Our Roots are Firmly Planted
Celebrating 30 Years of Sinai Community Institute
Sinai Community Institute (SCI) celebrates 30 years of developing effective community-based health and social service programs to improve the health and well-being of its community members by addressing social, economic and environmental factors.
368 attendees
7 speakers
June 17, 2023
CineCity Studios
Distinguished Awards
The President’s Medal of Honor
Benn Greenspan
Community Investment Award
North Lawndale Employment Network
Tikkun Olam Award (Repairing the World)
Dr. Aleta Clark “Englewood Barbie”
West Side United
The Tree of Life Award
Taller de Jose
Leadership Award
One Lawndale Collaborative
Rodney Brown and Luis Gutierrez
Youth Hero Award
Chicago AMACHI Mentoring Program
Children Today Leaders Tomorrow Award
N’Dia Palmore
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Platinum
Alex S. and Patricia M. Pissios and Family
Gold
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios
Steans Family Foundation
Sodexo
CineCity Studios
Silver
Leslie Mitchel Bond and Rob Bond
Old National Bank
Polsinelli
Rush University
Rachel and David Sternberg
Wintrust Bank
Allied Universal Security Services
Microsoft Philanthropies

Flowers Grow in Our Community
The Roots of SCI
Debra Wesley is the President and Founder of Sinai Community Institute (SCI), which provides community-based health and social service programs to improve the health and well-being of its clients. Approximately 14,000 families each year benefit from SCI’s services, from infants to adolescents to adults.
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The Artist Behind the Theme
N'Dia Palmore • Artist, SCI Member
I am a 21-year-old student at Illinois State University, studying Biological Sciences in the Physiology, Neuroscience and Behavior sequence. I plan to become a neurosurgeon. I have been a part of Sinai Community Institute since the age of nine, through the "Learn Together” after-school program. During high school, I became a mentor with the program, and I have continued as a mentor throughout college, coming back every summer to work with the children. I have grown an extended family within the community life at Sinai, and I’ve always had a passion for art, taking it on as a hobby. I take pride in helping Sinai Community Institute represent their established and growing roots.