ProgramsYouth Programming Summer youth programming continues at the SALUD Center. Both programs are completing the One Summer Chicago curriculum, My Chi My Future, online. Read more about the summer youth programming below.
 Metropolitan Peace Academy Graduation Claretian Associates congratulates Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) for the newest graduates of the Metropolitan Peace Academy. The Academy hosts an 18-week program that trains and professionalizes the field of street outreach. The Claretian CP4P team had 12 outreach workers graduate and five of the outreach workers received awards. “I’m proud of them because they demonstrate love and passion for this work,” said CP4P Program Manager James Sims. The outreach workers graduating and being professionalized in violence prevention work provides them with a different outlook. “In this work, most of us know how to do it. We want to make sure that we are on point, so when we get addressed with adversity and negativity, we don’t match that energy,” said James. The graduation was held at the South Shore Culture Center. CP4P Outreach Worker graduates, Patrick Bose and Onye Davenport, from the Hospital Outreach team were chosen to be speakers at the graduation ceremony. “I thought it was a true honor,” said Onye. He is currently taking a facilitator class at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and will soon start victim specialist training. Onye is also a student at Northeastern Illinois University. “I want to grow. I always tell people, ‘I’m not a human being, I’m a human becoming,’ because I’m constantly evolving,” said Onye. Since 2018 Claretian staff has attended the Metroplitan Peace Academy. Learn more about the academy here.  Seniors The seniors celebrated Father’s Day at the Villa Guadalupe and the SALUD Center. This year, the SALUD Center seniors celebrated outdoors in the garden area. They grilled, listened to music, and enjoyed each other’s company. Community Announcement A Brighter Future in South Chicago The former South Works steel mill in South Chicago was selected to become the location for a multibillion-dollar quantum computing campus, PsiQuantum. Governor JB Pritzker joined by Mayor Brandon Johnson and other officials made the announcement at Steel Workers Park. According to Block Club Chicago, Governor Pritzker stated the campus could bring thousands of jobs. Learn more about the quantum computing campus here. ANnouncements Back to School and Wellness Fair The South Chicago Neighborhood Network, Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), Advocate Aurora Health, and other community partners will have the annual Back to School and Wellness Fair on Friday, August 9th at 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM on the block of 91st and Brandon. There will be a book bag giveaway, resource vendors, games for kids, food, and music. For more information contact Program Manager Tiarra Owens at [email protected].  Communities Partnering 4 Peace The next series of Light in the Night events will be August 6th, 9th, and 23rd, in the neighborhoods of South Shore, South Chicago, and South Deering. Each event will have music, food, games for kids, and resources. We hope to see you there! SALUD Fitness Center
If you have not joined the fitness center, take advantage of our memberships, Classic $14.99, Classic Plus One $25, and Classic Paid in Full $150. As a member you can take advantage our free Get Fit Class every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:00 AM. Interested in more challenging exercise classes? The fitness center offers Spin Class every Tuesday and Wednesday at 5:00 PM for $10 per class. Look for our Boot Camp class in September. For more information contact us at [email protected] SALUD Fittness Center Highlight A Way of Life Exercise has become a way of life for Rosalia Leal, a SALUD Fitness Center member. Rosalia exercises regularly, being the first fitness member to sign in most mornings. When she is not exercising at the fitness center, she is cycling or hiking.  Rosalia joined the fitness center in the winter and comes in almost every morning. Rosalia started exercising because she wanted to feel better about herself. She encouraged her twin sister, mother, and two friends to join too. “My mom and sister saw me motivated and wanted to join too,” said Rosalina. Even if her family and friends stop exercising, she continues to motivate herself. One of her goals is to lose 10 more pounds. Every morning before exercising at the fitness center, Rosalina goes cycling on her own or with her husband in the community. Hiking is also an outdoor activity that Rosalina does with her family. She has become a role model for her 13-year-old son, who also exercises regularly at home. “My son saw me lose weight and that motivated him too,” said Rosalia. She teaches her son how to use weights. Rosalia exercised at the South Chicago YMCA before it became the SALUD Center. Since becoming an avid member, she has attended boot camp and spin classes. She is looking forward to Zumba in the future. Staff Highlights Guest Speaker at Illinois Women Affordable Housing Network (WAHN) Event Claretian Associates CEO Angela Hurlock was the guest speaker for the WAHN Summer Event. Angela spoke on how affordable housing provides residents the opportunity to thrive without worrying about basic needs. Read more about the event here.  New AmeriCorps VISTA Claretian Associates welcomes Paul Panciera as the new AmeriCorps VISTA from Housing Action Illinois. Paul is a part of the real estate development team, and the focus of his work will be on research and zoning ordinances. He will also be looking for property that can accommodate future developments. After college Paul was interested in housing development and policy, economic revitalization, and urban policy. Paul thought a good way to get into the field was through the AmeriCorps program. Paul’s interest in housing sprouted because the area he was living in had a terrible housing crisis. Paul wondered how other parts of the world, outside North America, didn’t have systemic housing issues and thought these issues were fixable. “I wanted to go into housing policy because I wanted to be a part of a team that fixes issues that make housing cheaper and improve the way we currently use land, which means updating our current zoning codes,” said Paul. For the past six years, Paul lived and studied in Canada. He has a degree in political science, a minor in the human dimensions of climate change, and a certificate in geography from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Paul is looking forward to being a part of the thought process behind developing projects for Claretian.
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