“Too often people push for something new, bright and shiny, and then it ends up being rejected by the community because it’s not something that they’re familiar with,” Calli Verkamp said in a recent Chicago Tribune feature on the Summit Community Center for Catholic Charities. The article highlights how the center’s trauma-informed design creates a welcoming hub for food access, counseling, job training, and community gathering in Summit, Illinois.
Read “Catholic Charities’ new center in Summit allows for human and architectural flourishing.”