18th Street Casa de Cultura is intending to occupy a new property located at 2032 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL, across the street from its cultural center. The intended function of this facility will be to build out “Casa Ilumina”, a health and wellness center to house our Ilumina activities and services. Ilumina is a program of 18th Street Casa de Cultura focused on health centered offerings designed for collective holistic healing through a decolonial lens.

In collaboration with multiple local partners, Casa Ilumina will provide an array of bilingual (Span/Eng) services geared towards all generations including: group therapy circles; mindfulness practices such as meditation and yoga; and culturally rooted herbalism workshops and training to name a few. Aside from direct programs, Casa Ilumina intends to offer resources and tools such as traditional medicine and literature, as well as serve as a bridge for connecting community members to individual healing services such as therapy, reiki, etc.

Support the vision

3% Cover the Fee

Our goal is to raise $40,000 to be able to secure 1 year of rent and utilities of Casa Ilumina at 2032 W. 18th St., with the intention of opening October 2025.

Why give?

Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point. If you sell something, use this space to describe it in detail and tell us why we should make a purchase. Tap into your creativity. You’ve got this.

Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point. If you sell something, use this space to describe it in detail and tell us why we should make a purchase. Tap into your creativity. You’ve got this.

Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point. If you sell something, use this space to describe it in detail and tell us why we should make a purchase. Tap into your creativity. You’ve got this.

CASA ILUMINA PROGRAMMING PARTNERS

  • Tolteca Healing Arts, founded by Mariana López, provides bilingual (Span, Eng), culturally-responsive, trauma-informed and empowerment services for individuals, families, and groups.

    Program offerings:

    • Yoga Tolteca

    • Group Therapy

    • Grief Circles

  • Papalotzin is a grassroots and bilingual collective from the Pilsen Community dedicated to providing collective care and safe intentional spaces that help facilitate and inspire  personal healing, growth, community connection, foster empowerment and help individuals connect to ancestral and traditional medicines.

  • Program offerings:

    • Meditation

    • Chanting

    • Healing Circles

    • Spiritual relationship workshops

  • Through mental health, case management, community organizing activities, research initiatives, and consultation services, Centro Sanar aims to promote the holistic well-being of individuals and families who have been impacted by systemic oppression.

  • Taller La Raíz is an agricultural project rooted in Afro-Caribbean traditions, rooted in the cultivation, preservation, and practice of Puerto Rican foodways, medicinal and spiritual practices, and the intersection between the African and Indigenous Diaspora.

  • Red Earth Acupuncture is a Traditional East Asian Medicine clinic offering acupuncture and herbal medicine.  Our mission is to provide trauma-informed, healing centered, harm-reductionist and body positive care to restore balance in the body and mind.

CASA ILUMINA BUSINESS MODEL

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  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.