SSIP is a nonprofit org committed to community organizing for the rights of immigrants in Chicago’s SW suburbs through education, civic engagement & advocacy!

Joined May 2012
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24 Dec 2025
COMMUNITY: Here are 4 ways to help the immigrant community this holiday season! Donate, volunteer, brush up on your rights & stay vigilant! #Holidays #ImmigrantRights #Donate
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19 Dec 2025
Building Suburban Immigrant Power - mailchi.mp/ssipchicago.org/b… As we reflect on 2025, we are proud to share how Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project (SSIP) has continued to grow as a powerful hub of immigrant leadership and community support in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago.

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JJC adult education graduation ceremony tonight! So proud of all of you! Go forth and do great things 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓👨🏽‍🎓👩🏾‍🎓🧑🏼‍🎓⁦@JolietJrCollege⁩ ⁦⁦@SSIPchicago
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We're so grateful for the 50 parents, students, and public school advocates that joined us from around the state to advocate in Springfield! We can't wait to host more Advocacy Days with our incredible partners. The time to fully fund EBF is NOW! #AllinforILstudents
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100 new U.S. citizens took their oath today in a special naturalization ceremony hosted by ⁦@RepUnderwood⁩ ⁦@rialtosquare⁩ in Joliet ⁦@JolietJrCollege⁩ ⁦@SSIPchicago
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8 Jan 2025
RENEW YOUR DACA: Within 150 days of when your work permit expires. We have scholarships to help cover the cost of the renewal if you live in Illinois call our office at (630) 296-6755 to schedule your appointment.
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"Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices" is live at 5:30. A bombshell decision in the case of Jussie Smollett. What local organizations are doing to prepare for potential mass deportations. And renewed efforts to bring a new green space to Pilsen. Watch: to.wttw.com/LiveStream

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18 Oct 2024
VOLUNTEER: Join us this weekend to canvass our community in Bolingbrook to get them to the polls! Register to volunteer here ➡️ bit.ly/ssipdpvolunteer 🗳️ 🇺🇸
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20 Sep 2024
10th Annual Day of the Immigrant: We The Future Saturday Sept. 21, 2024 - mailchi.mp/ssipchicago.org/1…
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21 Aug 2024
CONGRATS: Mr. Tetcha just naturalized and attended a special ceremony at Wrigley field! If you are ready to start your process or have questions about citizenship call us at (630) 296-6755! #community #citizenship #firsttimevoter 🇺🇸
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Thank you to our elected officials for joining us in Brighton Park and reaffirming your commitment to making IL and the US more welcoming for ALL of us: @RepChuyGarcia, @SenatorCelina, State Rep. @ChicagoTM, @repegonzalezjr, State Rep. Norma Hernandez, and @AlmaAnaya7th.
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15 Aug 2024
¡Ahi nos vemos!
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12 Aug 2024
NEW VOTER ALERT🚨: Congratulations to our student, Nancy, who naturalized and is ready to vote! 🗳️ If you’re thinking about becoming a citizen, this is your sign to get started! Call SSIP at (630) 296-6755 for more information. 🇪🇨⭐️🇺🇸 #newamericansinitiative #citizenshipwithssip
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Between now and Election Day (Nov. 5th), Democracy Project fellows will get out the vote 🗳️ in eight key geographies: Lake County; Suburban Cook County; West Chicago and Elgin; Melrose Park; Bolingbrook and Romeoville; Joliet; Brighton Park, Chicago; and Chicago’s Chinatown
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🧵 Yesterday, we officially launched our 2024 Democracy Project! 🎉🎉 For the past 20 years, the goal of this fellowship has been to train new leaders to organize in their communities and mobilize immigrant voters and allies to support pro-immigrant policies.
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6 Aug 2024
We are in the final countdown & our team has been participating in multiple back to school fairs making sure the community has access to resources. Shoutout to @repdagmara & her team for organizing two great events one in Bolingbrook & one in Fairmont. #community
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4 Aug 2024
Our team had a great time sharing resources and information with hundreds of families at the back to school fair hosted by @StateRepManley & @SenatorMeg49 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. #community
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