2024 UAct Micro-Grant Awards
The Urban Action Network was proud to award two micro grants this year the Pioneer Park Homeowner's Association and the Ernie Bankhead Neighborhood Association. The grant money will be [...]
Heat & Serve Dinners Holiday Distribution
Supported and participated in a Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner distribution complete heat & serve Thanksgiving Day Meals for 50 families in partnership with Ald. Shawn Gregory and Magro’s Meat & Produce. [...]
Restore the Core
RESTORE THE CORE micro-grants will be awarded to qualifying groups seeking neighborhood/community improvement. Applicants must be invited by UAct to apply. Initially, UAct [...]
Aaron Pinkston-El
Aaron has been an activist in Springfield for many years. He is known for bringing a positive attitude and a touch of humor to his wise mentorship of others. Aaron [...]
Sam Johnson
UAct President Sheila Stocks-Smith met Sam Johnson after a forum for the Springfield Mayor’s race in 2015 and they have worked together ever since. Sam was not the typical Springfield [...]
Ashley Stapleton
Ashley was a regular member of the REAP community solutions engagement sessions and has been active ever since. She generously volunteers of her limited time and often brings her daughter [...]
Deandre Neal
DeAndre Neal simply won’t take no for an answer. He is an amazing networker who continually pushes his agenda – helping youth and young adults avoid the negative choices that [...]
Donna Lomelino
Donna Lomelino is a remarkable person. She has endured severe trauma in her life which ended in tragic consequences. But Donna draws from an amazing inner strength and has dedicated [...]
Food Certificate Giveaway
Violent storms ripped through Springfield, IL on June 29, 2023 leaving widespread damage and power outages. On Friday morning, UAct began working with Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory to develop [...]
Public Transit Is a Public Good. It’s Time to Fund It That Way.
This is the year we almost let public transportation die. The cuts that cash-strapped transit agencies proposed before being bailed out by Congress—eliminating 40 percent of New York City’s subway service, a [...]