About Us

Vision
We envision communities that are self sufficient and capable of addressing their personal health and the health of their environment.

 

Mission Statement
The mission of Crossroads Coalition is to form strategic alliances with individuals and organizations to resource communities, enhance community capacity, and develop outcome-based programs to improve the health status of diverse South Suburban Cook County communities and beyond.

 

Organizational Description

Crossroads Coalition (CC) was established in 1998 by Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center Inc., St. James Hospital, and Cook County Department of Public Health to serve as an advisory group to address maternal and child healthcare issues. In 2004, Crossroads Coalition was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based coalition.  Today, Crossroads is a collaboration of more than 95 health, community and faith-based organizations including colleges, government, social services, and mental health providers with a vision of improved health status for the diverse residents of South Suburban Chicago.

For the past eight years, Crossroads Coalition (CC) has employed a broad definition of “health” in its work to include social, economic, psychological, institutional, and environmental variables. Therefore, the work of Crossroads Coalition to reduce health disparities focuses on policy change, systems and environmental change, and individual behavioral change. Consequently, the work of Crossroads Coalition has positively impacted thousands of individuals that are highly affected by the burden of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, mental illness, substance abuse, asthma, HIV/AIDS, and obesity. 

Our Staff
Crossroads Coalition staff, volunteers, and board members all have significant years of health and social service delivery experience and have worked with key health providers in a broad range of health initiatives. Collectively, they have more than 100 years of experience engaging underserved minority communities that are disproportionately impacted by the burdens of chronic disease.

 

Staff Members:

Jennifer Artis - President

Moriel McClerklin - Executive Director

Angela Page - Executive Assistant

Joseph Lewis - Program Assistant

Rev. Diane Smith - Coordinator, Faith Based Outreach

Dr. Constance Shabazz - Medical Educator

 

Board Members

Jennifer Artis, President	Director of Community Services/ Public Affairs St. James Hospital; Chicago Heights, IL
Sillierene Bennett	Southwest CEDA; Robbins, IL
Nancy Burley	Coordinator Academic Support Services Governors State University; University Park, IL
Bridget Carter	Sr. Health Educator Cook County Dept. of Public Health; Richton Park, IL
Leslie Durr	Chief Program Officer Southland Health Care Forum; Chicago Heights, IL
Emir Hardy	Executive Director F.U.T.U.R.E Foundation; Ford Heights
Roshonda Jackson	Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Chicago Heights, IL
Lisa Labiak	VP, Development & Corp. Communication Grand Prairie Services; Tinley Park, IL
Salim Al Nurridin	CEO Health Care Consortium of Illinois; Dolton, IL
Linda Samson	Dean and Professor Governor State University; University Park, IL
Angela M. Spencer	Practicum Coordinator & Instructor Westwood College – Health Institute; Harvey, IL
Knitasha Washington	National Assoc. of Health Services Exec. Olympia Fields, IL
Apostle Carl L. White, Jr.	Chairman, Southland Ministerial Health Network Pastor, Victory Christian International Ministries Markham, IL