Article By: Ashia Skye

Chance The Rapper is known not just for his music, but also for his philanthropy and efforts to give back to his home city of Chicago. Now, he is continuing his philanthropy by attempting to help those who are seeking mental health resources in Chicago. To assist in this effort, Chance donated 1,000,000 to SocialWorks Organization.

On October 4th, Chance spoke to hundreds of Chicago citizens at the annual SocialWorks Summit. First, he addressed the goals of the orginization. Then, he revealed his plan to donate the million towards mental health.

“We need a new space where people can get information on how they feel, on where to go and a network for us to interact and review our mental health spaces, and create a community of people helping people,” he began. “So I’m proud to announce that I’m pledging one million dollars towards mental health services in Chicago.” he finally concludes.

Check out Chance’s pledge at the SocialWorks summit below.

Second Annual SocialWorks Summit. Press conference and Q&A with Chance the Rapper. #socialworks #socialworkschi #s… https://t.co/wu4OCqDLXg

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 4, 2018