The Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) envisions supporting fair, equal, linguistically and culturally accessible mental health services free from stigma and fear for all immigrants; inclusive of individuals regardless of status as well as mixed-status families. Thus, the mission aims to “foster a collaborative, community-based and research-informed initiative that is a partnership between individuals regardless of status, mental health practitioners, community organizers, researchers, and allies.” CIMH works to promote awareness of, and access to, culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services through education, advocacy and resource sharing in order to improve and facilitate access to services for immigrants and their families regardless of their status.

Serving those in need is a core Vincentian value. Loop Community Service seeks to help DePaul groups and individuals connect to service opportunities that will give them a chance to reflect, grow, and give back to the community. In Grace Place Soup Kitchen, volunteers provide a meal and other necessities to people currently living in shelters or experiencing some other forms of homelessness. Activities include making sandwiches, servicing hot food and coffee, handing our shoes and socks, etc. 

DePaul Nursing students conducted health and wellness workshops for Lawndale Community Academy. 6th graders through 8th graders received a comprehensive sex education by DePaul student nurses that follow the guidelines from Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The nurses attended CPS Sex Education Training to ensure compliance. Also, DPU student nurses hosted a health and hygiene fair for fourth through eighth-graders, parents, families, and community members of North Lawndale. In the summer, the nurses will host a Q&A with parents, teachers, and various other stakeholders.

Multi-faith Veteran's Initiative (MVI) works in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs to empower veterans and their families to thrive.  MVI particpates on a number of committees to provide input on issues concerning women veterans.

Founded during the DePaul Centennial (1998-1999), the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative (LPCRI) is a partnership of Lincoln Park community organizations, businesses and DePaul University. The goal of the LPCRI is to collect, document and preserve the shared history of DePaul University and the Lincoln Park community.

The Fall 2019 program celebrates 20 years of the Lincoln Park Community Research Initiative by featuring the film Walls that Talk: A film by the Voices & Visions Project, the latest installment in the ongoing research projects regarding the Lincoln Park community. The movie features local historians, architects, and Chicago residents as they reflect on three historic Lincoln Park buildings: Yondorf Hall, Lincoln Turner Hall, and the Belden Stratford Hotel. 

Resident Advisors were provided an opportunity to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons. They sorted new and nearly new clothes and organized them by size into bins. The clothing is packaged and distributed to disadvantaged children in the community through various partnerships. 

This project is designed to help students make key connections between community psychology theory and the real-world social issues. Students will identify an issue of interest related to the partnering organization, review community psychology scholarly empirical evidence related to the issue, and report the highlights to the class and the partner. 

Egan tutors facilitate small group learning within a Nixon Kindergarten classroom. Tutors provide instructional support for Math, Reading, and Writing and incorporate group activity to promote learning

DePaul student-athletes made visits to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and spent time interacting with patients and their families in the Family Life Center.

Geared towards female-identifying youth, the Become a Filmmaker documentary filmmaking intensive is designed to provide all essential skill sets for a job in film. Guided by award winning filmmakers and DePaul graduate students, participants receive extensive training while exploring the power of their personal narrative. During the paid, six-week program, youth are visited by industry experts and go on a number of experiential field trips including a tour of Cinespace, the largest film studio outside of Hollywood. Working in small teams, participants create four original short documentaries. The films are screened as part of their graduation celebration and then go on to play at local venues and film festivals. The films’ themes provide a voice for social topics important to Chicag Housing Authority youth and serve as an entry point to community discussions on creating positive change in Chicago.

Students in the graduate nursing program help gather information about potential bone marrow donors.  Projects include setting up drives/tables, grass roots advocacy and social media campaigns that will target various ethnic backgrounds, because there is is a need for African-American, Latino, Asian, and many other groups that are under-reprsenteted on the bone marrow registry.  Also, part of the project is outreach to first responders to recruit more to the registery for a fellow officer who is in need of a transplant.