Is your child a Rogers Park kid?
They belong in this parade!
Sat. May 26th, 2026 #HowardStreetCarnaval
The Howard Area Kids Section gives children a place of honor at the front of the Carnaval march — because this is their street, their neighborhood, their culture.
T-shirts provided.
Free registration. Ages 5–14 welcome.
Sign up here https://forms.gle/igY9w2ztHbirDEuMA
online HowardStreetCarnaval.com
or email us at tatiana@ajustharvest.com their name and age plus and adult contact #
SAVE THE DATE: A Just Harvest Annual Gathering April 8, 2026 at 6pm Grounded In Healing, Freedom, Joy & Belonging
APRIL 13, 2026
Join us for a fundraiser: J.B Alberto’s pizza – where 20% of your purchase fights against hunger within our community!
Saturday, April 25 at 10am – A Just Harvest Seedling Sale!! Grab your seedlings for your fresh spring salads or starting up your own garden!
We invite you to invest in a liberative ecosystem!
Picture recap from our FREE open house of Diasporic Delights Pop Up Cafe featuring community, culture and flavor from Puerto Rico and Haiti.
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With Fire in Our Hearts and Freedom in Our Steps, We Thank Our Partners & Sponsors!
Weren’t able to make it? Click here to see our 3rd Annual Freedom Concert recap: https://ajustharvest.org/3rd-annual-freedom-concert/
A Just Harvest Partners with New Life Centers
Last season we were able to give away coats, hats, gloves, blankets, clothes and hygiene kits to our community members. Weatherizing our community brought warmth to so many spirits and we want to give a huge thank you to our partner New Life Centers and our youth volunteers who helped organize and distribute.
The Wellness Center At A Just Harvest
Our Wellness Center at A Just Harvest is inviting the community in this season, as temperatures drops, we aim to warm the hearts of our community with servitude and resources. Our Wellness Center will not only double as a warming center but also a wellness check in hub, resource center, organizing table and a safe space providing complimentary Men’s haircuts and clothing. Our love and service is extended to all the people of our Rogers Park and North of Howard neighborhood and all the surrounding neighborhoods who make up the A Just Harvest community, alongside the many businesses, corporations, grassroots organizations, and communities of faith who create community and build power with us to work for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice for every member of our society.
This space is open and accessible to all neighbors seeking to commune with us. Guests can enjoy their time using exercise equipment, yoga mats, doing art, playing board games, listen to music, watch an insightful movie or just be present in a space that is created for us all, while learning about the work of A Just Harvest.
More intimate one on one wellness support can be scheduled with our program and wellness Steward, Tatiana Atkins at tatiana@ajustharvest. Services may vary but can include prayer services, alternative therapies, job resource support, addiction recovery support, school enrollment support, housing support and goal setting and reaching.
We want to take time this to bask in the immense warmth that was brought to the community and our hearts over the coldest weekend this year, as we used our Wellness Center at A Just Harvest for an emergency 24 hour warming center.
The deep gratitude from our community members to be able to come into a warm, clean facility – met with love, integrity and good warm food thanks to our local businesses J.B. Albertos and Redz Belizean Restaurant , snacks and sandwiches from St Andrews Greek Orthodox Church Hitting the Streets and covers from San Lucas United Church of Christ . This was all very short notice and these businesses and organizations pulled through with such compassion and wanting for their community what they want for themselves. I want to give thanks to our volunteers who came through to hold shift and help to keep our facilities clean and showing love to those who need it most. This is community, this is equality, this is wellness, this is A Just Harvest!
Our warming center is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
A Just Harvest has been a base for community members in need of support through access to warm meals daily—every day for more than 40 years. Now we are building a base in community relations through a host of services and projects that not only strengthen our community but also feed hope and renewal into our community members by opening safe spaces to exist in unity, from BINGO days to our warming center, free haircuts and hygiene kits, clothing support, movie days, art therapy, book clubs, and more—whatever it takes to spread love, integrity, and support that refreshes the spirit, body, and mind—we are all we got!
We are not well until we are all well and we can support more with more support!
Help us spread joy, warmth and engage in hospitality and mutual care.
Volunteer Today, Give Today ✨️
Community Voices and Lived Experiences
Stories of Strength and Struggle Behind the Movement
Behind every policy issue or community initiative are real people with powerful stories. Our Story Bank lifts up the voices of neighbors who share their experiences with housing insecurity, resilience, and advocacy. These stories remind us that change begins with listening and bearing witness to one another’s truths. They also challenge us to move beyond awareness toward collective responsibility and action. By listening to these stories, we deepen our understanding of justice and the ongoing work required to build a more equitable, compassionate community for all.
Boss Yo Brother Up, every Friday
