Written by Cassidy Stephenson
On November 17th in the South Gym, Concordia University Chicago Intramural Sports collaborated with Pillars Community Health and put on a late-night basketball tournament to raise awareness for domestic violence. Some players had a lot of experience playing basketball, some not, but they were all playing noncompetitively for two 30 minute halves without a referee. It was great to see everyone coming together on a late Sunday night for a fun-filled game of basketball. There was even a small cheering section for the players. Pillars had a table set up with information packets and media release forms for the players so they could post on their social media accounts about this event.
Pillars Community Health has various locations across the southwestern suburbs of Chicago in cities like Berwyn, La Grange, and Western Springs. As stated on the Pillars Community Health website, Pillar’s mission statement is to “provide health, social and educational services to build strong, healthy communities.”
Formerly a basketball athlete himself, the Pillars Community Health advocate, Zachery Draves, is the male alley community outreach advocate and works in the domestic violence program at Constance Morris House, a domestic violence shelter in La Grange Park.
“Pillars Community Health is a comprehensive health and organization that provides a variety of services to the community in regards to things like domestic violence, sexual assault, mental health, and substance abuse,” said Draves.
Visit their website at pillarscommunityhealth.org for more information.
