Photo: Patrick Pyszka, City of Chicago
Crowdfunding for community development? Yes!
World Business Chicago is excited about the potential of the Kickstarter website to “catalyze reinvestment, grow small businesses and spur employment growth.”
Neighborhood network eyes ACA push 5/10/2013
LISC Chicago’s Neighborhood Network is gearing up for a tidal wave of change around health care as implementation begins this year on the Affordable Care Act.
Two communities plan “all-in” safety initiatives 4/18/2013
LISC Chicago and its neighborhood partners will launch an all-at-once approach to reducing violent crime, hoping to turn the tide in North Lawndale and South Chicago.
Fired up, ready to go: LISC Chicago’s neighborhood network 4/8/2013
In the complex business of urban community development, no vehicle matches the leverage and impact of every dollar invested quite like LISC Chicago.
New pillars support Woodlawn renewal 3/29/2013
Woodlawn is rising again … though the challenges, like gravity, seem never to go away. Its comeback slowed by the Great Recession, its people saddened by the death of a beloved leader, the storied South Side neighborhood is rallying.
- CNDA 2013: Engaged, healthy and strong 3/7/2013
- A safe place to play 2/19/2013
- NCP groups gain voice in school closings 1/28/2013
- Purchase pool drives quantity discounts 1/16/2013
- Planting seeds toward a 'Healthy Chicago' 1/8/2013
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June 2013
| Sat 22 | Citizenship Workshop/Taller de Ciudadania - Aplique con nosotros 9 am –11 am |
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| Sat 22 | 10th annual Juneteenth Celebration 11 am –5 pm |
| Sat 29 | Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp. inaugural fundraiser 7 pm –10 pm |
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Photo: Courtesy Claretian Associates
The South Chicago Chamber of Commerce selected Angela Hurlock, executive director of NCP lead agency Claretian Associates, as its Citizen of the Year at the Chamber's annual awards ceremony May 10. Read all about it ...
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