News—Claretian Associates received a Count Me In grant through the Illinois Census Funders Initiative to increase response rates in the 2010 census in communities that are at risk for being undercounted. Over the next eight months, Claretian Associates will reach residents often overlooked by the census - through meetings, mailings, e-newsletters, door-to-door outreach and more. Continue…
News—Two inspiring South Chicago couples, Joann Podkul and Kevin Murphy, and Zebedee & Tonya Rivera, were honored last week at the New Communities Program's annual Community Heroes Celebration sponsored by LISC/Chicago.
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News—Executive Director Angela Hurlock was selected as one of 15 visionaires leading our region into the next century, as part of the Chicago Matters series, Beyond Burham. Listen to her story on Chicago Public Radio.
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News—Ten South Chicago residents recently completed training for entry-level, green-collar jobs under a pilot program launched at the Local Economic Employment Development (LEED) Council.
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News—Enjoy short tours of South Chicago online, thanks to YoChicago.com and NewHomeNotebook.com.
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News—Watch a short video, "Unfinished Business," created by Kurtis Productions and The Burnham Plan Centennial, featuring Jackie Samuel, Director of South Chicago's New Communities Program. The video explores the Chicago of 1909 and shows how the Plan transformed the region.
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News—A new book by John F. Wasik titled, The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream, highlights Claretian Associates' work through extensive interviews with Executive Director Angela Hurlock.
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News—A new model of affordable public transportation began rolling in January with the South Chicago Streetcar, led by the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce and funded through the City's Special Service Area #5. The goal of the new streetcar system is to keep retail dollars in the community by bringing shoppers to Commercial Avenue.
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Our programs—Our New Homes for South Chicago program continues to flourish with the number of homeowners in the community steadily growing. Through four phases of the City’s New Homes for Chicago program we have developed more than 30 single-family homes and 2-flats over the past ten years.
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