AWN Answer Book 2016

Answer Book AUSTIN WEEKLY news

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The Office LLC...

VIP Income Tax Service “You are next”

5812 W. Chicago Ave. Ph: (773) 261-0997 Fax: (773) 261-1397 www.officeat5812.com

James Spearman President

MacArthur’s Restaurant Fine Southern Cuisine

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Doing good by the numbers $15,000 Value of in-kind and monetary donations given to residents of Flint, Michigan by the faith-based Leaders Network, a social justice organization

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Number of local and/or AfricanAmerican tradesmen hired to help build Moving Everest Charter School in Austin, which opened this year

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8,000 Estimated pounds of produce grown

by PCC Austin Farm last summer

Estimated number of graduates from Inspiration Kitchen’s training program, located in West Garfield Park, which helps needy residents develop culinary skills

$2,000 One-day revenue generated by Bitoy’s Sweet Treats during an Austin African-American Business Networking Black Economic Empowerment Summit (B.E.E.R.) rally last August

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Contents AUSTIN WEEKLYnews Editor Michael Romain Associate Publisher Dawn Ferencak Publisher Dan Haley IT and Digital

Ad Director

Technology

Dawn Ferencak

Mike Risher

Business Manager

Staff Photographer

Joyce Minich

William Camargo

Media Coordinator

Editorial Design

Kristen Benford

Manager

Classified Ad Sales

Claire Innes

Mary Ellen Nelligan

Editorial Designers Jacquinete

Circulation Manager Jill Wagner

Baldwin, Javier Govea Ad Production

A goat roams the grounds of the urban farm Root-Riot Harambee at 500 N. Waller in Austin.

INSIDE AUSTIN ANSWER BOOK

Arts ....................................................... 4 Beauty .................................................. 6 Churches ............................................... 9 Community Groups ............................. 19 Financial Institutions........................... 23 Government ........................................ 29 Health ................................................. 37 Mental Health ..................................... 45

Libraries .............................................. 53 Parks ................................................... 54 Restaurants ......................................... 59 Schools................................................ 65 Seniors ................................................ 82 Social Services..................................... 90 Recidivism........................................... 93

ON THE COVER Having some Summer fun, Kiya Branch, 9, eats a snow cone during a party outside of Austin Town Hall last August.

Photo by Jennifer Lacey Design by Claire Innes

Comptroller Edward Panschar Credit Manager

Manager

Laurie Meyers

Philip Soell Ad Design Manager

Collections

Andrew Mead

Charlie Kelly

Ad Designers

Front Desk

Mark Moroney,

Carolyn Henning,

Debbie Becker

Maria Murzyn

HOW TO REACH US 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 PHONE: 773-626-6332 FAX: 708-524-0447 www.AustinWeeklyNews.com.

The Austin Weekly News is published each Wednesday by Wednesday Journal, Inc., an Illinois corporation.

It is distributed free of charge at more than 100 locations across Austin and Chicago’s west side. © 2016 Wednesday Journal

Serving the Austin & West Side communities Michael Romain • Editor

AustinWeeklyNews.com • Sign up for Breaking News Dawn Ferencak • Advertsing

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The Arts Jacob, center, is one of the youngest members of the Kelly Family Orchestra, shown playing a classical number during a concert last November in Austin. Joseph Kelly, bottom right, plays the harp during the event that also featured the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest.

Austin native Jesse Howard in his home studio, located in the western suburbs. Howard’s art reflects the everyday realities of West Side life. He also paints of his experiences growing up as a child and young man during the Black Power days and his reactions to today’s protests.

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Arts African Art & Objects 4918 W. Flournoy 773-379-2787 www.africanartandobjects.com Buy African masks, clothing, jewelry, and more.

Afrikan Village Chicago Cultural Center, (NFP) 5840 W. Madison Ave. 773-850-2822 www.theafrikanvillagechicago. com

Chicago West Community Music Center 100 N. Central Park Ave. 708-386-5315 www.cwcmc.org Provides programs for youth in singing, dancing,

instrumental playing and film-making.

High School) 773-658-3246 www.finalexplosiondance.com

City Escape Garden & Design Studio

We provide services for all of your entertainment needs, tickets, photography, and more. We have a long list of talented youth to make sure that your event is exactly what you want it to be.

3022 W. Lake St. 773-638-2000 www.cityescape.biz Retail garden center and landscape store offers free Saturday classes on beautification and garden design to the public.

Reservations required.

E.S.O. Theater 5401 W. Madison, Chicago 708-209-8282 www.esochicagotheater.org

Local-Motions, Inc. 6272 W. North Ave. Ste. B 773-622-3267 www.localmotions.net Performing Arts Organization. Performing arts and classes for children and adults.

Final Explosion Entertainment & Dance Studio

Pyramid Players Productions

543 N. Waller (inside Douglass

P.O. Box 440-446, Chicago IL

Dancers with Move Me Soul during a performance in November 2014.

60644 312-504-4013 www.facebook.com/pyramidplayersproductions Pyramid Players Productions (P3) is a not-forprofit organization that empowers young people to discover hope and build self-worth through inspiring performance-based

arts and student athlete development initiatives in Chicago’s most challenged communities.

Sankofa Cultural Arts & Business Center 5820 W. Chicago Ave 773-626-4497 www.sankofa-arts.com

6272 W. North Ave Suite B (North Ave. and Ridgeland)

Monday – Friday 9am-3pm

Dance , drama, backdrop designing, costuming, weekly field trips and more!

Cost $450.00/6 weeks

For more info:773-622-3267 Register today!

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Xxxxx Beauty Adam’s Barber Shop

Clay’s Beauty Salon

JW Salon

5138 W. Madison 773-261-9758

5446 W. Harrison St. 773-378-9283

705 S. Pulaski Rd. 773-826-9711

African Hair Braiding

Hair Mechanics

My Beauty Supply

3922 W. Chicago Ave. 773-342-7350

3356 W. Chicago Ave. 773-826-0255

773-889-6223 6014 W. North Ave.

AJ Styles Barber & Beauty Salon

Herb’s Barber Shop

Original African Hair Braiding

5118 W. Chicago Ave. 773-261-9595

42 W. Lake St., Oak Park 708-358-0541

His & Hers Barber School

Avenue Academy of Beauty and Culture

5355 W. Madison 773-261-2099

5306 W. Chicago Avenue 773-921-6990 www.theaveacademy.com

www.hisandhersbarberschl. com

224 S. Laramie Ave. 773-378-0890

Shear Elegance 5725 W. Division 773-921-1680

Chic’s Elite Hair Salon

ISIS Hair Salon

Tina African Hair Braiding

5234 W. Chicago Ave. 773-626-2266

5812 W. North Ave. 773-622-5344

724 N. Cicero Ave. 773-261-1233

Austin native Shettima Webb, 36, a commercial print model who wants other plus-sized girls to know that there’s opportunity in the fashion industry for people of all shapes, sizes and colors.

AUTO • LIFE • FIRE • HEALTH Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There.®

Larry Williams • State Farm Agent Providing Insurance and Financial Services Larry and his staff are licensed and together have over 75 years of State Farm experience.

(773) 379-9009 • (773) 379-9010 fax (773) 379-0323 5932 W. Lake St., Chicago, Illinois 60644 Email: larry.williams.b0bk@statefarm.com • www.statefarm.com Office Hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

After Hours by Appointment

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Are you 15 - 24 years old and looking for work?

Call the YR2W Help Line: 773-413-3370 Get help finding your path to success with assistance including:     

Job placement Creating your resume Finding affordable childcare Getting your GED Setting career goals

Find out more about WHA’ s youth employment program at the

ORIENTATION MEETING

ORIENTATION IS APRIL 4, 2016 MANDATORY

For More Information Contact WHA Youth Center: 5437 W Division St. Chicago, IL 60651 773-413-3370 2 0 1 6

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Austin Coming Together OUR COMMON AGENDA

INCREASING OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN AUSTIN

Increasing Access to High uality Early Learning Programs

UNITY

Engaging the Community Austin is Chicago’s largest community with approximately 100,000 residents. ACT creates forums for thousands of community leaders to engage one another each year regarding the communit community’s most pressing issues.

COMMITMENT

Empowering Families to Overcome Poverty

Developing Shared Leadership There are hundreds of existing and emerging organizations and leaders addressing a myriad of social and economic issues in Austin. ACT convenes these leaders to develop shared leadership aaround common goals.

COLLABORATION

Restoring the Social Fabric of Our Neighborhoods

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Putting Vacant Buildings Back to Productive Use

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Facilitating Collaborative Actions Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

ACT facilitates collaborative intiatives that our member organizations design and implemen implement.

ACTION

Measuring Our Progress and Continuously Improving Enrollment in Quality Early Learning Programs Clients placed in living wage jobs

Neighbor Relationships strengthened

Dollars invested in properties

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Churches #2 Mt. Pleasant M.B. Church 947 N. Cicero Ave. 773-287-2018 & 773-206-9576

Chicago First Spanish Church 3909 W. North Ave. 773-862-8734

Christian Love Church 535 N. Spaulding 773-638-3700

Circle Urban Ministries 118 N. Central 773-921-1446 www.circleurban.org Faith based organization that provides holistic help through a Catalyst School, mentoring program, summer day camp, food pantry and more.

Community Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church 4817 W. Madison St. 773-261-6200

Corinthian Temple Church of God in Christ 4520 W. Washington Blvd.

773-626-1972

Emanuel’s Temple of Love & Faith 4843 W. Division St. 773-626-4500

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hree congregations that currently share the sanctuary at First Church of the Brethren, 425 S. Central Park Blvd., in Garfield Park, sang songs that, nowadays, you’re more likely to hear in a PBS documentary than in person.

Earlier this year, the churches combined worship services to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1966 sojourn to Chicago to fight the city’s unjust practices of housing segregation.

King kept an office in First Church’s annex and would hold forth during hearings on unfair public housing at the church.

Walter Thurman, 82, lived in an apartment around the corner from the church while King was here. One day, he recalled, he overheard King in casual chatter with a child from the neighborhood.

“I took a few of my kids out on the veranda so they could see and hear him,” said Thurman, who added that, because of the demands of his job, he never got to hear King speak formally at the church.

During the memorial service in January, Dennis Koehn, a member of the

Evangelistic Outreach Deliverance Ministry

Faith & Deliverance Church of God in Christ

4300 W. Madison 773-378-6344 www.eodm.org

4666 W. Fulton 773-261-2400 www.faithanddeliverance

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Members of three different West Side churches pray inside First Church of the Brethren in January. The congregations emphasize the dignity of human rights struggles, some of which First Church has participated in.

Chicago Communty Mennonite Church—one of the three congregations that share First Church’s sanctuary—reminded the audience of King’s stance late in life.

“People told him that civil rights didn’t mix with inter-

churchofgodinchrist.com

First Church of the Brethren 425 S. Central Park Blvd.

773-533-4273

national peacemaking, but he said they were wrong,” he said. “King linked civil rights at home with international peace and certainly this is an inherent and intimate connection, alarmingly evident today in 2016.

Fraternite Notre Dame 502 N. Central Ave. 773-261-0101 www.fraternitenotredame.org A traditional Catholic

religious order, the group was founded in 1977 by Bishop Jean Marie to perform charitable work at soup kitchens, hospitals, schools and orphanages.

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Churches Friendship Baptist Church

Great True Vine MB Church

5200 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-378-6600 www.fbcchicago.org

5936 W. Division St. 773-626-3542

Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.

Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church

3855 W. Harrison St. 773-533-5858

5720 W. Fulton 773-921-6750

The Word Works Church

Greater Rock Missionary Baptist Church

4118 W. Division St. 773-486-6300 www.thewordworkschurch.com

Worshippers sing spirituals and listen to Civil Rights-era speeches during the January service at First Church in Garfield Park. The service was held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., who visited the church during his historic trip to Chicago 50 years ago.

718 S. Independence Blvd.

773-722-7701

Greater Galilee Baptist Church

Greater St. John Bible Church

1308 S. Independence Blvd.

773-521-4330

1256 N. Waller 773-378-3300 www.gsjbchurch.org

God Breathed Ministries

We provide information to individuals, churches, seniors, students, block clubs, and neighborhood/organizational groups.

