Community Focus
Residents Purchase Vacant Land via Large Lot Program
Local Englewood Residents like Mekazin Alexander and Tina Hammond recently used the Large Lot Program to help revitalize their vacant spaces with an additional $15,000 grant from organizations such as LISC Chicago and the Kresge Foundation.
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Launches Beyond the Diploma
We believe in Chicago’s youth and know that many just need a pathway to change the trajectory of their lives,” said Marie Trzupek Lynch, Skills’ president and founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “These employers that are first at the table are committed to making a difference and were looking for a conduit like Skills to make it happen.”
Englewood Families Receive Holiday Donations
Larry Huggins, founder of Christmas in the Wards and a past resident of Englewood, said that the organization has provided gifts to 11,000 families for 21 years, and has now grown to distribute gifts in 18 Wards.
St. Bernard Hospital Donates To Englewood Families
Families and seniors in need met with the St. Bernard Hospital’s 46 Department staff members who adopted them. All families received holiday gifts, according to a St. Bernard Hospital press release. Families were pre-selected based on economic need, which many of them receive medical care at St. Bernard and have been identified by hospital social workers or nurses.
Ujima Village Shelter Suffers Fire, Organizations Donate Resources
Unity Parenting & Counseling opened the Ujima Village Shelter as an overnight homeless center for high school and college teens on Aug. 19, 2013, but the center suffered a fire this year in the south wing of their building and now local organizations are helping the shelter recover with donations.
DuSable Museum Board Of Trustees Elects Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun
Upon being informed of her election, Ambassador Braun stated, “It is my great honor to be elected as a Trustee of the DuSable Museum. This world class institution is a singular addition to Chicago’s cultural firmament, and it is with humility that I am delighted to serve it.
Fernwood Elementary briefly Theme is to Be Phenomenal
“I look at myself as a serving leader because the administration aspect is just for business,” he said. “But the part of being the principal that matters most is serving our community and students and making sure that the students understand my job only exists because of them.”
West Chatham Park Set To Receive Multi-Purpose Facility
“There is so much going on in Chatham, including new retail and all of the new home construction, thanks to the hard work of the Mayor and Alderman Howard Brookins,” Kelly said.
Cook County Assessor’s Office intern program continues to see future results
“My internship with Assessor Berrios’ Office taught me to stay calm and level-headed during hard and emotional situations,” House said. “It also taught me strong communication, organizational and professional skills that I used while in college and in my job, which I’ve already started.”
The Village of Flossmoor Hosts Annual Winterfest Celebration
There is a beautiful 30-foot evergreen tree right in Floosmoor Park,” said Laura Brennan-Levy, program and event coordinator for the Village of Flossmoor. “We worked with the park district and the fire department for electricity and decided it was a go, this way we don’t have to kill a tree.”
University of Chicago Completes Mural in Woodlawn
“I felt really fortunate to have been selected for this project,” Arlene Turner-Crawford said. “I’ve done other murals with community participation and I enjoy the opportunity to collaborate with both artists and residents.”
The Satio Foundation for Young Men Hosts Tie Workshop
“A lot of the skills that young people were embedded with at a young age in prior generations through church and community groups are no longer available to young men within the community today,” Craig said. “So, our Satio Foundation hosts different programs for young men to help them with etiquette, tie-tying and business skills in order for them to get caught up to be successful in life.”
Choir Program in North Lawndale
Due to that pilot’s success, Merit, a nationally accredited community music school, and CYC, a non-profit dedicated to supporting children and families in underserved communities, has expanded their partnership with the launch in October of a new choir program at CYC’s Sidney Epstein Youth Center, 3415 W. 13th Street in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.
TCA HEALTH HOLDS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW CHATHAM LOCATION
TCA Health is announcing the grand opening of its newest clinic in Chicago’s Chatham community. The 4,000 sq. ft. facility, at 8425 South Cottage Grove Ave., will be open for touring Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This location marks TCA sixth facility on the city’s South Side, including its Mobile Student Health Clinic
