Kim scardina - founder & ceo

 Kim is a seasoned community activist and advocate for justice, deeply rooted in the housing-challenged and economically underserved neighborhoods of Cook and Lake County, Illinois. With a mission to uplift and empower, Kim brings decades of frontline experience addressing poverty, violence, and systemic inequities.

Academically accomplished, Kim holds an Associate’s Degree (AA) in Paralegal and Legal Studies, is a certified Illinois Bar Association Paralegal, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Criminal Justice and a Master’s (MPA) in Public Administration . She combines this strong legal foundation with grassroots organizing and a personal commitment to service.

Kim’s advocacy work spans involvement with The Anti-Eviction Campaign, Families Against the Wrongfully Convicted, Illinois Campaign for telephone justice (IDOC) and the movement to Abolish the Illinois Death Penalty. Her legal support includes assistance with tax matters, bankruptcy, divorce, expungement, real estate transactions, LLC formations, and pro se legal filings. Beyond the legal field, she provides community training in resume writing, skill development, job searching, and interview preparation.

A true entrepreneur at heart, Kim is also the owner of a catering business and a natural skincare product line—both of which support her broader mission by creating jobs and bringing people together.

Her work in violence prevention and reentry programming, especially for the formerly incarcerated, includes expertise in filing meritorious and good time credit applications and addressing grievances.

Through Triple C, Kim continues to build a model of sustainable community change—where compassion leads and action follows.