Our president, Minister J. Connie McClendon has been an Austin resident for over forty-five years. In her years of serving the Austin community, she has worked with political figures, non-profit organizations, the election board, her block club and has worked in churches for over 40 years.

College Ministry

Our College Ministry has started

College Tours and Workshops

Bus tours to local City Colleges and Universities; State Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges.

The following tours have been scheduled for 2016: a City tour of Chicago; a week tour of HBCU’s; tours of Western Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Elmhurst College, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

August 1-5, 2016 - Fisk University, Tennessee State, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Eastern and Southern Illinois Universities October 2016 - Howard University and Michigan State including a tour of the White House.

November 2016 - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

College and High School Workshops -Preparation and choosing high schools -High school class selections -Preparation and choosing colleges -ACT and SAT preparation

Real Estate and Financial Workshops - Reverse Morgages - Tax Exemptions - Estate Planning - Simple Wills - Budgeting

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If you need help, or know someone in need, call us today to learn about your local support options.

We offer many ways to engage and reduce the risk of substance abuse among youth.

Join our Community Meetings the 2nd Monday of every month at 6pm. Everyone is welcome.

Sponsored in part by:

Bridging the inter-generational gaps, to promote a safe and drug-free community

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West Side Community Partners Community Partners working together, to promote a safe and drug free communities Dr. Ahmad Djangi, Co-Chair, City of Chicago Pastor David Whittley, Co-Chair, Corinthian Temple Church of God in Christ

Grand Blvd. Coalition Major Adams Coalition Chicago Area Project Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Rev. Walter Amir Jones Jr., Project Director, Fathers Who Care

Providence St. Mel School

Dawn Ferencak, Secretary, Austin Weekly News

Divine Purpose

Congressman Danny K. Davis, Illinois 7th District

Larry Williams, State Farm Insurance

Senator Kimberly A. Lightford, Illinois State 4th District

Jerry Stender, Personal Liquors

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United for Better Living

Gus Rickette, Uncle Remus

Senator Patricia Van Pelt, Illinois State 5th District

Chase Bank of West Garfield Park

Representative La Shawn K. Ford, Illinois State 8th District

Garfield Park Hospital

Representative Camille Lilly, Illinois State 78th District

Loretto Hospital

Resprestative Pamela Reaves-Harris, Illinois State 10th District Alderman Jason Ervin, 28th Ward Alderman Alderman Chris Taliaferio, 29th Ward Alderman

New Mt. Pilgrim Church Hartgrove Hospital Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center Chicago Public Schools Sisters of Alpha and Omega 422 Ryders Ms. Jo-Ann Terrell Stuckney

Commissioner Robert Steele, 2nd District

Deborah Williams, Provision Consulting Services

Commissioner Richard Boykin, 1st District

Chicago Police Department, 11th and 15th District

Leaders Network

Holsten Human Capitol Development

Austin Chamber of Commerce

NAACP, West Side Branch

Westside Parents

Ms. Tracy Johnson

West Garfield Park Youth Council

Ms. Beverly Watts

Bob Mead

We offer many ways to engage and reduce the risk of substance abuse among yo West Side Heath Authority

Treatment Alternative for Safe Communities (TASC)

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Churches Greater St. John M.B. Church 310 S. Kostner Ave. 773-626-0855

Heirs of the Promise 4821 W. Chicago Ave. 773-342-5377 www.promisechurchchicago.org

Helping Hand Missionary Baptist Church 538 N. Lavergne 773-379-4918

Heritage International Christian Church 5312 W. North Ave. 773-237-9600 www.heritageicc.org

Hope Community Advent Christian Church 5900 W. Iowa 773-921-2243 www.thehopecity.org

Inspirational Deliverance Center Church of God in Christ 647 N. Parkside 773-287-4311 www.idccogic.org

The fathers of Corinthian Temple C.O.G.I.C. in West Garfield Park clad in white during a June Father’s Day service.

Methodist Church

Kingdom Baptist Church

5000 W. Congress Pkwy.

773-626-3626

301 N. Central Ave. 773-378-1255 www.kbcchicago.org

Mars Hill Baptist Church

Mandell United

5916 W. Lake St. 773-287-3535

Miracle Center Baptist Church 5634 W. Chicago Ave. 773-287-2525

Mt. Vernon Baptist Church 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-826-3064 www.mtvernonbc.com

New Deliverance Church of God in Christ 5801 W. Augusta Blvd.

773-921-1115

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• Rail Journeys • Youth Edventures • Retreat & Reunions • Non Profit Fundraisers

New Store Opening at 5940 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651 June 28, 2016

Check the Austin Weekly for Grand Opening Details

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Why choose Good Shepherd?

“Positive, energetic environment • open and diverse • topnotch child & youth programming with attention to my child • very community-oriented • services are fun and full of families who are engaged in worship” —comments from our newest members

We invite you to visit. All are welcome.

—Join us for Sunday worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. (Summer worship at 9:30 a.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day.) Nursery is provided. Sunday school and adult ed at 9:15 a.m.

—Vacation Bible School for ages 3 through grade 5. Theme is Cave Quest, June 20-24. Find out more at goodshepherdlc.org

Momma Kemba during a February performance as former slave Clara Brown at Third Unitarian Church in Austin.

Churches New Moriah Baptist Church

3101 W. Warren 773-533-2290

1501 N. Harding Ave. 773-278-8923

2700 W. Wilcox St 773-733-7555

200 N. Oak Park Ave. 773-417-9881 www.newlifechicago.org

New Life Covenant Church

New Mount Pilgrim MB Church

St. Francis of Assisi Church

New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church 208 S. Hamlin 773-826-3410 www.nmschurch.org

2704 W. North Ave. 773-384-7113 www.mynewlife.org

New Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church

New Macedonia M.B. Church

415 N. Central Ave. 773-287-0345

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Plant a seed;Westgrow in spirit!

Side Vi s i t o u rCommunity L a n d m aGuide rk Church 1/4mpgu nApril and Com i t y 2016 Garden.

CANA* grows here.

Paradise Missionary Baptist Church 5250 W. Kinzie 773-379-2507

Peaceful New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church 345 S. Cicero Ave. 773-626-2114

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Original Providence Baptist Church 515 N. Pine 773-378-5678

4301 W. Washington Blvd.

773-287-5051

New Life Community Church

611 Randolph, Oak Park (corner of East and Randolph) goodshepherdlc.org | 708-848-4741 A diverse congregation that welcomes all people.

New Greater St. John MB Church New Landmark Missionary Baptist Church

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Third Unitarian Church Sunday: 10am Forum, 11am Service, 12 Coffee Hour 301 N. Mayfield (773) 626-9385

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Churches Pentecostal Tabernacle Bible Church 2252 W. Washington 773-486-7822

People’s Church of the Harvest 3570 W. Fifth Avenue 773-533-6877 www.peopleschurchoftheharvest.com

Pleasant Ridge MB Church 116 S. Central Ave. 773-379-2335

Chicago First Church of the Nazarene 500 N. Laramie 773-921-4673 www.c1naz.org/austin

Brother Jim Fogarty, outside of a home in West Garfield Park in March. Fogarty’s social mission of helping the poor is concentrated on the West Side.

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Churches Redeemer Church 6740 W. North Ave. 773-417-2399 www.redeemerchicago.com

Rhema Word Church 5460 W. Ohio 773-378-4327 www.rhemawordchurch.org

Rising Sun M.B. Church 820 N. Central Ave. 773-921-0744

Rose of Sharon Community Baptist Church 4256 W. Walton St. 773-227-7993

Sisters of Providence 1540 N. Monticello Ave. 773-235-6202

Rev. Michael Eaddy receives prayers from his fellow clergymen during the launch of his Preservation of Life Campaign last July. The campaign is a faith-based initiative to blanket the city with red door knob hangers, symbols of Christ’s blood, in order to deter gun violence.

8:30am or 10:30am Children Church available at 8:30 and 10:30 Services Nursery only available at 10:30 Service

YOU’RE INVITED LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CENTER A Church for All Nations, A Church Without Walls

WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Service Times: 7am, 9am & 11:15am Wednesday Bible Study 6:30pm LIVE Webcast - 11:15am Service www.livingwd.org

SERVICE LOCATION Living Word Christian Center 7600 W. Roosevelt Rd. Forest Park, IL 60130 (708) 697-5000

WILLIAM S. WINSTON, PASTOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH - servicing ages 9 months - 12 years every service

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES available from the Blue & Green Lines

Greater St. John Bible Church Rev. Ira J. Acree, Sr. Pastor

773.378.3330 1256 North Waller, Chicago, IL 60651 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

GO HARD FOR CHRIST YOUTH MINISTRY (ages 13-19) Every Wednesday 6:45pm

50+ VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES including Singles Ministry, Fitness Ministry, SPANISH & POLISH TRANSLATION SERVICES Latino Ministry, Prison Ministry and available during Wednesday Bible Study & many more.

Sunday 9:00am & 11:15am Worship Services

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Churches 2016 Calendar Celebrating Seniors Week May 12 to May 19, 2016

Soul Saving Missionary Baptist Church

Fall Community Meeting September 29, 2016 at 7:30 pm

4922 W. Division St. 773-287-5682

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service November 20, 2016 at 7 pm Oak Park Temple

The Community of Congregations has a rich history of interfaith service. Our current programs include Celebrating Seniors Coalition, Sacred Spaces House of Worship Walk, Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, and Holiday Food & Gift Basket. We invite you to join us at our upcoming events. Interested in learning more about our work or having your congregation join in our efforts?

Please visit our website www.communityofcongregations.org or email oprfcoc@gmail.com

St. Mark International Christian Church 832 N. Leclaire Ave. 773-378-4601

St. Paul Lutheran Church 846 N. Menard 773-378-6644 www.stpaulaustin.com

St. Stephen AME 3042 W. Washington Blvd.

773-826-7009

Straight Gate Mission

True Word Outreach Ministry

5849 W. Madison St. 773-626-6747

5707 W. Division St. 773-379-4629

Third Unitarian Church

Truth & Deliverance International Ministries

301 N. Mayfield 773-626-9385 www.thirdunitarianchurch.org

Three Crosses of Calvary 4445 W. Madison 773-378-0998

3 S. Laramie Ave. 773-626-3800 www.tdim.org

Universal Missionary Baptist Church 535 N. Cicero Ave. 773-287-7128

Trinity Community Missionary Baptist Church 1210 N. Waller 773-379-4911

Way of Life Church International 4635 W. Fulton 773-378-1788 www.wayoflifechurchinternational.org

Congressman DANNY K. DAVIS ——HERE TO SERVE——

MY OFFICE CAN HELP WITH: • ISSUES WITH MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. • ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING HELP WITH THEIR BENEFITS CLAIMS.

• POSTAL ISSUES. • VISA/PASSPORT ISSUES. • GUIDANCE WITH HOME MORTGAGE ISSUES.

If I can be of any assistance, please contact my office.

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Community Groups AAABNA 5820 W. Chicago Ave. 773-626-4497 www.aaabna.org An African-American business growth-throughnetworking organization which provides nurturing and support for emerging and existing businesses.

After School Matters 66 E. Randolph 312-742-4182 www.afterschoolmatters.org A non-profit organization offering innovative out-ofschool activities for teens

Austin Chamber of Commerce 645 S. Central Ave. 773-854-5848 www.austinchicagochamber. com The Austin Chamber of Commerce helps the business community create jobs and build business.

Austin Coming Together 5049 W. Harrison St. 773-417-8612 www.austincomingtogether. org Building a thriving Austin community through collaborations to improve education and economic development

Austin Green Team Mary Peery 6640 W. Belden Ave. 773-637-6804 Beautifies Austin block by block

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U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th) during a brick-laying ceremony at Heroes Park last summer. The memorial garden is the work of the Austin Green Team. Each year, the Green Team selects the names of several deceased prominent West Siders to engrave into some of the bricks that make up the garden’s walkway.

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he South Austin Coalition Community Council’s Green Team has planted dozens of gardens throughout Austin since the 1970s. One of the group’s most beautiful creations is Heroes Park, a public garden at the corner of Washington and Latrobe.

Each year, several bricks along the garden’s circular walkway are taken up, etched with the names of late, great citizens and set back in place.

During a ceremony last summer, U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th) put the Green Team’s efforts into historical context.

