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Nonprofit Organizations in Hyde Park-Kenwood, and helping hands for |
Community Nonprofit Organizations and services to nonprofits and communities
A service of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference and its website www.hydepark.org. To submit additions or corrections contact hpkcc@aol.com attn: Gary Ossewaarde
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In this page:
1)Nonprofits based and focused in HP/K or the mid-South Side, 501 or not, including local service centers, but excluding those found in Religious Organizations, school and park advisory councils (see also in Park Directories, Recreation and Fitness ((includes. youth and athletic organizations)), and institutions such as museums, universities and class providers in Cultural Organizations or Educational Resources). This leaves out some, most centered at the University of Chicago that have extensive outreach in the community such as the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture or student organizations (directory links under University Student... in Social and other Service, below)- and search in uchicago.edu.
- Arts and cultural organizations (general only. Visit Cultural Resources and the University of Chicago's website.)
- Business and Commerce (The Chamber's website has the Chamber of Commerce participating businesses. Site may have to be entered from a search engine: Hyde Park Chamber (Chicago, Il)) Email is hpchamber@juno.com.
- Civic and Community/Neighborhood associations. Some specialized
- Social and other Service organizations
2) Major neighborhood-building and nonprofit-building resource organizations, local, metro and national. Also some seminars and the website to access state law regulating nonprofits.
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Arts organizations (general)
Arts organizations help- see below in the nonprofits-building resource orgs. section. Specifically Illinois Humanities Council grant workshops. Systematic listings with full contacts and links are in the Cultural and Arts Directory and in After School Providers pages or HPKCC Youth Program Database. Note that it is very difficult to separate nonprofit and commercial an indeed organization from institutional program.
57th Street Art Fair
www.57thstreetartfair.org
Purpose: To organize yearly the oldest juried art fair in America, first weekend in June, and in other ways to foster the arts.
1525 E. 55th Street, Suite 202, 60615, 773 955-2787. http://www.africainternationalhouse.org, info@africainternationalhouse.org. Patrick Saingbey Woodtor.
Serves a a means to expose and educate on works and cultures of African cultures. Flagship program is the African festival of the Arts in Washington Park Labor Day Weekend. Also serves as an exchange umbrella.
K.P. Murphy. 1525 E. 53rd St., Suite 419 60615. 773 243-2566. http://www.alyochildrensdance.com. ALYOCDT5@aol.com. To build and maintain an African -centered arts education institution where the programs and operations provide a cultural link between African culture and other cultures. We offer classes, outreach/residency work and performance to youth and the multicultural community in which we live.
5225 S. Harper, 60615. 773 288-7450. http://www.artisans21.com. alt: http://www.harpercourt.com/artisans21.html. Peter Meyer: info@harrymeyer.com. Leaders include Barbara O'Connor and Marianne Hammet. One direct contact Lois Stone, 312 842-7352, lysdesigns@hotmail.com. Unusual handcrafted items and original artwork. A cooperative gallery that sells direct, intended to fulfill the Harper Court mission. 30 years!
Blacklight aspires to compile a diverse collection of art, prose, and poetry that reflects the many facets of black culture from the vantage point of different authors and artists, and also, by the breadth of subject matter covered in their work. Blacklight depicts the black community as not only a diverse group of people, but also as a unified people. Nabeel Farouk. 914-420-4896. http://blacklight.uchicago.edu. blacklightuofc@gmail.com.
Jim Wagner, Chairman. Contact Jim Wagner, 312 344-8971 (office) or 773 684-1690., or Sam Ackerman, 1356 E. Hyde Park Blvd., 773 268-1356. Honorary chairs U of C President Don Michael Randel and MSI President David Mosena, members Judith Stein, Maggie Brown, Willie Pickens, Kurt Elling, Bethany Pickens, Bill Gerstein....
http://www.checkerjazz.org/.Chicago Center/Urban Life- see in Services
Office- 5720 S. Woodlawn room 102, 773 702-8068. Mandel Hall is at 1131 E. 57th (5706 S. University). Fulton Recital Hall is at 1010 E. 59th. Contact UCP for series, etc. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn. Shauna Quill, 773 702-1233, squill@uchicago.edu.
The Chicago Tribune called it "a model of what a concert series should be." UCOP offers the very best early, classical through modern music, jazz, worldwide, and more, bringing world famous musicians to Mandel Hall, one of the city's best-sounding concert halls (and sometimes to Rockefeller Chapel) from October through May.
Bart Schultz director, Joanie Friedman coordinator. 1115 E. 58th St. #009 Walker Museum) 60637. 773 834-3929. joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu. Erika Dudley, edudley@uchicago.edu http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu.
Puts on a host of programs to educate, including school children (such as Splash, Cascade, Winning Words ) and low income persons (Odyssey) on the value and uses of arts and humanities and receiving a college education ; provides support services, training, networking and other opportunities for small arts organizations. Publishes a partner contact Directory of its Southside Arts and Humanities Netwwork (qv) and helps small arts and civic organizations. Has an expansive listserve of south side arts events and programs. See more in After School Programs, Green/Sustainable Environment (programs in this area are extensive). It works with the Graham School to conduct college and continuing education classes. Promotes conversation on our civic society and engagement. Ask about Southside Arts and Humanities Network, Partnership for a Sustainable Chicago, others.Community Art Fair- see Hyde Park Community Art Fair, Harper Court Foundation.
