member Jeff Flodin sits in his backyard in a chair surrounded by plants.

    February 2025 Newsletter: Board Member Spotlight, 2024 Profile Report

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  • A resident sits at a table with a smartphone using accessible technology.

    January 2025 Newsletter: Celebrating Braille Literacy Month, Join Our Board of Directors

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    Friedman Place Accepting Board of Directors Applications

    Are you interested in serving on the Friedman Place Board of Directors and guiding our future? In 1935, the nonprofit now known as Friedman Place started serving adults who are blind on the West Side of Chicago. We have now grown to provide permanent supportive housing to 100 people from our main location on [...]

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Friedman Place is a non-profit Supportive Living Community for blind and visually impaired adults in Chicago.

5527 North Maplewood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 989-9800
info@friedmanplace.org

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