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cent black over a ten year period,” Davis said. “[There was] blockbusting, panic-peddling, everything that could possibly go on,” he said, recalling the process of massive disinvestment and disenfranchisement that occurred in Austin beginning in the late 1960s.

“A lot of people bought homes cheaply, because the other people were running.

The real estate people were saying to them, ‘You better sell because the blacks are coming.’ People now have homes that are worth $300,000 to $400,000,” said Davis.

In response to the change, Austin organized, with an array of grassroots organizations evolving out of what

has become a decades-long struggle for survival and neighborhood renewal. Davis singled out the South Austin Coalition Community Council (SACCC), the social service and activist organization that serves as something of a parent organization to the Austin Green Team, for its decadeslong dedication.

“The South Austin Community Council has been the most effective grassroots community organization in the United State and is still going,” Davis said. “When you talk about community reinvestment, you’re talking about Austin.

The Austin community stands as a beacon.”

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Community Groups Austin Peace Corner 5022 W. Madison St. 773-261-5330 www.thepeacecorner.org Youth community and outreach center

Austin Weekly News’ West Side Business Network Dawn Ferencak, Founder 708-613-3329 www.austinweeklynews.com/ WSBN Business development and networking opportunities for professionals on Chicago’s Greater West Side. Partner with your neighborhood newspaper to grow your connections and expand your business. The AWN West Side Business Network is the umbrella group for the

Ernestine Ali, right, the co-founder of a local Black Workers Matter organization, protests in front of Ferrara Candy Company factory in suburban Forest Park.

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Community Groups AWN Business Development Group, West Side Women, West Side Men, West Side Bridge (bridging the gap between the West Side of Chicago and the Western Suburbs), and the West Side Manufacturing Network.

More than just networking and advertising support, we offer consultative marketing and business management strategy support, connections to funding opportunities, and partnership matching that makes sense.

Why trust us? Because we make it our passion to connect with everyone in the communities we serve. What are you waiting for? Join today.

Bethel New Life 4950 W. Thomas 773-473-7870 www.bethelnewlife.org Our mission is to realize God’s vision of a restored society by creating opportunities for individuals and families to invest in themselves and by promoting policies and systems that help communities thrive.

Breakthrough 3330 W. Carroll 773-722-0179 www.breakthrough.org Neighborhood-based services that empower individuals, families and urban communities to overcome poverty, addiction and isolation

AfriCarribbean Connection youth dancers perform during a celebration last July of the one-year anniversary of the city renaming Cicero Avenue Mandela Road.

BUILD, Inc. 5100 W. Harrison St. 773-227-2880 www.buildchicago.org BUILD’s mission is to engage at-risk youth in the schools and on the streets, so they can

realize their educational and career potential and contribute to the stability, safety and well-being of our communities.

By the Hand Club 415 N. Laramie Ave.

312-305-2622 www.bythehand.org

By The Hand is a Chicagobased, after-school program that emphasizes academic excellence while nurturing the whole child—mind, body and soul.

Fathers Who CareCare is a non-profit Fathers Who

organization that promotes a myriad of programs and initiatives supporting the wellness and development of responsible fathers, families and youth initiatives within the West Garfield Park community.

FWC is the lead agency for the Illinois Violence Prevention Initiative to address violence prevention through its Safety Net Works Program. FWC colloboratively works with community based organizations, youth advocates, law enforcement, public servants, faithbased and educational institutions to identify and mobilize local resources and community participation to achieve violence prevention and youth development strategies Community residents are invited to join the West Garfield Park Stakeholder's coalition meeting to address ways to make our community a "Violence-Free Zone."

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Who We Are Fathers Who Care Safety Net Works Youth Leadership Council engages their peers in leadership development, violence prevention activities and events as well as promotes non-violence lifestyles through a variety of ways.

• Weekly Youth Council Meetings every Monday at 4:30pm • Youth-Led Community Events, Community Healing, Youth Townhalls & Summits • Youth leadership committees tackling issues, strategies and fundraising opportunities for their community.

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Central Austin Neighborhood Association

lies while providing an opportunity for members of the Oak Park/River Forest/Austin community to become involved in an important one-on-one volunteer mission.

P.O Box 531 Oak Park, IL 60303 312-952-4983 www.cana16.com

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

1603 W. Taylor St. 312-996-8775 www.cureviolence.org

Residents working to create an excellent place to live, raise children, and run a business.

Combining the efforts of community stakeholders to strategize, organize, and act around significant community issues that impact the livability of our community.

Change 4 Children Inc. 6409 S. Ashland Ave. 773-456-5465 www.change4childreninc.org Chicago Westside NAACP

5820 W. Chicago Ave. 773-261-5890 www.illinoisnaacp.org/chicagowestside

Cook County Bar Association Foundation 19 S. LaSalle St. Ste. 702 312-630-1157 www.cookcountybar.org

Cluster Tutoring 5460 W. Augusta Blvd.

773-378-5530 www.clustertutoring.org The Cluster Tutoring Program provides free one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to school-aged youth in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago’s West Side. Cluster addresses the academic and social needs of the students and their fami-

main goal is to organize people in Austin as residents and organizations to work forward to a better community. The group helps with housing, utilities, public safety, education and community leadership.

Introspect Youth Services, Inc.

300 N. Central Park Ave. 312-746-5100 www.garfieldconservatory.org

430 N. Cicero Ave. 773-287-2290 www.introspectyouth.org

Garfield Park Little League

Introspect youth services helps with educational services.

3700 W. Jackson Ave. 773-443-2746 www.gpleague.org Players range in age from 4-18. Mission is to build better children one base at a time

Goodcity 5049 W. Harrison St. 773-473-4790 www.goodcitychicago.org Committed to identifying, starting and growing social entrepreneurs who are making a difference in under-resourced communities in the Chicago area.

Greater Austin Development Association P.O. Box 1061 Oak Park, IL 60304 708-397-6621 www.chicagoaustin.com The Leaders Network The Leader’s Network offers Empowerment, Advocacy, and Disaster Relief.

773-834-7372 www.leadersneworkchicago.org

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Allen, a member of Exodus Bugle and Drum Corp., blows his trumpet during last July’s Mandela Road one-year anniversary celebration.

Mead Communications 708-764-0000 Email: Bob@meadcomm.com www.meadcomm.com Provides assistance to non-profits in the areas of communication, foundation research and grant writing.

Monroe Foundation 1547 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL 773-315-9720 www.themonroefoundation.org The Monroe Foundation is a publicly supported not-for-profit community and enterprise development intermediary that seeks to educate, link and fund community and economic development projects working within low-income communities in that State of Illinois.

West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders Reverend Walter Jones 4540 W. Washington Blvd.

773-287-5821 www.fatherswhocare.org

Off the Street Club 25 N. Karlov Ave. 773-533-3253 www.offthestreetclub.com

Working together in building a stronger, safe, and more productive West Garfield Park Community

Chicago’s oldest club for boys and girls. Serving children on the West Side with athletics, tutoring, recreational, arts and mentoring programs.

West Garfield Park Renaissance Corporation 4223 W. Lake St., #350 312-285-6369 www.garfieldparkbusiness.org

The Prevention Partnership, Inc. 5936 W. Lake St. 773-378-4195 www.preventionpartnership.org

Sankofa Safe Child Initiative 4041 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-542-9900

Westside Health Authority 5417 W. Division St. 773-378-1878 www.healthauthority.org Promotes relationshipbuilding among neighbors for the betterment of the community

South Austin Coalition Youth Guidance Community Council 5071 W. Congress Pkwy.

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Access Credit Union 404 Lathrop, River Forest, IL 708-343-0228 www.access-cu.com Provides online banking, an automated telephone banking system, ATM access, along with various other services.

Individuals must qualify to join.

BMO Harris Bank 4959 W. North Ave. 773-252-2440 www.bmoharris.com

Chase Bank 4440 W. North Ave 773-489-0992 www.chase.com

Chicago Municipal Employees Credit Union 4909 W. Division St 312-236-2326 www.cmecuonline.org

Liberty Bank 1111 S. Homan Ave 773-533-6900 www.libertybank.net

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This year, the Neighborhood Network Initiative — a project devoted to improving the academic success of local thirdgrade students — was featured as a Wells Fargo Story on the national bank’s website and in its annual report.

“As the westernmost community of the city, Austin is the gateway to Chicago for many,” Darnell Shields, pictured center left, of the nonprofit Austin Coming Together, the Network Initiative’s parent organization, told the bank. “We want our neighborhood to live up to the greatness of our city.”

According to the Wells Fargo profile, ACT’s Network Initiative comprises “leaders from more than 60 Austin community organizations are taking a long-term, comprehensive approach to achieving that goal — understanding that preparing kids for success in school starts with access to quality early learning programs, economic opportunities for family members, and a safe neighborhood.”

“By standing together as a

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773-826-2070 6011 W. North Ave. Oak Park 708-386-4308 www.usbank.com

So far, the Wells Fargo noted, it has donated $300,000 to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s Neighborhood Network Initiative in support of the work in Austin.

Urban Partnership Bank

www.upbnk.com

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State Representative 8th District

Mohandas K. Gandhi once said, "I believe in the essential unity of all people and for that matter of all lives. Therefore, I believe that if one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains, and if one person falls, the whole world falls to that extent."

During these turbulent and difficult times, I believe more strongly than ever in the concept of social justice: the promise that every member of society is deserving of equal economic, political and social rights, extending the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to every child, woman and man.

Dr. King said, "Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice." Let's work together to bend that arc in the direction of justice...

8th District. communities: Oak Park Berwyn North Riverside Riverside

West Side of Chicago - Austin Proviso Township Forest Park La Grange Brookfield Western Springs La Grange Park

Committee assignments:

Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development (Chairperson); Tollway Oversight (Vice-Chairperson); Health & Healthcare Disparities; Housing; Veterans' Affairs; Tourism & Conventions; Higher Education, and Insurance

4800 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60651 773-378-5902

816 S. Oak Park Ave. Suite A Oak Park, IL 60304 708-445-3673

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Government Ald. Michael Scott, Jr., 24th Ward 1158 S. Keeler 773-533-2400 www.aldermanscott.com

Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th Ward 2602 W. 16th St. 773-533-0900 www.aldermanervin.com

Ald. Chris Taliaferro, 29th Ward 6272 North Ave. 773-237-6460 www.cityofchicago.org/ward29

Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th Ward 4924 W. Chicago Ave. 773-379-0960 www.cityofchicago.org/ward37

Austin-15th Police District 5701 W. Madison Ave. 312-743-1440 www.chicagopolice.org

Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), who was elected to the office last year.

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Grand Central-25th Police District 5555 W. Grand Ave Chicago 312-746-8605 www.chicagopolice.org

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articipatory budgeting was a hot topic in the 2015 aldermanic elections. West Side residents have long wanted a say in how their aldermen spend the allotted $1.23 million menu money that can be spent at each alderman’s discretion on select infrastructure projects.

Led by North Side Ald. Joe Moore (49th), several city aldermen have started to implement what’s called participatory budgeting when it comes to spending the funds. Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) was one of

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those aldermen.

At several community meetings held earlier this year, residents of the 29th Ward were able to vote on which projects they wanted the money to fund.

During the meeting, the alderman presented 18 possible projects, and invited residents who attended to vote for ten projects they liked the most.

The installation of exercise equipment at Amundsen Park, a gateway community sign in South Austin and murals along the Green Line/Union Pacific

West Line embankment earned the highest number of votes.

Other projects in the top ten include the installation of dog parks in ward parks, community gardens, a median in the middle of North Avenue, and historical and neighborhood banners attached to light poles throughout the ward.

“I think it’s an excellent idea for the community to have an impact [on] what they’d like to see in the ward,” Taliaferro said. “That’s why I want to do it.”

And residents are likely eagerly awaiting the outcome.

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Representative Camille Lilly

(708) 848-2002 dharmon@senatedem.ilga.gov

(773) 473-7300 staterepcamilleylilly@gmail.com

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Government Richard Boykin, Cook County Commissioner-1st District 7221 W. Madison, Forest Park 312-603-4566 www.cookcountyil.gov

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President 118 N. Clark St. 312-603-6400 www.cookcountyil.gov

Rahm Emanuel, Mayor 121 N. LaSalle St., 4th Floor 312-744-3334 www.cityofchicago.org

State Rep. LaShawn Ford, 8th District 4800 W. Chicago Ave. 773-378-5902 www.lashawnkford.com

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (1st) and Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) tour the grounds of Allied Metal Company with owner Joel Fink.