5535 S. Ellis Ave. 773 753-4472. 773 702-7005. Jack Tamburri. http://www.courttheatre.org, info@courttheatre.org.
Special deals such as preview week , student rush available. Many shows have post-play discussion with faculty or staff. Engages with 3,000 area students per year through high school matinee and in-school residencies.
Details in Cultural Calendar-Best BetsCourt Theatre is a nationally celebrated professional center of excellence for classic theater at the University of Chicago. Since 1955, Court Theatre has been driven by its mission to discover the power of classic theater. Every Court production is produced in a fresh, innovative, and unexpected way that honors the historical importance of the play while exploring its contemporary relevance.
Ljubo Kdrasic, 4851 S. Drexel Blvd. 60615 (the historic M.A. Ryerson mansion). 773 373-4670. http://www.croatian-institute.org. croatljubo@aol.com. Establish and maintain a central collection on Croats and their decedents in the U.S...Museum, archives, library, Research Center, press.
Wendy Norris, 1155 E. 60th St., 285, 60637. 773 702-4407. http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu. wnorris@uchicago.edu. An interdisciplinary center that presents programs on research that contributes to public dialogue about the practical workings of culture in our lives.
740 E. 56th Pl., 773 947-0600, . $3 adult, $2 students and seniors, $1 6-13. Sun. free. New hours - Tu-Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. Education: Stephanie Davenport, sdavenport@dusablemuseum.org. http://www.dusablemuseum.org. Permanent: Harold Washington in Office, Treasures of DuSable, Fight to Fly, Africa Speaks, The
DuSable is undergoing a $25 million renovation, at least half underwritten by government grants. Its focus is history and art that illustrate or take on questions about race and culture and the lives of African Americans. Many temporary exhibits, performances, lectures, celebrity appearances, symposia, family and children's programs.-- see in Cultural Calendar.The DuSable Museum of African American History is the oldest (since 1963) institution of its kind in the country and has been dedicated to the collection, documentation, preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African descent. Through exhibitions, archives and a diverse array of education programs, DuSable seeks to illuminate the experiences and contributions of African-Americans to world history.
6100 S. Blackstone. Contact Connie Spreen or Dan Peterman. Includes experimental gallery Monk Parakeet. http://www.experimentalstation.org. conniespreen@experimentalstation.org. A Collaboration that incubates innovative cultural, educational and environmental projects and small scale enterprises, in arts projects and manufactures, especially those with environmental and sustainable implications or avant guard including youths making bicycles.
FOTA is a student-run organization at the University of Chicago that supports and funds student visual and performance art. We maintain year round student galleries on campus and plan a week-long spring festival. Currently Kristine Khouri, 5723 S. Kimbark #1, 60637. 773 786 554-8935. http://fota.uchicago.edu. kkhouri@uchicago.edu.
Puts on Annual Fiddlers' Picnic and the U of C Folk Festival (2nd weekend in February.) See in Cultural Calendar.
Information 773 702-9793. Folk Festival tickets Reynolds B. O. 773 702-7300. (773 702-1195. Ida Noyes Theater Office 310, 1212 E. 59th.)
http://www.uofcfolk.org.
An educational exchange providing information on the history and culture of various minority groups. FOCUS examines architecture and significant sites in an effort to increase cultural awareness by providing historical context so often overlooked and enriching in educational value. Beth Johnson, 1642 E. 56th st., #804, 60637. 773 470-8077, beth@arcfocus.org. http://www.arcfocus.org.
Franke Institute for the Humanities, U of C. 773 702-8274. Headquarters in Regenstein S118, 1100 E. 57th St. Many of the many lectures and conferences are held there. http://humanities.uchicago.edu/Institute/.
franke-humanities@uchicago.edu
http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu (III: Interdisciplinary Opportunities).
5757 S. Woodlawn 60637. 708 747-1976. (Headquarters 931 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302, Mike Glass x234, glass@wrightplus.org.) Daily tours of this most significant Frank Lloyd Wright residence 11, 2, 3. Bookstore 10-5. Special walking tours of the vicinity Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm $9?. Admission $12, $10 for seniors and youth. Tickets: 708 848-1976 or 773 834-1947 or the website for a full array of programs and tours, and what's on sale in the shop. Undergoing a full renovation and fund drive. http://www.wrightplus.org.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Frederic C. Robie House (1908-10) sparked a revolution in residential architecture, and its influence still reverberates today. Designated by the American Institute of Architects as one of the ten most significant structures of the twentieth century, the impressive home features continuous bands of stunning art blasts and dramatic overhangs. Open daily for guided museum tours.
Established to support and gain improvements at the Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-1105. FOBL is an Affiliate Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.
Information is in the Friends of Blackstone page. President Brenda Sawyer, bpsawyer@ameritech.net.
