News—South Chicago area churches and community groups are preparing for the 10th annual South Chicago Ecumenical Easter Service set for Saturday, April 3. This year's theme is "Have faith in our community - God is with us!" Everyone is welcome to celebrate this milestone service with presentations from area leaders, pastors, choirs, and dancers! Continue…
News—Enjoy short tours of South Chicago online, thanks to ExploreChicago.org, YoChicago.com and NewHomeNotebook.com.
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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 several months, Claretian Associates will reach residents often overlooked by the census - through meetings, mailings, e-newsletters, door-to-door outreach and more.
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News—Claretian Associates offers free, weekly tax services for its clients in our offices until April 15, 2010 through a partnership with Intuit Tax Freedom Project.
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News—Where steel once was king, a green economy is beginning to bloom. The third annual 10th Ward Green Summit will be held throughout the month of May 2010 and will offer residents with a snapshot of currently available green, eco-friendly and healthy initiatives designed to enhance the quality of life. The Summit promotes economic development consistent with the community’s cultural and economic diversity.
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Our programs—South Chicago’s New Communities Program – led by Claretian Associates – leveraged over $420,000 in the community during 2009. Over 5,000 people attended 164 collaborative community events making an impact in the arts, community gardens, youth activities and so much more.
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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—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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