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Intensive Care for the Community SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL OFFERS: • Comprehensive Pediatric Care • Surgical Services • Obstetrics and Gynecology • Maternal-Fetal Medicine • Family Medicine • Occupational Health • Workers’ Compensation • Rehabilitation

• Cancer Care • Behavioral Health • Immediate Care • Laboratory Services • Dialysis Center • Medical Imaging • Emergency Services … and more!

My Family Deserves the Best.

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U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th) and Rev. Walter Jones, of the West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders, during a town hall meeting on underage drinking and substance abuse held in West Garfield Park earlier this year.

State Rep. Camille Lightford, 4th Lilly, 78th District District 5755 W. Division 773-473-7300 www.ilga.gov

Rep. Arthur Turner, 9th District 3849 W. Ogden Ave. 773-277-4700 www.friendsforturner. com

State Sen. Don Harmon, 39th District 6941 –B W. North Ave. 708-848-2002 www.donharmon.org

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Karen A. Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds 118 N. Clark 312-603-5050 www.cookrecorder.com

Cook County Office of Adult Probation 69 W. Washington 312-603-0258 www.cookcountycourt. org S I D E

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Need a referral to see a doctor? Simply Call: 773.484.4777 SAHChicago.org ● 19th & California

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69 W. Washington, #3200 312-603-1880 www.statesattorney.org

Attorney General Lisa Madigan 100 W. Randolph St. 312-814-3000 www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov

U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, 7th District 2746 W. Madison St. 773-533-7520 www.davis.house.gov

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AT HOME NOT in the Emergency Room

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Health Advocate Health Care Oak Park 6434 W. North Ave. 773-836-3000

American Lung Association of Illinois Greater Chicago 55 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 800 312-781-1100 www.lung.org Aims to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.

Austin Peoples Action Center 5125 W. Chicago Ave. 773-921-2121 Provides housing referral assistance, women’s and children’s health care, employment services, a GED equivalency program, teen reach program, senior supplement program and WIC food center.

Boycin Medical Clinic 5219 W. Madison St. 773-378-4823 Offers non-emergency medical, pediatrician services, internal medicine, sees seniors at home and welcomes all ages.

Catholic Charities West Regional Services 1400 S. Austin Blvd. in Cicero, IL 708-222-1491 www.catholiccharities.net Provides food to the elderly; low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women; infants; and children under 6.

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Rev. Joseph Kyles shares a romantic moment with his wife, Rev. Chrystal Kyles, inside an office of the Promise Church of Chicago, where they co-pastor.

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everend Joseph Kyles is glad to be alive. The 54-yearold pastor of the Promise Church of Chicago in Austin underwent a double-lung transplant in February.

By Easter, Kyles, who had been suffering from complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis — an autoimmune disease that causes the lung’s tissue to thicken and scar, leading to acute shortness of breath — was back in the pulpit.

“Rather than cutting through the breastbone, Dr. Vigneswaran made two smaller incisions on the side of Rev. Kyles’ chest,” according to a media statement released by

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the Loyola University Medical Center, where Kyles had the surgery. “This less-invasive procedure enabled a faster recovery, said Dr. Vigneswaran, who has performed more than 500 lung transplants.”

But Kyles noted that, in addition to the state-of-the-art procedure, changing his diet and lifestyle — to say nothing

of his extremely positive attitude — were the keys to his rapid recovery.

Before the surgery, the pastor had to lose nearly 50 pounds and in the weeks after the surgery, he noted that doctors told him to avoid eating out.

“Your attitude, while you’re in the hospital and while you’re in recovery, is going to make a huge difference,” Kyles said. “I felt like I’ve been given a new lease on life and I’m excited about it. I want to share that excitement and exuberance with everybody I meet, now.”

Health, after all, is more than the sum of one’s diet and exercise regimen.

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Health Circle Family Healthcare Network

anemia management and more.

5002 W. Madison St. 773-379-1000 www.cfhcn.org

Habilitative Systems, Inc.

Christian based organization on Chicago’s West Side. Provides holistically oriented medical, behavioral, social and educational services.

415 S. Kilpatrick 773-261-2252 www.habilitative.org A service agency that provides communitybased programs offered at four care centers: Behavioral Health Services, Children and Family Services, Disability Management Services and Residential Services.

Fresenius Medical Care- West Suburban Dialysis Center 518 N. Austin Blvd., 5th floor in Oak Park, IL 708-386-5550 www.ultracare-dialysis.com

Lucia Flores, a project manager with PCC Community Wellness, helps a customer buy fresh produce from PCC’s Austin Farm Stand.

IWS Children’s Clinic 320 Lake Street in Oak Park, IL 708-848-0528 www.ChildrensCliniciws.org

Kidney disease, dialysis and lifestyle center providing patients with nutritional counseling, social worker support, home training programs,

Provides comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services

Ambulatory Care Clinic PCC Community Wellness Center and Austin Outpatient Pharmacy also on site.

SERVICES: Primary Care Services (773) 854-5475 One of the best allies you can have for maintaining good health is a doctor who knows you and your medical history. At Loretto Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Clinic, our highly trained doctors and staff take the time to get to know each patient so that we can deliver the best individualized care and attention.

Our patients also have access to on-site diagnostic testing and transportation services making their visits easier and more convenient.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation (773) 854-5580 Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging (773) 854-5220 Laboratory (773) 854-5250 Outpatient Behavioral Health Center (773) 854-5290

For more information about Loretto Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Clinic or for a complete list of services visit lorettohospital.org.

To make your appointment call (773) 854-5475

Walk-ins welcome!

Loretto Hospital • 645 S. Central Ave. Chicago, IL 60644 • (773) 626-4300

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Circle Family HealthCare Network Locations Administrative Offices 5002 W. Madison Chicago, IL 60644

Ph: 773-379-1000 Fax: 773-379-1342 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm

Parkside Health Center

115 N. Parkside Avenue, 1st floor Chicago, IL 60644 Ph: 773-921-9669; Fax: 773-921-2609 Hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri.: 8:30am-5:00pm Tues: 8:30am-8:00pm Except, the 1st Wed. of every month 9:30am-8:00pm

Behavioral Health Services 5002 W. Madison Chicago, IL 60644

Caring for the Mind and Body; Lifting the Spirit!

5002 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60644 773.379.1000 www.cfhcn.org

Ph: 773-379-1000 Fax: 773-379-1342 Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm

School-Based Health Centers

Austin Academy

231 N. Pine Street Chicago, IL 60644

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At Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago, our mission is simple: deliver world-class care to children who need it most – whether their families can afford it or not.

For 90 years we’ve specialized in helping children affected by orthopaedic conditions, cleft lip and palate, spinal cord injury, and rehabilitation needs.

And while expertise, dedication and generosity make it all possible, we believe our hospital is fueled by love.

That love is what helped the Shriners network of 22 locations treat over 127,000 children last year alone, helping them at every step as they made the journey from patients back to kids.

shrinerchicago.org facebook.com/shrinerschicago twitter.com/shrinerschicago

Do You Know a Child For a consultation, or to refer a patient, call: Who Needs Expert Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago Specialty Care? 773-385-KIDS (5437) 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707

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Loretto Hospital 645 S. Central Ave. 773-626-4300 www.lorettohospital.org A nonprofit, community based organization that provides emergency and nonemergency holistic medical services.

Full service cancer center and women’s health center on site.

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Loretto HospitalJames D. Montgomery Men’s Health Program 645 S. Central Ave. 773-854-5475 www.lorettohospital.org

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Provides health care screenings and assessment of health risks; education and awareness; clinical and hospital treatment, networking and support groups; and referrals.

Louise Landau Health Center 800 N. Kedzie 773-826-3450 www.nearnorthhealth. org This nonprofit center of the Near North Health Service

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Medical, Dental, & Behavioral Health Services for children from birth to18 years Make an Appointment Today 320 Lake Street, Oak Park 708.848.0528 www.ChildrensClinicIWS.org Daytime, evening and weekend appointments available. Bilingual staff.

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Health Corporation offers health care, social services and nutrition education to the medically indigent and uninsured residents of the Near North Side, West Town, Humboldt Park, and West Garfield

Norwegian American Hospital 1044 N. Francisco Ave. 773-292-8200 www.nahospital.org

PCC Austin Family Health Center 5425 W. Lake St 773-378-3347 www.pccwellness.org

PCC Lake St. Family Health Center 14 W. Lake St., Oak Park 708-383-0113 www.pccwellness.org Provides high quality, affordable and accessible primary health care and support services for all ages. Specializes in maternal and child health services

PCC Community Wellness Center 5425 West Lake Street Chicago, IL 60644 Phone: 773.378.3347 www.pccwellness.org

Loretto Hospital 645 S. Central, 6th Floor 773-537-0020 www.pccwellness.org Provides high quality, affordable and accessible primary health care and support services for all ages. Specializes in maternal and child health services

Children jump rope inside By the Hand Club for Kids in Austin during April’s Chicago Teachers Union strike.

PCC South Family Health Center

Shriners Hospitals for Children

6201 W. Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn 708-386-0845 www.pccwellness.org

2211 N. Oak Park Ave. 773-622-5400 www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org

Prevention Partnership, Inc. 5936 W. Lake 773-378-4195 www.preventionpartnership.org

Rape Victim Advocates Austin Community Office 4909 W. Division Suite 511 773-287-6057 www.rapevictimadvocates.org Provides non-emergency medical services.

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Providing services to children up to age 18.

Sinai Medical Group West Care 5470 W. Madison 773-287-7900 www.sinai.org

Sister House 851 N. Leamington 773-626-0525 www.sisterhousechicago.org

Substance abuse recovery and rehabilitation facility for women. Provides medical care and counseling services.

708-383-6200 www.westsuburbanmc.com

St. Anthony Hospital

5417 W. Division St. 773-378-1878 www.healthauthority.org

2875 W. 19th St. 773-484-1000 www.saintanthonyhospital.org

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital 1969 W. Ogden Ave. 312-864-6000 www.cookcountyhhs.org

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Westside Holistic Family Services 4909 W. Division St. 773-921-8777 www.westsideholistic.com Provides holistic programs and services that seek to address the needs of individuals and families.

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Loretto Loretto Hospital’s Hospital’s Loretto Hospital’s A A Division Division of of Loretto Loretto Hospital’s Hospital’s Behavioral Behavioral Health Health Services Services A Division of Loretto Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services 5524 W. Harrison St. ▪ Chicago, IL 60644 ▪ (773) 854.5031 5524 W. Harrison St. ▪ Chicago, IL 60644 ▪ (773) 854.5031 5524 W. Harrison St. ▪ Chicago, IL 60644 ▪ (773) 854.5031 Loretto Loretto Cares.

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We We conduct conduct psychiatric psychiatric care care and and supervision supervision of of medication. medication.

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Every Story Deserves a Great Beginning.

Naturally.

The Alternative Birthing Center at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park gives mothers more choices –– from nitrous oxide for pain control to water births.

Our certified nurse midwives and staff provide a safe, highly personalized experience for your and your family. We also offer round-the-clock obstetrics and anesthesiology.

And should the need arise, neonatal experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago are always available.

Begin your story your way at the Alternative Birthing Center.

To learn more, visit WestSubMC.com/NaturalBirth or call (866) 938-7256.

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Mental Health Services A Safe Haven 2750 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-435-8300 www.asafehaven.org

Austin Special Chicago 5318 N. Elston 773-282-9992 www.austinspecial.org

The Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Inc. 9 S. Kedzie Ave. 773-722-7900 The mission of the Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Inc. (BEW) is to improve the quality of life for residents of East and West Garfield Park by providing the highest quality of mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, children and adolescents, and victim assistance services.

A small herd of goats roam the grounds of the urban farm Root-Riot Harambee in Austin. Research shows that caring for animals can be therapeutic for people who suffer from mental health disabilities.

Receives applications for Cash, SNAP, and Medical Assistance by fax, mail or in person.

