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Auburn Gresham Community Day, Saturday, June 10th!

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Auburn Gresham Community Day, is Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Foster Park. This community event day is hosted by Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) and its many community sponsors and neighorhood organizations. The NHS organization is driven by the belief that home ownership is essential to strengthening households and communities. Come out a join a housing trolley tour and/or spend a day learning about home owner resources and engaging in fun activities and raffles. First time buyers, investors, renters, veterans and seniors come check out the resources available!

Auburn Gresham Building Gets New Life to Promote Health and Wellness!

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Can one iconic building along a key commerical cooridor lead the way to improve the health of a neighborhood? Community leaders and organizations in Auburn Gresham are progressing on a transformative plan to bring living wage jobs to a building anchored by a state of art health facility, to make it so….

Southside Memorial Day Parade On May 29th

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17th Ward Alderman David Moore Invites you to join us for the Southside Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 29, 2017, 10:00 a.m., Parade Step off, 11:00 a.m. Wreath Ceremony on the grounds of at St. Leo’s Residence for Veterans. Parade Lineup begins at 9am at St. Leo’s Residence for Veterans, 7750 S. Emerald Ave. Let’s join in this community celebration to honor our Veterans!

FREE business workshops every Wednesday and Friday at City Hall!

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The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers FREE business workshops every Wednesday and Friday at City Hall, 8th Floor. To register for a workshop call 312-744-2086. You also can register by emailing BACPoutreach@cityofchicago.org.All workshops are free and are located at the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection – City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Room 805.

Building Organizations That Stand the Test of Time

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Valerie F. Leonard, a local expert in community and organizational development, is partnering with Chicago State University to host “Lasting Impact: Building Sustainable Organizations”.  The information-packed workshop promises to show participants how to build nonprofit organizations that stand the test of time.  The free workshop will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm, at the Chicago State University New Academic Library Auditorium, on the 4th Floor.  Chicago State University is located at 9501 South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago.

Building Organizational Capacity On the Ground

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Otis Monroe, President and CEO of the Monroe Foundation, was a recent guest on the Nonprofit “U” radio blog talk show.  Nonprofit “U” is an online forum where nonprofit stakeholders can discuss the latest developments in the sector and increase their capacity to serve their clients and build sustainable communities.