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Social Security Helps Veterans (And Active Duty Military) Every Day
- mayra salazar, Nov 12, 2012
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Happy Veterans Day
- Nov 12, 2012
Salute to Veterans Affairs Auburn Gresham 11.12.12
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IMPORTANT INFO: Violence Stops Here Showcase Date
- XtraMedium Communicatons, Nov 5, 2012
Youth have more time to enter the 2012 Violence Stops Here contest and compete for the $2,500 cash scholarship.
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Disabled? Apply For Social Security Benefits From Home
- mayra salazar , Nov 2, 2012
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79th Street Art Gallery GRAND OPENING!
- Nov 1, 2012
With such an excellent addition to the Ashburn/Auburn Gresham community, let's embrace the Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. That in its self is Artistic Expression. It is the byproduct of Art. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic form.
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Don’t Let Identity Thieves Trick You
- mayra salazar, Nov 1, 2012
Identity theft is a real threat. Identity thieves victimize millions of people each year. Don’t be tricked by identity thieves; take the proper precautions. If you think you’ve been the victim of an identity thief, you should contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338); TTY 1-866-653-4261. Or you go to www.idtheft.gov and click on the link for “Report Identity Theft.”
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Free Diabetes and Kidney Screening!
- Most Worshipful Prince Grand Lodge of Illinois, Nov 1, 2012
Free Diabetes and Kidney Screening
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ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS: THE BEST (AND SOON ONLY) WAY TO GET YOUR BENEFITS
- mayra salazar , Oct 31, 2012
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SEASONAL HIRING EVENT OVER 200 RETAIL JOB OPENINGS WITH MAJOR CHICAGO RETAILERS - Nov. 2, 2012
- Oct 31, 2012
Seasonal, seasonal-to-perm and part-time job openings
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Action Now's Rebuild Chicago community meetings
- Action Now, Oct 25, 2012
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Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins Commends World Champion Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas
- reprint The Black Star Journal, Oct 25, 2012
On October 15, Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins attended an event in Gary, Indiana, honoring Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.
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Youth Contest Deadline Extended
- XtraMedium Communications, Oct 16, 2012
The deadline for the Violence Stops Here contest has been extended. Participating youth have until midnight October 31st to submit their video entries to ViolenceStops.com.
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Social Security and Living Abroad
- mayra salazar , Oct 12, 2012
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ONE YEAR TO A CAREER
- Oct 11, 2012
About Year Up
Year Up is an intensive, one year training program for 18-24 year olds that focuses on computer and professional skills. It’s free, and students can earn up to 18 college credits. Students are paid a weekly stipend of up to $153 during the first six months and up to $225 per week during the second six months of the program.
The year is divided into two parts—the classroom phase and the internship phase. During the classroom phase students take classes onsite in Information Technology. This includes learning about computer software and hardware, becoming familiar with the internal components of a computer and the common software programs used in a corporate setting. Students also take classes in Business Communications and Professional Skills learning skills like meeting leadership, appropriate corporate email, and networking introductions.
During the internship phase, students are placed in internships at corporations like Google, Bank of America, and Chase. Ongoing evaluation occurs throughout the Corporate Internship, so that students can complete the Year Up program poised for success in the corporate world.
A strong Year Up applicant will:
- Be motivated and have a positive attitude
- Have an interest in technology
- Be able to handle a college level class (community college English 100 or 101)
- Be able to commute downtown every day and commit to the entire year of the program
- Be able to meet high expectations regarding punctuality, attendance, completing assignments
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Forty Years Of Helping People in Need
- mayra salazar , Oct 10, 2012
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St. Bernard Hospital Holds Health Fair for School Kids
- St. Bernard Hospital, Oct 8, 2012
St. Bernard Hospital along with Illinois State Representative Esther Golar (D), will host a free health fair for school-age children on Saturday October 13, 2012 from 10am until 4pm.
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Volunteer at Fairfield Elementary - Help Students Become Published Authors!
- Ava Zeligson, Oct 8, 2012
Open Books, a literacy non-profit organization and social venture in Chicago, is bringingReadThenWrite, a reading, writing, and publishing experience for teens, to Fairfield Elementary in Chicago Lawn this month.
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Students Work to Get Out the Vote (VIDEO)
- Oct 5, 2012
Students from Youth Connection Charter School and elected officials gather to stress the importance of voter registration in this year's presidential election.
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4 Business Owners Receive Computers for Participating In Smart Communities Program
- piashantee, Oct 3, 2012
4 Small Business Owner in Auburn Gresham earn computers and software that will help bridge the coporate digital divide in our community which is underserved when it comes to technology.
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Perspectives Graduate Nakeya Boyles Spirit of Giving: She Chooses to Participate
- Oct 1, 2012
Nakeya Boyles, 18, is one of the older students who mentors underclassmen. A former hedge fund manager says he is passionate about three things: politics, education, and entrepreneurship.
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Chicago Architecture Foundation CITY WIDE Open House!
- Sep 25, 2012
Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago is a free public event that offers behind-the-scenes access to over 150 buildings across Chicago
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Community Antiviolence & Restoration Effort
- Sep 25, 2012
CARE FOR CHICAGO
The leadership, of the 6th District Care Collaborative
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Southside NAACP ACT-SO Is Here!
- Jimmy Prude, Sep 25, 2012
The NAACP's Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is a yearlong achievment program to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-american high school students. ACT-SO includes 26 categories of competition in the sciences, humanities, business, and performing and visual arts.
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Northwestern Students Canvas Auburn Gresham
- Jimmy Prude, Sep 24, 2012, 1 comment
On Thursday, September 20th students from Northwestern FUP (Freshman Urban Program) coordinated their incoming freshmen, to come into the Auburn Gresham community to
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To Strike! or Not To Strike!?!
- Jimmy Prude, Sep 21, 2012, make a comment
To Strike or Not To Strike is the question. Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of leviathan , or to take Arms against a Sea of educational troubles. These are the questions one must ask themselves