Hospital

2339 W. Lake St. 312-600-9240

Thresholds Carroll Street

Columbus Manor Residential Care

Circle Family Health Care Network

4101 N. Ravenswood Ave. 773-572-5500 www.thresholds.org

5107 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-378-5490

Peaceful Beginnings Recovery Drop-In Center

Behavioral Health Services 5002 W. Madison 773-379-1000 www.cfhcn.org/programsservices

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Adapt of Illinois 901 S. Austin Blvd.

877-553-9440

Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital 520 N. Ridgeway 773-265-3700 www.garfieldparkhospital.com Provides a spectrum of

behavioral health services including emergency assessment, inpatient psychiatric treatment, partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment for children and adolescents.

Hartgrove Hospital

or neuropsychiatric syndromes.

DCFS Children & Family Services 1701 S. 1st Ave., Maywood, IL 708-338-6600 www.illinois.gov/dcfs

5730 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-413-1700 www.hartgrovehospital.com

William P. McMiller, MD PC

A 50-year community landmark located in Chicago, providing psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents and adults. Also offers unique therapies for youth with problems related to traumatic brain injuries

4909 W Division St. 773-626-5551

Austin Family Counseling Center 4909 W Division St. 773-921-7805

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Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Inc. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for residents of Chicago’s Westside

communities by providing the highest quality of comprehensive behavioral health services.

Services we offer: • Youth Intensive Outpatient Program • Assessment and Diagnosis (Juvenile Justice System Referrals • Developmental Training and and/or “At Risk” CPS High School Employment students) • Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug • Case Management and Psycho-Social Abuse Prevention Day Program for Adults • Alcoholism & Substance Abuse • SSI and Medicaid Application Treatment Assistance • HIV Screening and Counseling • Children and Adolescents Individual • Residential Services and Group Family Therapy • Treatment for Depression, Anxiety and • Housing Assistance for the Mentally Ill Grief Counseling • Foster Care Program for the Adult • Psychiatric Evaluations and Treatment Mentally Ill Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral health Center • Youth Substance Abuse Treatment 9 South •Kedzie Avenue, DUI education andChicago, evaluationIllinois 60615

We are accredited by CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) “BEW (Bobby E. Wright) offers a wide variety of essential behavioral health services and continually looks to provide additional services to address the tremendous needs of the persons served.”

“For many consumers and their family members, the staff of BEW is their primary support. Consumers indicate that the staff members provide the support, direction and assistance they need to manage their lives.”

Quotes taken from CARF International Survey Report, December 2013

Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center 9 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 773/722.7900 | bewcbhc.org Walk-Ins are accepted Monday through Friday between 8:30am-5:00pm.

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WELCOME TO GARFIELD PARK BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital is dedicated to providing high quality behavioral health psychiatric support for three to seventeen year old youths. At Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital, every youth is treated as our own.

The core programming throughout Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital is grounded in evidenced supported cognitive behavioral treatment, and has a strong emphasis in ensuring a structured environment so that patients can obtain the most from their hospital stay.

Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital’s Services:

• Inpatient Hospitalization for youths 5-17 • Partial Hospitalization for youths 6-17 • No cost level of care assessments 24 hours a day 7 days a week Other Garfield Park Behavioral Services Include: • Medication Evaluation and Management • Fully Accredited Educational Programming • Expressive and Recreational Therapies • 24-hour Safety Monitoring • Individual, Group and Family Psychotherapy

520 North Ridgeway • Chicago, Illinois 60624

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West Side Architecture

1. .Hitchcock House || 5704 W. Ohio St. 4. Laramie Street Bank || 5200 W. Chicago Ave.

5. Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ || 5701 W. Midway Place 2. J.J. Walser House || 42 N. Central Ave. Chicago

3. Columbus Park Boathouse || 500 S. Central Avenue

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6. Schlect House || 5804 W Race Ave .

1. Hitchcock House, 5704 W. Ohio St., Architect unknown.

The house was built in 1871 for Charles Hitchcock.

2. J.J. Walser House, 42 N. Central Ave. Chicago, architect Frank Loyd Wright.

Wright’s Prairie School period.

1903.

3. Columbus Park Boathouse, 500 S. Central Avenue, landscape architect Jens Jensen designed.

4. Laramie Street Bank, 5200 W. Chicago Ave. The celery, mustard, and off-white facades are terrific examples of the craftsmanship of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company.

5. Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ, 5701 W. Midway Place. Architect William Eugene Drummond, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the church in the Prairie School style, 1905.

7. Frederick R. Schock home || 5804 W. Midway Park

6. Schlect House, 5804 W Race Ave., architect Frederick R. Schock for his aunt. A rare midwestern Shingle Style architecture, 1887.

7. Frederick R. Schock home, 5804 W. Midway Park, architect Fredrick R. Schock, Queen Anne style. 1886

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A Healthy birth begins with care during your pregnancy Compassionate midwives & physicians Variety of birthing options Access to convenient primary care, dental services, and behavioral health providers

ELEVATING YOUR VISION! We offer services for all types of events!

Weddings

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Garfield Park CONSERVATORY Chicago’s West Side Wonder

FREE and OPEN to the public every day!

9am-5pm and open Wednesdays until 8pm 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624 www.garfieldconser vator y.org SPRING 2016 PROGRAM + EVENTS *FREE + PUBLIC

unless otherwise noted

GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY ALLIANCE

Yoga FOR FAMILIES

FREE but BYO MAT Morning Glories + Fiddleheads All ages and abilities welcome!

Come to learn about sound in March, conservation in 2nd + 4th Saturdays of every month; April and return in May to learn about planting!

9am-10am

Spring Flower Show Wild Wednesdays

on view through May 8, 2016

Free Guided Introductory Tour

2nd Saturdays; 11am + 4th Sundays; 1pm

2nd Wednesdays Adult Lecture Series

April 24; 6pm-7:30pm: Ingrid Clark, MS,RD,LDN on Plants for Spring Detox May 11; 6pm-7:30pm: Molly Oshun of Rain Ready Chicago on Storm Water Management

Get your hands a little dirty exploring plants, animals and nature! Wednesdays; 4pm-7pm

Juicebox Kids’ Concert Series

Join us for a FREE, kid-friendly concert in Hort Hall!

Saturdays; 11am-12pm April 2: Dreamtree Shakers April 16: Jugo de Mango May 7: Tatsu Aoki’s Tsukasa Taiko Ensemble May 20: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble

Stomping Grounds

Ikebana Exhibit with Tsukasa Taiko in a performance of Japanese

Saturday, April 30- Sunday May 1:9am-5pm percussion. Wednesday, April 27; 6pm-7:30pm

Seedling Sale Explore the Conservatory with our Downloadable Scavenger Hunts!

Saturday, May 7: 11am-2pm.

Member preview sale: 10am-11am

Available on our website, in English and Spanish

Beer Under Glass

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Libraries Austin 5615 W. Race Ave. 312-746-5038 www.chipublib.org

West Humboldt 733 N. Kedzie Ave. 312-743-0555 www.chipublib.org

Humboldt Park 1605 N. Troy St. 312-744-2244 www.chipublib.org

Legler 115 S. Pulaski Rd. 312-746-7730 www.chipublib.org

North Austin 5724 W. North Ave.

312-746-4233 www.chipublib.org

North Pulaski 4300 W. North Ave. 312-744-9573 www.chipublib.org

West Chicago Avenue

Michael Isiah Baran clips his wish to a wish tree during the Garfield Park Conservatory’s celebration of the Chinese New Year in February. Above left, a volunteer makes Chinese characters by using an ancient technique.

4856 W. Chicago Ave. 312-743-0260 www.chipublib.org

Day Camp Day Camp July - August July ly 5 - 5August 12 12 Day Camp July 5 - August 12

Extended Camps Extended Camps

August 15-19 & August 22-26 August 15-19 & August 22-26 Extended Camps August 15-19 & August 22-26

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Online Summer Registration opens April Online Summer Registration opens April 4-54-5

Online Summer Registration opens April 4-5April In-person Summer Registration opens April In-person Summer Registration opens 9 9 In-person Summer Registration opens April 9 For more information about Chicago District For more information about your your Chicago Park Park District visit visit

or312.742.7529 call 312.742.7529 or 312.747.2001 (TTY). or call (TTY).

For www.chicagoparkdistrict.com, morewww.chicagoparkdistrict.com, information about your Chicago Park District visit or 312.747.2001 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com, or call 312.742.7529 or 312.747.2001 (TTY).

Financial assistance is available for eligible city of Chicago residents.

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5610 W. Lake St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7658

5458 W. Kedzie Pkwy.

Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7658

Levin Park

5427 W. Division St..

Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-0547

Davis Park

650 W. Leamington Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(312) 287-0541

Sweet Clover Playlot Park

1333 N. Laramie Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7641

LaFollette Park

4901 W. Wabansia Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(312) 746-5014

DeGeorge Playlot Park

Get out and Play in Austin

Austin Townhall Park

5949 W. Huron St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7658

Hazelnut Park

5729 W. Bloomington Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(312) 746-5089

Galewood Park

4712 W. Ohio St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(312) 764-5962

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5951 W. Lake St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7658

Austin Park

500 S. Central Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7641

Columbus Park

5085 W. Adam St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-0561

Moore Park

4615 W. Jackson Blvd.

Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7794

Clark (John) Park

5058 W. West End Ave. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-7658

Cottonwood Playlot Park

4942-58 W. Hubbard St. Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

(773) 287-0806

Hubbard Playlot Park

REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2016 SEASON Registration Packets are available to print out online via

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SEASON BEGINS: April 30th

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PROGRAMS AVAILABLE INCLUDE

Elementary Tutoring, Mentoring, Team and Individual Skills Training Competitive Travel Program and ACT Prep FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GARFIELD PARK AT: email: garfieldparkbaseball@gmail.com • 773.443.2746 or 773.225.9103

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT GPLEAGUE.ORG

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Parks Austin Park 5951 W. Lake St. 773-287-7658 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com Facilities: Outdoor water playground. History: Austin Park became Chicago’s responsibility in 1899 after the area was annexed to the city. In 1906, landscape architect Jens Jensen created a plan for the long narrow site along the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.

Austin Town Hall 5610 W. Lake St. 773-287-7658 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com Facilities: Auditorium, fitness center, gym, meeting rooms, locker rooms and showers, outdoor basketball. History: The large brick building was influenced by Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and was designed by architects Michaelsen and Rognstad. In 1934, Austin Town Hall became part of the Chicago Park District.

Clark Park 4615 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-287-7794 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com Facilities: Basketball court and community programs for children, including recreational, athletic, dance, afterschool and more. History: The park honors John S. Clark, who was elected alderman of the 30th ward in 1917.

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Members of the West Garfield Park Little League take a breather during practice in April inside the Curtist Granderson Stadium on the Near West Side. The league, says Frank Brim, its executive director, is becoming as much of a mentoring organization as a baseball club.

Facilities: Baseball, fitness center, golf course, gyms, meeting rooms, outdoor swimming and tennis courts. History: Landscape architect Jen Jensen Incorporated prairie-like designs.

Cottonwood Playlot Park 5058 W. West End 773-287-7658 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com History: Five cottonwood trees once stood in a row near Central Avenue and Race Street, which were believed to have been “Indian trail trees” planted by Native Americans to mark a travel route.

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Garfield Park 100 N. Central Park 312-746-5092 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Hubbard Playlot Park 4942-58 W. Hubbard 773-287-0806 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com History: Named for Gurdon S. Hubbard, a former representative of the John Jacob Astor American Fur Trading Company, who then became one of the first community trustees and later a city alderman.

La Follette Park 1333 N. Laramie 773-287-0541 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com Facilities: community programs and an outdoor water playground

Sweet Clover Playlot Park 650 W. Leamington 773-287-0541 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com History: Officially named in 1998 after the clover that grew in the still rural area in the 1800s.

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Xxxxx Restaurants Alice’s Restaurant 5658 W. Madison 773-921-1100 A friendly family restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Barney’s Pizza 5648 W. Chicago Ave 773-287-9100 Barbecue, Italian and Pizza.

Lunch and dinner

Captain Hook’s Fish & Chicken 5648 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-473-4300

Chop Suey Kitchen 5353 W. Madison St. 773-379-0311 Casual family atmosphere. Serves Asian, Chinese.

Coleman’s Hickory House 5754 W. Chicago Ave. 773-287-0363 Serves barbecue chicken, ribs, hot links, perch and Italian beef.

