What We Do

"Yvonne Livingston is the embodiment of restorative justice and trauma informed care.  I am a professor at the UIC Law School.  I have been teaching law in Chicago since 1976 and founded our Clinic and Center on Fair Housing Law. Several years ago, I invited instructors from the UIC Department of Psychiatry and Medical School to lecture to my students about trauma informed care.  Yvonne came to the class and discussed trauma in her own life and community and how it could be treated.  Not only did she participate in that class, but she has also continued to participate in the class and in other meetings at UIC attempting to bring restorative practices to the community.  Yvonne is an informed and powerful advocate for individuals and communities that have been harmed by segregation and poverty.  My law students have learned from her, and each year they rank her among the most inspiring and motivating speakers they have encountered in the course. "