Members of the project continue to get together and be in community long after they “graduate” and become alumni. Today, we have over 130 alumni across five cohorts who plan and participate in all sorts of group get-togethers, and delight in running into each other when out and about the Chicago area. Alumni events organized by the project facilitators are popular ways to gather, as are events planned by alumni such as Friendsgivings and “chosen” family dinners.