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Collins secures new location for Auburn Gresham COVID Testing Site
- Office of State Senator Jacqueline A. Collins, Jan 18, 2021
Collins secures new location for Auburn Gresham COVID Testing Site.
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Job opportunity: Public relations agency seeks administrative coordinator
- Kimberley Rudd, Jan 13, 2021
Rudd Resources, a communications firm based in Auburn Gresham and Englewood, has a career opportunity! Learn more at ruddresources.net/opportunities.
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America’s Cities Were Designed to Oppress
- Reprinted from City Lab 01.07.21, Bryan Lee Jr. June 3, 2020, 2:56 PM CDT (initially published), Jan 7, 2021
How to Design Justice Into American Cities. Architects and planners have an obligation to protect health, safety and welfare through the spaces we design. As the George Floyd protests reveal, we’ve failed.
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Hunger Among Families is Soaring
- Dec 17, 2020
Hunger Among Families is Soaring during the pandemic. Please consider supporting our partner the Greater Chicago Food Depository!
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ICC Approves ComEd’s Third Consecutive Rate Decrease for Customers
- Dec 14, 2020
The Illinois Commerce Commission today approved ComEd’s request for a $14 million decrease in delivery service charges in 2021 compared to rates in effect this past January.
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AMPT Crisis Management Consulting
- Valerie F. Leonard, Dec 13, 2020
Nonprofit Utopia has just completed a 6-week engagement, participating in a pool of highly experienced consultants to nonprofits to provide coaching services through AMPT’s Crisis Management Consulting Services. In this capacity, the company provided a total of 21.5 consulting hours to 6 organizations, helping them to address some of their most pressing capacity building issues within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Pisgah hosts a Successful 2020 Fall Festival for their children and families!
- Department of Family and Support Services, Dec 11, 2020
Every year, New Pisgah hosts a Fall Festival for their children and families. Due to this pandemic and social distancing restrictions, New Pisgah managed to move forward with the annual Fall Festival conducting it outdoor while following social distancing restrictions.
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Thousands of languishing vacant and abandoned properties with unpaid taxes harm Black neighborhoods and suburbs. Cook County treasurer says program aimed at fixing the problem is not working.
- Reprinted By HAL DARDICK CHICAGO TRIBUNE | DEC 10, 2020 AT 6:56 AM, Dec 10, 2020
Disinvestment in African American communities in the city dates back to at least the 1968 riots after the Rev. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Swaths of Black neighborhoods went up in smoke, and vacant lots and scarred buildings still remain. Even before then, the racist real estate practices of redlining and blockbusting took a toll.
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Virtual Community Grand Rounds about African American Men's Mental Health
- UChicago Medicine and Community Partners, Dec 10, 2020
On Thursday, December 10th, Join UChicago Medicine & Community Partners for a Virtual Community Grand Rounds about African American Men's Mental Health. Come have a conversation about the effects of the pandemic, racism, trauma, and more.
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FREE Mouth Swab COVID Testing
- Dec 7, 2020
New Pisgah MB Church now offering COVID-19 mouth swab tests once a week!
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African American Men's Mental Health
- Dec 2, 2020
On Thursday, December 10th, Join UChicago Medicine & Community Partners for a Virtual Community Grand Rounds about African American Men's Mental Health. Come have a conversation about the effects of the pandemic, racism, trauma, and more.
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The Minority and Rural Coronavirus Insights Study (MRCIS)
- Dec 2, 2020
There is a groundbreaking and critically important research initiative currently underway to test for and study the impact of COVID-19 in disproportionately-affected communities of color.
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Auburn-Gresham Holiday Bike Giveaway
- Tifair Hamed VP of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, AGB Investigative Services, Nov 27, 2020
Hello! AGB would like to be a source of joy for the children and families of these communities by gifting 100 bikes to the 2-7-year-olds of the community.
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St. Sabina Employment Resource Center: Youth Investment Program
- Nov 20, 2020
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center is now registering youth ages 16-24 for our IYIP Program. Learn how the program can help you with job readiness and securing work placement.
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CTA, ACE host Trades Day for CPS Students
- Chicago Transit Authority, Nov 19, 2020
CTA helps provide a path for CPS high school students to pursue architecture-, construction- and engineering-related careers as part of RPM Phase One Project.
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Chicago Hospitality COVID Relief Grant Available, Apply Now!
- Small Business Grant Resources Available, Nov 17, 2020
$10,000 grants are available for Chicago’s independent restaurants and bars that continue to facing hallenges due to the COVID-19. Application Closes 11/23!
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New Smart Kiosks Bring Technology, Information ?to Bronzeville Residents
- ComEd smart technology upgrades provide free WiFi, public access to information, Nov 17, 2020
CHICAGO (November 12, 2020) – To continue to support families and businesses through innovation and smart energy solutions, ComEd has installed two new touchless Smart Kiosks in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, providing residents easy access to a WiFi hotspot and important information.
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Statewide Tier Three Resurgence Mitigations Effective November 20
- City of Chicago, Nov 17, 2020
Please be advised that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker today announced the reimplementation of Tier Three resurgence mitigations statewide. Read to find industries effected.
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2021 ARCC Partnership Development Seed Grants Cycle 1
- Nov 13, 2020
Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) has announces info webinar Seed Grants with updated and stronger focus on racial equity and addressing root causes of inequities.
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A Virtual Cook-Along Benefit!
- Urban Growers Collective, Nov 13, 2020
Join us in celebrating the launch of our new Fresh Moves Mobile Market bus. Cook dinner along with the incredible Chef Erick Williams (Virtue) and Chef Nyesha Arrington (Top Chef) from the comfort of your own home!
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Art or Graffiti that is the question?
- Nov 13, 2020
Art or Graffiti, is it a question?...
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Latinx Business Regional BIG Webinars:
- Nov 10, 2020
Join the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to learn about the Business Interruption Grant Program (BIG). In this webinar, Latinx, Latino, Latina, and Hispanic owned businesses will learn about eligibility, program details, and the application process. Technical assistance support will also be provided for the last 30 minutes of the session to help answer your questions about the application process.
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Department of Planning and Development announces the first-ever Artists-In-Residence for four of the city’s INVEST South/West neighborhoods!
- Nov 9, 2020
Department of Planning and Development announces the first-ever Artists-In-Residence for four of the city’s INVEST South/West neighborhoods, with communities and it includes and artist for Auburn Gresham, Dorian Sylvain!
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Wellness on Wentworth: Community Health and Wellness Event
- Nov 5, 2020
Wellness on Wentworth: Community Health and Wellness Event
All Services Complimentary on NOVEMBER 6TH, 2020 only.
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Sharing our Truth: Auburn Gresham Youth Video Production
- Nov 3, 2020
Youth produce a video of their experiences living in Auburn Gresham the after school programs, the mentors, the drama, the support, their truth...