Upcoming Events

Spring 2026 End-of-Semester Celebration – Ascenso Monarca
May
16

Spring 2026 End-of-Semester Celebration – Ascenso Monarca

Join the Ascenso Monarca Mentorship Program team to celebrate an incredible year of hard work, growth, and community!

We invite our mentors, mentees, and the Monarca team to a special end-of-semester get-together. Come share some food, connect with peers, and celebrate everyone's hard work in a fun and supportive environment.

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Monarca Clothing Swap Event May 2026
May
23

Monarca Clothing Swap Event May 2026

Join us for our Monarca Clothing Swap! Swap. Sip. Socialize. Got clothes you don’t wear? Trade them for something you love! We’re hosting a pop-up clothing swap featuring outdoor tables, great music, and on-site coffee!

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May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building Day 3
Apr
29

May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building Day 3

Hey what are you doing Friday or next Monday and Wednesday? We've got free plans for you to help you get involved with your community in a tangible and important way.
Gala Insurance and Monarca Dream are hosting three days of creativity and community building to create signs, banners, and posters for the May Day march for teens and young adults*.

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May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building Day 2
Apr
27

May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building Day 2

Hey what are you doing Friday or next Monday and Wednesday? We've got free plans for you to help you get involved with your community in a tangible and important way.
Gala Insurance and Monarca Dream are hosting three days of creativity and community building to create signs, banners, and posters for the May Day march for teens and young adults*.

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May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building
Apr
24

May Day Posters - Community and Creativity Building

Hey what are you doing Friday or next Monday and Wednesday? We've got free plans for you to help you get involved with your community in a tangible and important way.
Gala Insurance and Monarca Dream are hosting three days of creativity and community building to create signs, banners, and posters for the May Day march for teens and young adults*.

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Community Service: Romeoville DuPage Township Pantry
Apr
21

Community Service: Romeoville DuPage Township Pantry

Join the Sueño Monarca team for a morning of meaningful community impact in Joliet! We are looking for dedicated team members to help sort and pack food for local families in need.

Don't let a weekday schedule stop you from serving! We will provide official letters of excuse for school or work for all participating volunteers to ensure you can join us without conflict.

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Monarca Clothing Swap Event 2026
Apr
11
to Apr 12

Monarca Clothing Swap Event 2026

  • The Ozzie & Peggy Mitchell Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for our Monarca Clothing Swap! Swap. Sip. Socialize. Got clothes you don’t wear? Trade them for something you love! We’re hosting a pop-up clothing swap featuring outdoor tables, great music, and on-site coffee cart by Bestie Breve!

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JOLIET Community Service: Food Sort & Pack
Mar
20

JOLIET Community Service: Food Sort & Pack

Join the Sueño Monarca team for a morning of meaningful community impact in Joliet! We are looking for 7 dedicated team members to help sort and pack food for local families in need.

Don't let a weekday schedule stop you from serving! We will provide official letters of excuse for school or work for all participating volunteers to ensure you can join us without conflict.

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SCC Women’s Health Fair
Mar
7

SCC Women’s Health Fair

Save the Date! Sueño Monarca will be at the Women’s Health Fair this Saturday, March 7th, from 11 AM – 3 PM. Come grab some resources and say hello!

Where: St. John’s Baptist Church Gym, Joliet IL. See you there!

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3rd Annual Galentine’s Day Fundraiser
Feb
22

3rd Annual Galentine’s Day Fundraiser

Sueño Monarca had the great pleasure of hosting our 3rd annual Galentine’s fundraiser in collaboration with ALMAS Community, Illinois Workers in Action and Joliet Township Government. We were honored to create a safe space where our community members could come together and celebrate empowerment and friendship. This year, we celebrated the theme “Bonita, pero nunca calladita”. We invited an honored and distinguished leader and member of the Joliet community, Haydee Martinez-Rosales to welcome all for coming.

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DREAMer Listening Session
Feb
20

DREAMer Listening Session

Calling all DREAMers, DACA recipients, and community members! Join this virtual listening party to center the lived experiences and real impacts of policies like the DREAM Act. It’s a space to come together, share insights, and be seen—because we are stronger in numbers.

This event is made possible through a collaboration between Illinois Workers in Action and Sueño Monarca.

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Bolingbrook Community Defense Town Hall
Feb
18

Bolingbrook Community Defense Town Hall

We’ll be out at the Bolingbrook Community Defense Town Hall on February 18th from 6:00–8:00 PM, to support an important community conversation to share resources, learn your rights, and talk about how we can protect and support one another during this moment.

Thank you to our partners IWA for coordinating and ALMAS for standing with our community.

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Breaking Barriers: More Than Money, True Wealth Starts Here
Jan
22

Breaking Barriers: More Than Money, True Wealth Starts Here

Join us for a free Spanish-language community workshop, "Rompiendo Barreras: Más Que Dinero, La Verdadera Riqueza Comienza Aquí," designed to give immigrant families a crucial toolkit for stability in the U.S. This session, featuring guest speaker Luz Aranda and experts from Edward Jones, U of Chicago Health, and Illinois Workers in Action (IWA), will cover the three pillars of true family security: financial planning, preventative health, and workplace dignity. Mark your calendar for Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM at 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville, IL.

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Sueño Monarca Year 1 Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
Jan
10

Sueño Monarca Year 1 Volunteer Appreciation Brunch

Milestone Celebration: One Year of Operations!

In honor of reaching one full year of successful operations, Sueño Monarca hosted a thank-you brunch to recognize the vital contributions of our direct volunteers, mentors, and Board of Directors. This event served as a formal recognition of the commitment and hard work that fueled our mission throughout 2025. During the celebration, we honored standout individuals for their profound impact and welcomed the families of our leadership and volunteer teams to share in this collective achievement.

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Beyond Barriers: Funding Your College Education
Dec
15

Beyond Barriers: Funding Your College Education

Sueño Monarca is proud to host Beyond Barriers: Funding Your College Education, your free, essential workshop for mastering the college financial process. Join us to learn about scholarship strategies, FAFSA navigation, and sustainable funding from our dynamic program team, ISAC and Marquez Financial Services. Light refreshments will be provided, and you'll connect with valuable community resources at our tabling session.

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ALMAS-AYAC: Our Voices, Our Minds: Immigration Through the Eyes of BIPOC Youth
Oct
22

ALMAS-AYAC: Our Voices, Our Minds: Immigration Through the Eyes of BIPOC Youth

Sueño Monarca is proud to be a participant in Naperville’s ALMAS AYAC Our Voices, Our Minds: Immigration Through the Eyes of BIPOC Youth on Wed, Oct 22. This is a panel event for young people that aims to create a positive and inclusive atmosphere for discussion, learning, and empowerment. See you there!

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