Firehouse Steak & Lemonade 5646 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-626-0600

Valerie Wilmington, a popular server at Inspiration Kitchens, during her last day on the job last December. www.firehousegrillchicago.com

Inspiration Kitchens

Serving char-broiled burgers, philly sandwiches and buffalo wings.

3504 W. Lake St. 773-801-1110 www.inspirationkitchens.org

Happy Fish & Chicken

Overlooking the Garfield Park lagoons, the restaurant features a constantly changing menu of regional American cuisine with southern and soul food influences.

5 S. Cicero Ave. 773-379-4444 Chicken and seafood

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At Inspiration Kitchens-Garfield Park, we pride ourselves on being earth-friendly, including our use of local ingredients, solar-heated water and sun-sensitive kitchen lighting. Enjoy brunch with a view of the trees or a leisurely BYOB dinner. And our family dining area – located just off the main dining room – is perfect for larger parties.

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JJ Fish 5608 W. Madison St. 773-261-3474 Fish and wings

Joe’s Barbeque 4900 W. Madison St. 773-626-5910 Serves American, seafood, barbecue

La Palma Puerto Rican 1340 N. Homan Ave. 773-862-0886 Serves traditional Puerto Rican, stews, plantains, sandwiches, rice, beans and more for lunch and dinner.

Luigi’s Pizza 4212 W. Madison St. 773-722-0109

MacArthur’s Restaurant 5412 W. Madison St. 773-261-2316 www.macarthursrestaurant. com Serves Southern cuisine, including traditional favorites like fried chicken, cornbread, collard greens, peach cobbler

Marvin’s Restaurant 901 S. Cicero Ave. 773-261-4314 Serves Southern soul food, American

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The 43-year-old won a grand prize of $36,000, half of which he donated to the Illinois branch of the United Service Organization, an organization that helps military service members and their families.

Love donated the other half to the weekly soup kitchen he operates inside Turkey Chop to feed the homeless.

Love credits his grandmother with passing along her cooking skills to him.

“She taught me how to cook when I was seven years old,” said Love. “I was cooking breakfast and making cakes.”

Addie Lewis, Love’s grandmother, said she taught him to be the best in everything he does.

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Quetin Love, left, owner of Turkey Chop on the West Side, with Shawn Taylor, another restaurateur and Love’s business partner. The chef held a watch party last December after appearing on a Food Channel cooking tournament.

Love donated his winnings to the soup kitchen he runs out of Turkey Chop.

“We put our all in everything we do,” Lewis said. “We don’t take anything less than the best.”

“I need to make my grandmother proud,” Love said during the taping of the competition as he prepared

his grandmother’s cabbage and macaroni and cheese.

“Everybody has to bring their A-game. I can’t lose this competition.”

He didn’t. And for that, the West Side wins.

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Classes offered five days a week Monday thru Friday 9am – 1pm

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Peeples Taco Place

5624 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773-921-0056 5133 W. North Ave. 773-237-8655 5015 W. Madison St. 773-378-1470 5153 W. Chicago Ave. 773-287-4687 www.mcdonalds.com

5944 W. Chicago Ave. 773-626-7699 Serves Tex-Mex, soul style tacos

Popeyes

Serves American burgers, chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, fries.

Happy Meals

C&P Fried Rice 524 S. Laramie 773-261-1515 Serves Asian, Chinese

New China Chop Suey 5751 W. Division St. 773-626-6084

3202 W. Chicago Ave. 312-638-8191 www.popeyes.com Serves Cajun-style spicy and mild fried chicken, biscuits, burritos, dirty rice and more

Sara & Lee’s 5535 W. Chicago Ave. 773-378-0402 Serves Southern and soul food

A MacArthur’s Restaurant employee serves delicious soul food.

See Thru Chinese Kitchen 5609 W. Division 773-287-8883 5249 W. Madison St. 773-287-7298

www.seethrukitchen.com

773-261-0200

Serves Asian, Chinese

Fast, casual atmosphere serving American subs, sandwiches and sides.

Sony’s Sub 5124 W. Chicago Ave.

Overlooking the Garfield Park lagoons, we feature a menu of regional American cuisine with southern and soul food influences.

• Located just around the corner from the renowned Garfield Park Conservatory.

• Ample free parking in our lot and on Lake Street.

• Close to the Central Park Green Line stop Hours

Monday & Tuesday Closed for training.

Wednesday - Friday 11am - 9pm All-Day Menu

Saturday 10am - 3pm Brunch 3pm - 9pm Dinner Sunday 10am - 3pm Brunch

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Restaurants Subway 5973 W. Madison Ave. 773-473-4880 5630 W. Roosevelt Rd. 773 473-7260 www.subway.com Sunny Sub 3952 W. Grand 773-292-0658 Serves American, subs, sandwiches and sides

Sunny Sub 5140 W. Madison 773-287-1100 Serves American, subs, sandwiches and sides

T & JJ’s Supreme Steaks and Catering 718 S. 5th Avenue, Maywood, IL 708-338-1185 www.tandjj.com

A table full of succulent sweet potato pies and banana pudding cups tempt diners at an annual Soul Food Pow Wow at St. Paul Lutheran School’s gymnasium last Thanksgiving.

Verna Metcalf, below, serves food.

TJ Gyro’s 5945 W. Division St. 773-261-5500 Serves Greek, American, gyro sandwiches

Terry’s Place 5950 W. Madison 773-379-8418

Toy’s Beef & Rice 336 S. Laramie 773-379-4212 Serves Asian, Chinese

Turkey Chop

Serves seafood and barbecue

3506 W. Chicago Ave 773-384-2500 www.turkeychop.com

Whale Fish & Chicken

The no beef, no pork alternative

Wallace’s Catfish Corner 2800 W. Madison St. 773-638-3474 www.catfishcorners.com

5650 W. Division St. 773-626-3000 4955 W. Madison St. 773-921-0889 Serves seafood, chicken

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Sankofa Safe Child Initiative

Annetta Wilson, Director Sankofa SafeExecutive Child Initiative 4041 W. Roosevelt Road Annetta Wilson, Executive Director Chicago, Illinois 60624 4041 W. Roosevelt Road 773-542-9900 Fax: (9790) Chicago, Illinois 60624 wsafechild@sbcglobal.net 773-542-9900 Fax: (9790) “Looking Back to Go Forward” Website: www.sankofasafechild.org wsafechild@sbcglobal.net “Looking Back to Go Forward” 24-Hourwww.sankofasafechild.org Helpline: 1-877-838-9377 Website: Sankofa’s Mission: 24-Hour Helpline: 1-877-838-9377 To provide Mission: trauma-informed supportive services, housing, referrals to resources, and trainings that encourage Sankofa’s underserved and communities to beservices, strong, self-sufficient, and remain intact. and trainings that encourage To provide families trauma-informed supportive housing, referrals to resources, underserved families and communities to be strong, self-sufficient, and remain intact.

“Working Together to Keep Families Intact”

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Housing Assistance After School Enrichment Programs EmploymentServices Services Intergenerational Housing Advocacy Educational Housing Assistance AngerSchool Management Family Conferences Juvenile Justice Services After Enrichment Programs Employment Services Intergenerational Housing Assessments Family Reunification Life SkillJustice Coaching Anger Management Conferences Juvenile Services Case Management Site Visits Male Mentoring Groups Assessments Family Reunification Life Skill Coaching Counseling (Family/Individual) Gardening/Health Parenting ClassesGroups Case Management Family Site Visits Eating Project Male Mentoring Computer Basic Training Health Awareness Eating ForumsProject SNAP Senior Farmer’s Market Counseling (Family/Individual) Gardening/Health Parenting Classes Domestic Violence Domestic ViolenceForums (Male-Only) Youth Violence Prevention Project Computer Basic Training Health Awareness SNAP Senior Farmer’s Market Domestic Violence Domestic Violence (Male-Only) Youth Violence Prevention Project Sankofa has linkages with 33+ Village Partners within the Illinois 7th Congressional District to continue to help make this initiative successful.

Sankofa has linkages with 33+ Village Partners within the Illinois 7th Congressional District to continue to help make this initiative successful.

Southside Satellite Office: F.O.R.U.M. Southside Satellite Office:

Sankofa Safe Child Initiative SECASankofa # 950-0300 Safe Child Initiative SECA # 950-0300

200 E. F.O.R.U.M. 75th St. Suite #208 Chicago, 60619 St. Suite #208 200 E. 75thIllinois Phone: 773-874-7234 Chicago, Illinois Fax: 60619(7236) Phone: 773-874-7234 Fax: (7236)

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RESTAURANT & BAR 151 N. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park • 708/386-2600

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Adler School of Professional Psychology 17 N. Dearborn 312-662-4000 www.adler.edu

Al Raby High School 3545 W. Fulton Blvd.

773-534-6755 www.alraby.org

Alaine Locke Charter School 3141 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-265-7230 www.alainlocke.org

Alfred Nobel Elementary School

Children at By The Hand Club in Austin during a February career day in which they heard from African-American professionals.

Austin Business & Entrepreneurship Academy

4127 W. Hirsch St. 773-534-4365 www.nobel.cps.edu

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Brunson Math & Science Specialty School 932 N. Central Ave. 773-534-6025

CCA Academy

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1231 S. Pulaski 773-762-2272 www.ccaacademy.org

Cameron Elementary School 1234 N. Monticello Ave. 773-534-4290 cameron.cps.edu

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Chicago State University

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9501 S. King Drive 773-995-2000 www.csu.edu

Catalyst - Circle Rock Charter

Chicago Police & Firefighter Training Academy

5608 W. Washington Blvd.

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Chicago Academy High-School 3400 N. Austin Blvd.

773-534-0146 www.cahs.auslchicago.org

Chicago Jesuit Academy 5058 W. Jackson 773-638-6103 www.chicagojesuitacademy.org

558 W. DeKoven 312-747-7239 www.cpfta.com

Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory 5088 W. Jackson Blvd.

773-261-7505 www.ctkjesuit.org

Collins Academy High School 1313 S. Sacramento Dr. 773-534-1840 www.collinsacademyhs.org

CSW Career Academy 180 N. Wabash 312-809-3511 www.cswcareeracademy.com

DePriest Elementary School 139 S. Parkside Ave. 773-534-6800 www.depriestschool.org

Dr. Bill’s Learning Center 18 W. Lake St. Oak Park 708-434-0336 4909 W. Division St. 773-626-5551 www.drbillslearningcenter.com

Ellington Elementary School 243 N. Parkside 773-534-6361

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Fenwick High School 505 W. Washington Blvd., Oak Park 708-386-0127 www.fenwickfriars.com

First Start Child Care 4753 W. Washington Blvd.

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Fredrick Douglass Academy High School 543 N. Waller 773-534-6176 www.douglassacademy. org

Galapagos Charter School **Materials cost plus Service Program offering per Treatment Plan with consented Rehabilitation Evaluation if required.

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3814 W. Iowa Ave. 773-384-9400 www.galapagoschicago. org

George Leland Elementary School 512 S. Lavergne Ave 773-534-6340 www.lelandstem.weebly. com

George Rogers Clark Elementary School 1045 S. Monitor 773-534-6225 www.georgerogersclarkes.org

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Horizon Science Academy HSA Belmont Charter School 5035 W. North Ave 773- 237 2702 www.hsabelmont.org

Howe School of Excellence 720 N. Lorel Ave. 773-534-6060 www.howeschoolofexcellence.org

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Alain Locke Charter School 3141 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60612 773.265.7230

2828 N. Oak Park Ave 773-534-3300 www.lockeschool.org

7600 W. Roosevelt Rd., Forest Park, IL 708-697-6200 www.jbs.edu

Joseph Lovett Elementary School

Learn Charles and Dorothy Campbell Campus 212 S. Francisco Ave. 773-826-0370 www.learncharter.org

Learn Excel Campus

3201 W. Carroll Ave. 6333 W. Bloomingdale 312-243-7001 Ave. www.learncharter.org 773-534-3130 www.lovettelementary.

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KIPP Ascend Charter Middle School 1616 S. Avers Ave. 773-521-4399 www.kippchicago.org

KIPP Create College Prep 4818 W. Ohio St. 773-938-8553 www.kippchicago.org

4217 W. 18th Street 773-542-1640 www.legacycharterschool.org

Legal Prep Charter Academies 4319 W. Washington Blvd.

