New homes, gardens mark Woodlawn rebound
Woodlawn is a predominately mixed-income African-American community that for years was seen as a “community of last resort,” despite its prime location. The community is located on Chicago’s lakefront, just eight miles from the city’s downtown Loop area. To the north is Hyde Park and the
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News and articles
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.
A safe place to play 2/19/2013
Health and fitness are significant issues in neighborhoods throughout the city, rich and poor alike. In Pilsen, Little Village, Brighton Park, Woodlawn, Chicago Lawn and South Chicago, neighborhood organizations, with LISC Chicago and NCP, will soon embark on another season of PlayStreets, in which streets are temporarily closed to traffic to allow residents to participate in organized fitness activities.
Mid-South Side citizens proactively planning 2/23/2012
Voting is important, but coming out early on a cold Saturday in January to help plan the neighborhood – that’s citizenship
- CWF model a national winner 10/13/2011
- U. of C., South Side NCPs do Grand Rounds 10/10/2011
- Project maps South Side health, vitality 10/10/2011
- Growing green healthy neighborhoods 9/29/2011
Lead agency
Network of Woodlawn
www.ncp-woodlawn.org/home.aspx
6320 S. Dorchester Ave. Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 256-6942
Wesley Walker
Executive Director
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Arvin K. Strange
NCP director
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Ryan Priester
NCP organizer
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Maps and data
Woodlawn boundaries
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