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Concordia Place has been changing lives since 1981. Check out our annual reports on the right and features in the news below to learn more about our impact. 

Brenda Swartz Announces Resignation
A Message From Brenda Swartz

Chicago’s Very Own WGN – January 6, 2023
Concordia on Seeley Receives $23,000 Office Makeover

WBEZ News – September 3, 2019
Chicago Early Learning Centers Say Free CPS Pre-K Comes At A Cost

Concordia Place Matters – June 26, 2018
Summer 2018 Newsletter celebrates 10 years of Teen Leadership

Business Wire – October 30, 2017
Teen Leadership programs receive Aetna Foundation Grant for $50K

Social Innovations Journal – April 24, 2017
Reverse-Engineering a Social Enterprise Model for Nonprofits by Brenda Swartz

Crain’s Chicago Business – July 22, 2016
Brenda Swartz, Concordia Place President and CEO, discusses Concordia Day, our new social enterprise

DNAinfo Chicago – July 18, 2016
Teens discuss their business with DNAinfo

Chicago Magazine – December 24, 2014
Chicago Magazine interviews Ruckus Teens

The Lutheran – July 2008
A Small Congregation Witnesses in the Community in a Big Way

The Lutheran – March 2006
The Lutheran – The Little Church That Could