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Schools Magic Johnson Bridgescape® provides students who have dropped out or are at-risk of dropping out of school, with a free alternative path to earn a high school diploma in an environment that fits their schedule, life circumstances.

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Malcolm X Westside Learning Center 4624 W. Madison 312-850-7420

Marine Math & Science Academy 1920 N. Hamlin Ave. 773-534-4970

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Mary Lyon Elementary School 2941 N. McVicker 773-534-3120 www.marylyonschool.com

Maternity BVM School 1537 N. Lawndale 773-227-1140 www.maternitybvmchicago.com

McNair School of Excellence 4820 W. Walton 773-534-8980 www.mcnair.auslchicago.org

Michele Clark High School 5101 W. Harrison St. 773-534-6250 www.micheleclark.org

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Chicago Police officers from Austin’s 15th District faced off with Austin High School students for a first-ever cook-off. The event was part of the department’s Bridging the Divide program, which seeks to build trust between residents and police.

Moving Everest Charter School 416 N. Laramie 312--683-9695

Northwest Institute for Contemporary Learning Academy 5108 W. Division Ave. 773-921-2800

North Lawndale College Prep 1615 S. Christiana Ave. 773-542-1490 www.nlcphs.org

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Angel Wings Daycare Center, Inc. Childcare In the Austin Community

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Schools Phoenix Military Academy 145 S. Campbell 773-534-7275 www.phoenixmilitary.org

Piccolo School of Excellence 1040 N. Keeler Ave 773-534-4425 www.piccolo.auslchicago.org

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Polaris Charter Academy 620 N. Sawyer Ave. 773-534-0820 www.pcachicago.org

Prosser Career Academy 2148 N. Long Ave. 773-534-3200 www.prosseracademy.org

Plato Learning Academy -Elementary Providence St. Mel School School 5545 W. Harrison St. 773-413-3090 www.platolearningacademy.org

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Rowe Clark Math & Science Academy

116 N. Leclaire Ave. 773-673-5100

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Mission Statement At Providence St. Mel, we believe.

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So we WORK, PLAN, BUILD, and DREAM — in that order.

We believe that one must earn the right to dream.

Our talent, discipline and integrity will be our contribution to a new world; because we believe that we can take this place, this time, and this people, and make a better place, a better time, and a better people.

With God’s help, we will either find a way or make one!

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Schools St. Angela School 1332 N. Massasoit 773-626-2655 www.saintangela.org

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Youth Connection Charter School 10 West 35th Street, Suite 11F4-2 312-328-0799 www.yccs.us

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Chicago Jesuit Academy A tuition-free, faith-based private middle school for young men. Now accepting applications for third, fourth and fifth grades!

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Catholic Charities Commodity Supplemental Food Program Nutrition Services for the Elderly 5125 W. Chicago Ave.

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Central Plaza Residential Care Home 321 N. Central Ave. 773-626-2300 Offers long term nursing facilities along with health, dental, dietary, therapeutic and social work services.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough, right, escort longtime community activist Lillian Drummond during an honorary street-naming ceremony held last October at the corner of Congress Pkwy., and Leamington.

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Senoirs Chicago Commons Adult Day Services 4349 W. Washington 773-473-7111 www.chicagocommons.org

Columbus Manor Intermediate Care Nursing Facility 5107 W. Jackson Blvd.

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Columbus Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 901 S. Austin Blvd.

773-287-5959 www.columbusparkrehab.com Provides seniors with medical, therapeutic, diet, dental and long term care services.

Ruth Bell Watkins-Pritchett, right, celebrates her 99th birthday during a ceremony last October at a Garfield Park church. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th) presented the spicy senior with a certificate of recognition that day.

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The Illinois Supportive Living Program is available to seniors 65 or older who need help maintaining their independence regardless of their financial resources.

Services & Amenities · On-going health monitoring and nursing assessments · Assistance with activities for daily living, including bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, grooming, getting to and from activities and dining · Medication set-up, reminders and assistance · Three restaurant-style meals served daily plus snacks · Assistance with transportation needs · A range of interesting and varied programs and events · 24-hour staffing by certified nursing assistants · On-site beauty/barber services

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Jackson Square 5130 Jackson Blvd.

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Senior Suites of Austin 335 N. Menard Ave. 888-332-6559 www.seniorlifestyle.com Senior lifestyle community offering a range of floor plans, monthly housekeeping services and specially designed safety features.

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Westside Coalition for Seniors

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West Side Forward> is Bethel New Life’s strategic initiative to transform Chicago’s West Side by addressing poverty head-on. When we move 63,000 West Siders into skilled jobs that can sustain their families, we’ll reduce poverty by 30% and create the conditions for a thriving community to emerge.

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Small businesses, entrepreneurs and the jobs that they create are the lifeblood of the West Side economy. Collectively, they will add 36,000 jobs over the next decade and form the basis of a thriving West Side export economy, fully connected to the Chicago regional economy.

Moving out of poverty requires a good job -one that pays a family sustaining wage. We are focused on preparing residents for industry sectors in the region that are growing, that pay a family sustaining wage, and that require an associates degree or less.

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87,000 job placements Connecting People to Jobs Being prepared for or having the right skills for a job are not the same thing as being employed. We recognize that the traditional job-seeking and hiring networks often do not penetrate our communities. As such, it is necessary for Bethel and our partner organizations to “connect the dots” and work to connect well-prepared residents to employers seeking those skills or qualifications.

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63,000 permanent jobs Supporting People in Jobs Supporting residents in new middle skill jobs is very important. The reason residents sometimes fail at jobs is not because they lack the work skills, but rather, they lack knowledge of the workplace. Support and coaching for career growth and success is essential to assuring retention rates of 75% at one-year of employment and 85% in subsequent years. If residents leave a jobs, we want it to be for a better opportunity.

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Austin Childcare Providers’ Network 5701 W. Division St. 773-379-7627 www.austinchildcareprovidersnet.org Educate and train childcare providers in underserved communities. Helps parents by supplying information on licensed child care in their area.

Austin Peoples Action Center 5125 W. Chicago Ave. 773-378-8760 Find us on FB We believe that if people get help and support through the crisis periods in their lives, adequate nutrition, medical care, education in all phases of daily living, job opportunities, career education opportunities and encouragement to participate in their community, they will derive strength, dignity and self-esteem.

Center for Neighborhood Technology 2125 W. North Ave. 773-278-4800 www.cnt.org

Talibah Johnson, a community outreach assistant with New Moms, mans a table during an April career event in Austin. The single mothers in the organization make scented candles as part of a twomonth skills program.

We are helping our youth grow-up strong.

GED preparation, ESL, computer lab, and job readiness skills

help strengthen skills and develop self-sufficiency.

Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition

700 N. Sacramento, Suite 210 Adult Day Services: 4349 W. Washington Blvd Chicago Main Office: 773-638-5600 www.chicagocommons.org

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641 W. Lake St., Suite 200 312-659-1520 www.chicagocitywideliteracy. org

A nonprofit organization that helps residents take control of their energy costs by making their homes more energy efficient.

Helps Chicago’s Adult Education organizations secure resources and training so that underserved adult learners can become economically successful.

Chicago Area Project

Chicago Commons

55 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900 312-663-3574 www.chicagoareaproject.org

Adult Education & Training Center Adult basic education,

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For 119 years, Chicago Commons’ mission has been to partner with individuals, families, and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination, and isolation. We are a neighborhood-focused nonprofit dedicated to improving the well-being of thousands of children, adults, seniors, and families. Our programs are designed to provide the necessary tools to

743 N. Pulaski 773-239-8775 www.childserv.org Focus on providing in-depth, communitybased programs to underserved children and their families, foster parents and other caregivers.

City of Chicago - DFSS Community Service Center 10 S. Kedzie 312-746-5400 Community Service Centers are open from 9

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a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. City residents who need assistance can drop in or schedule an appointment in advance. Visitors participate in an initial assessment to identify their needs. DFSS Community Service Centers help individuals and families in need access a wide range of resources from shelter, food and clothing to domestic violence assistance, job training/ placement and services for the formerly incarcerated. Clients can also get information about rental, utility and other financial assistance programs.

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Circle Family Healthcare Network

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5002 W. Madison St. 773-379-1000 www.cfhcn.org

Fathers Who Care, Inc. Rev. Walter Jones, Executive Director 4540 W. Washington Blvd.

773-287-5821 www.fatherswhocare.org

Christian-based organization on Chicago’s West Side. Provides holistically-oriented medical, behavioral, social and educational services.

Community Justice for Youth Institute 2929 S. Wabash St., Suite 203 312-842-5345 Cjyiorg.publishpath.com We help people identify and solve their own problems by using the theory of Restorative Justice.

Easter Seals/Head Start Early Head Start Program 120 W. Madison St., Oak Park IL 708-434-2525

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God Breathed Ministries Minister Jane Connie McClendon 773-889-2767 Email: GodBreathedMinistries@ gmail.com

Habilitative Systems, Inc. 415 S. Kilpatrick 773-261-2252 www.habilitative.org A services agency that provides communitybased programs offered at care centers: Behavioral Health Services, Children and Family Services,

Disability Management Services and Residential Services.

Housing Forward www.housingforward.org 848 Lake St. (Basement entrance behind First United Church in Oak Park) 708-386-1946

www.housingforward.org Our mission is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. We offer “housing + services” including emergency assistance and referrals for individuals and families.

Introspect Youth Services 430 N. Cicero Ave. 773-287-2290 www.introspectyouth.org We are dedicated to helping our young people access opportunities.

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641 W. Lake St., 2nd Floor 773-334-8255 www.litworks.org

700 S. Clinton St. 312-787-0208 www.tasc.org

Mission is to strengthen adult literacy, parent education, and workforce development programs by developing & providing innovative training and knowledgesharing opportunities for professionals & volunteers.

Loretto Hospital- Addiction Center 645 S. Central Ave. 773-854-5445 www.lorettohospital.org Provides substance abuse services.

Mary Crane Center 4006 W. Lake St. 773-242-2860 www.marycrane.org Comprehensive early childhood development support for families.

Mead Communications 708-764-0000 Email: Bob@meadcomm.com www.meadcomm.com Provides assistance to non-profits in the areas of communication, foundation research and grant writing.

Neopolitan Lighthouse P.O. Box 24709, Chicago IL 60624 773-638-0228 www.neopolitanlighthouse.org A not-for-profit communitybased organization that provides comprehensive support services to victims of domestic violence and their children.

New Moms, Inc. 5317 W. Chicago Ave. 773-252-3253 www.newmomsinc.org Program sends young moms

TASC offers life-changing opportunities for people whose substance abuse or mental health problems have put them at risk for chronic involvement with the justice system. We place people into rehabilitative programs across Illinois and provide monitoring & recovery support for sustained success.

Dr. LaMenta “Sweetie” Conway, founder of the I Am Abel Foundation, a nonprofit that pairs minority students who want to be doctors with physician mentors.

(13-24) through a program that consists of a job training class, a paid internship, and permanent job search assistance.

Northwestern Bluhm Legal Clinic-Children & Family Justice Center 375 E. Chicago Ave. 312-503-8576 www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic

Rape Victim Advocates 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 600 312-443-9603

Chicago Hot Line 888-2932080 www.rapevictimadvocates.org Providing free legal and medical advocacy and counseling services for rape victims and their loved ones, 24 hour crisis response to area hospitals. Offices downtown, Austin and Stroger Hospital.

The Peace Corner Youth Center 5022 W. Madison St. 773-261-5330 www.thepeacecorner.org Provides a safe haven from gang violence & drug activity, an after school program for children, job training & placement for young adults, and GED classes. We are

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Primo Center for Women & Children 4241 W. Washington Blvd.

773-722-0544 www.primocenter.org Primo Women’s Center; a transitional shelter for women and children; a day care program for clients only; and an after-school program and a summer camp.

St. Joseph Services Austin Neighborhood 1332 N. Massasoit Ave. 773-796-5110 www.stjosephservices.org

United Foundation for Better Living 4540 W. Washington Blvd.

773-261-3309 Addresses the physical, social, financial and spiritual needs of individuals within the community. Provides help with housing, employment, transportation, adult literacy, GED equivalency and more.

Westside Holistic Family Services 4909 W. Division St. 773-921-8777 www.westsideholistic.com

World Vision

Serve and support families and individuals at risk, partnering with them to strengthen and develop their values & talents to reach their full potential.

Sista’s of the Hood 773-858-4453 www.sistasofthehood.com Program offers a holistic approach to self-sufficiency to individuals in our underserved communities by utilizing our available resources and networking with others to meet the needs of our participants.

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5001 W. Harrison 773-921-3900 www.worldvisionusprograms.org/ contact.php Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families & their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Youth Outreach Services, Inc. 5910 W. Division St. 773-777-7112 www.yos.org Helps youth find safe homes, stay in school and avoid substance abuse and gang involvement.

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Bethel New Life 4950 W. Thomas 773-473-7870 www.bethelnewlife.org

Breaking Ground-APL Teaching Factory 3501 W. Fillmore St 773-265-1370 www.breakingground.net

Breakthrough Urban Ministries-Men’s Services 402 N. St. Louis Ave. 773-346-1785 www.breakthrough.org

Bridge 2 Freedom 130 N. Central Ave. 773-287-2627 www.bridge2freedom.org

Attendees at Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s Expungement Summit, held last June in suburban Forest Park, file into a room to meet attorneys they hope can expunge or seal their criminal records.

Business and Human Resources Center 4800 W. Chicago Ave 773-786-0249 www.healthauthority.org

312-663-3574 www.chicagoareaproject.org

Catholic Charities of Chicago 721 N. LaSalle St 312-655-7500 www.catholiccharities.net

Works to prevent and eradicate juvenile delinquency through development and support of affiliated local community self-help efforts in communities where the need is greatest.

Chicago Legal Clinic Dorothy Brown - Clerk of the Circuit Court

Austin Circle Law Center 118 N. Central Ave. 773-854-1610 www.clclaw.org

Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) 740 N. Milwaukee Ave. 312-738-2452 www.cgla.net/claim

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Richard J. Daley Center, Room 1001 50 W. Washington Street 312-603-5031 www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org Criminal and traffic expungement and Sealing procedural guide available online. Illinois law permits people with qualifying arrests, felonies, misdemeanor supervisions and convictions to ask the court to either expunge or seal the records related to their case.

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Juvenile Expungement Help Desk 1100 S. Hamilton Ave. 312-229-6359 www.cookcountycourt.org Expungement and sealing of all arrests that occured before a person’s 18th birthday and criminal charges filed against person in juvenille court.

National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated: Re-Entry Center 5820 W. Chicago 773-921-1990 www.naefimentor.wix.com/naefi

Chicago Police Department, 3rd District- Sgt. Maudessie Jointer “Keepin’ it Real

Program” 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave. 312-747-8201 Program brings incarcerated individuals to speak at community groups and schools to discuss circumstances and consequences of incarceration. Free program but groups are asked to provide a meal for the incarcerated individuals.

Legal Assistance Foundation 120 S. LaSalle St #900 312-341-1070 www.lafchicago.org Providing free legal assistance for people living in poverty in Chicago and suburban Cook County

M&D Youth Center Clifton “Booney” McFowler Jr. 4540 W. Washington

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Recidivism 773-999-5717 Email: CliftonMcfowler@ buildchicago.org

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Support group for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Safer Foundation 571 W. Jackson 312-922-2200 www.saferfoundation.org Dedicated to promoting successful re-entry and reducing recidivism through employment, education and support services.

St. Leonard’s Ministries The Michael Barlow Center

Believing individuals want to lead productive and whole lives, St. Leonard’s Ministries provides a setting in which men and women recently released from prison can achieve such a life.

Residents are provided with an array of program services designed to assist them as they make the transition to successful, independent living.

During their stay at St. Leonard’s House, Grace House and St. Andrew’s Court, residents are helped to reassess value systems, to reorder priorities and to develop socially and legally acceptable patterns of behavior.

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West Side Health Authority 5417 W. Division 773-378-1878 www.healthauthority.org/ re-entry The CRESP, Community Re-Entry and Employment Services, also helps the formerly incarcerated residents of Chicago successfully reintegrate back into their community by offering a familylike environment that provides assistance with the supportive service, training and employment needs of its clients.

Habilitative Systems Inc. 415 S. Kilpatrick 773-261-2252 www.habilitative.org

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Housing Forward www.housingforward.org 848 Lake St. (Basement entrance behind First United Church in Oak Park) 708-386-1946 www.housingforward.org Our mission is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. We offer “housing + services” including emergency assistance and referrals for individuals and families.

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Introspect Youth Services 430 N. Cicero Ave. 773-287-2290 www.introspectyouth.org We are dedicated to helping our young people access opportunities.

Literacy Works 641 W. Lake St., 2nd Floor 773-334-8255 www.litworks.org Mission is to strengthen adult literacy, parent education, and workforce development programs by developing & providing innovative training and Knowledge-sharing opportunities for professionals & volunteers.

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The Oak Park Residence Corporation markets over 500 apartments in 23 distinctive buildings throughout beautiful Oak Park, Illinois. Our updated vintage style living offer modern amenities while retaining classic Oak Park architectural features.

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645 S. Central Ave. 773-854-5445 www.lorettohospital.org

4540 W. Washington Blvd.

773-261-3309 Addresses the physical, social, financial and spiritual needs of individuals within the community. Provides help with housing, employment, transportation, adult literacy, GED equivalency and more.

Provides substance abuse services.

Mary Crane Center 4006 W. Lake St. 773-242-2860 www.marycrane.org Comprehensive early childhood development support for families.

Mead Communications 708-764-0000 Email: Bob@meadcomm.com www.meadcomm.com Provides assistance to non-profits in the areas of communication, foundation research and grant writing.

Neopolitan Lighthouse P.O. Box 24709, Chicago IL 60624 773-638-0228 www.neopolitanlighthouse.org A not-for-profit community-based organization that provides comprehensive support services to victims of domestic violence and their children.

New Moms, Inc. 5317 W. Chicago Ave. 773-252-3253 www.newmomsinc.org Program sends young moms (13-24) through a program that consists of a job training class, a paid internship, and permanent job search assistance.

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Westside Holistic Family Services More than 2,000 people, including hundreds of lawyers and law enforcement officials, attended Clerk Brown’s June 2015 Expungement Summit.

Northwestern Bluhm Legal Clinic-Children & Family Justice Center 375 E. Chicago Ave. 312-503-8576 www.law.northwestern.edu/ legalclinic

Rape Victim Advocates 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 600 312-443-9603 Chicago Hot Line 888-293-2080 www.rapevictimadvocates.org Providing free legal and medical advocacy and counseling services for rape victims and their loved ones, 24 hour crisis response to area hospitals.

Offices downtown, Austin and Stroger Hospital.

The Peace Corner Youth Center 5022 W. Madison St. 773-261-5330 www.thepeacecorner.org Provides a safe haven from gang violence & drug activity, an after school

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Primo Center for Women & Children 4241 W. Washington Blvd.

773-722-0544 www.primocenter.org Primo Women’s Center; a transitional shelter for women and children; a day care program for clients only; and an afterschool program and a summer camp.

St. Joseph Services Austin Neighborhood 1332 N. Massasoit Ave. 773-796-5110 www.stjosephservices.org Serve and support families and individuals at risk, partnering with them to strengthen and develop their values &

talents to reach their full potential.

Sista’s of the Hood 773-858-4453 www.sistasofthehood.com Program offers a holistic approach to self-sufficiency to individuals in our underserved communities by utilizing our available resources and networking with others to meet the needs of our participants.

Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) 700 S. Clinton St. 312-787-0208 www.tasc.org TASC offers life-changing opportunities for people whose substance abuse or mental health problems have put them at risk for chronic involvement with the justice system. We place people into rehabilitative programs across Illinois and provide monitoring & recovery support for sustained success.

4909 W. Division St. 773-921-8777 www.westsideholistic.com

World Vision 5001 W. Harrison 773-921-3900 www.worldvisionusprograms. org/contact.php Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families & their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Youth Outreach Services, Inc. 5910 W. Division St. 773-777-7112 www.yos.org Helps youth find safe homes, stay in school and avoid substance abuse and gang involvement.

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Bethel New Life 4950 W. Thomas 773-473-7870 www.bethelnewlife.org Creating opportunities

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Breaking Ground-APL Teaching Factory 3501 W. Fillmore St 773-265-1370 www.breakingground.net The APL Teaching Factory increases quality employment opportunities through education, encouragement, training, and placement.

Breakthrough Men’s Center, 402 N. St. Louis Ave., 773346-1785 Women’s Center, 3330 W. Carrol Ave., 773-722-0179 Familyplex, 3219 W. Carrol Ave., 872444-8200 Fresh Market, 3334 W. Carrol Ave., 872444-8259 Website details hours of operations. www.breakthrough.org We partner with those affected by poverty to build connections, develop skills, and open doors of opportunity.

Bridge 2 Freedom 130 N. Central Ave. 773-287-2627 www.bridge2freedom.org We are a holistic faith-based residential re-entry program offering mentoring, job readiness, training, and life-skills training.

Catholic Charities of Chicago 721 N. LaSalle St 312-655-7500 www.catholiccharities.net

Chicago Legal Clinic Austin Circle Law Center 118 N. Central Ave. 773-854-1610 www.clclaw.org

Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) 740 N. Milwaukee Ave. 312-738-2452 www.cgla.net/claim

Chicago Area Project 55 E. Jackson Blvd. #900 312-663-3574 www.chicagoareaproject.org Works to prevent and eradicate juvenile delinquency through development and support of affiliated local community self-help efforts in communities where the need is greatest.

Clerk of the Circuit Court Richard J. Daley Center, Room 1001 50 W. Washington Street 312-603-5031 www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org Criminal and traffic expungement and sealing procedural guide available online. Illinois law permits people with qualifying arrests, felonies, misdemeanor supervisions and convictions to ask the court to either expunge or seal the records related to their case.

Juvenile Expungement Help Desk 1100 S. Hamilton Ave. 312-433-5655 www.cookcountycourt.org For information regarding expungement and sealing of all arrests that occurred before a person’s 18th birthday and criminal charges filed against person in juvenile court, visit the Help Desk.

National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated: Re-Entry Circle 5820 W. Chicago 773-921-1990

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www.naefimentor.wix.com/naefi The Re-entry Circle is a selfhelp group designed to give support to formerly incarcerated and convicted men and women who have a desire for a transformation from lives of crime, drug addiction, and gang affiliation.

Chicago Police Department, 3rd DistrictSgt. Maudessie Jointer “Keepin’ it Real Program” 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave. 312-747-8201 Program brings incarcerated individuals to speak at community groups and schools to discuss circumstances and consequences of incarceration. Free program but groups are asked to provide a meal for the incarcerated individuals.

Legal Assistance Foundation 120 S. LaSalle St #900 312-341-1070 www.lafchicago.org Providing free legal assistance for people living in poverty in Chicago and suburban Cook County.

M&D Youth Center Clifton “Booney” McFowler Jr. 4328 Wisconsin 773-999-5717 Email: CliftonMcfowler@buildchicago.org Support group for formerly incarcerated individuals.

to economic advancement and an improved quality of life for its residents.

Safer Foundation 571 W. Jackson 312-922-2200 www.saferfoundation.org Dedicated to promoting successful re-entry and reducing recidivism through employment, education and support services.

St. Leonard’s Ministries The Michael Barlow Center 2120 W. Warren Blvd.

312-226-6270 www.slministries.org/mbc-about Believing individuals want to lead productive and whole lives, St. Leonard’s Ministries provides a setting in which men and women recently released from prison can achieve such a life. Residents are provided with an array of program services designed to assist them as they make the transition to successful, independent living. During their stay at St. Leonard’s House, Grace House and St. Andrew’s Court, residents are helped to reassess value systems, to reorder priorities and to develop socially and legally acceptable patterns of behavior.

West Side Health Authority 5417 W. Division 773-378-1878 www.healthauthority.org/re-entry Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the residents of the Austin and Westside communities by building upon existing community assets in order to bring about positive change.

North Lawndale Employment Network 906 S. Homan Ave. 773-638-1825 www.nlen.org Contact us for reentry policy and advocacy programs. Our mission is to improve the earnings potential of the North Lawndale community through innovative employment initiatives that lea

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