Now located at Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn. A not-for-profit dedicated to the instruction and performance of gamelan music (Indonesian). Traces its roots to the Columbian Exposition. Jan Di Girolamo, 2459 Forestview Drive, North Riverside, IL 60546, 708447-2176. http://www.chicagogamelan.org. gamelan@uchicago.edu. Or info@chicagogamelan.org.
Paula Jones President.
1525 E. 53rd St. Ste 720, Chicago, IL 60615. 773 363-8282.
www.harpercourt.com info@harpercourt.com
Established and to considerable degree funded by community residents in 1965 to build Harper Court shopping center. Main Purpose: Own, Operate and Maintain Harper Court shopping area (23 venues) and its vision as a special place for artisans and retail start-ups (being re-emphasized); hold and foster outdoor activities in Harper Court and host other nonprofits (formerly as the Community Art Fair ). The Arts Council was created by the Foundation in 1990. Harper Court is re-invigorating its role as a financial and other resource for arts and arts groups. These include The Arts Circle, a World Music Festival, hosting Spoken Word. At the end of 2008 the Council was soliciting proposals from small organizations for $1000 to $10,000.
Executive Director Kate Lorenz (leaving: Chuck Thurow). Crystal Pernell- communications and marketing, Kate Lorenz- program, Michelle Beckett-admin.
5020 S. Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 324-5520
www.hydeparkart.org. email example cpernell@hydeparkart.org. or info or generalinfo@
Purpose: Local and international arts center and forum promotes the visual arts through art classes, cutting-edge exhibitions, and community outreach. Collaborative and inventive approach to the arts. Non-collecting. HPAC is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to stimulate adn sustain the visula rts in Chicago; to fulfill this mission, the Center presents innovative exhibitions by primasrily Chicago-rooted artists and actively pursues arts mentorship within the community it serves. It is the oldest alternative exhibition space in the City and boasts a long record of education and outreach programming.
c/o public relations/outreach director?, Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-0200
www.artsfest.uchicago.edu/
Purpose: To mount an annual weekend long, multi-venue set of arts events. Defunct or suspended for present.
Dorri Ellis. 5322 S. Cornell. 773 363-5087. Seeking a new fiscal agent.
www.communityartfair.org.
Purpose: Open the area along side the 57th Street Art Fair (first weekend of June) to qualified artists (especially local) not selected for the juried 57th Street Art Fair. Since 1980.
New. Contact Paul S. Baker, plsbkr@netscape.net.
Hyde Park Cultural Alliance. A collective of art and culture organizations in Hyde Park led by University of Chicago that works together to raise the visibility of each member organization as well as helping to promote Hyde Park as a cultural destination. Irene Sherr, Executive Director, Stephanie Papier President. Mary Harvey. 773 795-0779,
cultural-leaders@listhost.uchicago.edu. See also in http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org.The Cultural Alliance is a consortium that includes University of chicago (including Civic Knowledge's Southside Arts and Humanities Council of partnerships and the departments and museum), Hyde Park Jazz Society, Hyde Park Art Center, Little Black Pearl, Experimental Station, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, and more. It seeks not only to promote but expand the creation as well as eduction on the arts and real cross-disciplinary colaborations and mixing of media and art with social and political endeavors.
Headquartered in the restored cable warming house at 5529 S. Lake Park 60637. 773 493-1893. President Ruth Knack. Founded in the 1980s, HPHS works to document and research the built, geographic and societal environment and memories of the Hyde Park community and township (31st to 135th, State to the Lake), preserve and give recognition to its unique and diverse architecture and structures, maintan an archive in conjunction with Regenstein special collections. Much of what goes through its hands is indeed fine art or cultural artifact. It has a fine website and quarterly publication. See http://www.hydeparkhistory.org, and our page on the Society.
http://www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org. AKA James W. Wagner Jazz Society. President Charlie Thomas, organizer Almarie Wagner, also Judith E. Stein, Irene Sherr. See also http://www.hydepark jazzfestival.org. Also http://www.checkerjazz.org. Put on the annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival. For 4 years held weekly productions at CheckerJazz at the Checkerboard Lounge until recently moved to another venue. Supports jazz and other events related to jazz and South Side arts, and youth education in such arts. Members include.Oscar Brown, Jr., Maggie Brown, Willie Pickens, Kurt Elling, Bethany Pickens, Judith Stein, Bill Gerstein.... and board members of arts organizaitons. Works with Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture qv.
MISSION
Recognizing the place of Hyde Park in the history of jazz in Chicago, the Hyde Park Jazz Society is committed to the encouragement, promotion, and expansion of jazz performance in the Hyde Park community as well as to the education and expansion of the jazz listening audience.
HISTORY
In 1995, James W. Wagner formed the Committee to Restore Jazz to Hyde Park with the goal of returning Hyde Park to its glory days as a mecca for jazz musicians and fans. The committee enlisted the support of the past two presidents of the University of Chicago, Hugo Sonnenschein and Don Michael Randel, which resulted in the relocation of the Checkerboard Lounge to Harper Court in Hyde Park. The Committee to Restore Jazz to Hyde Park reconstituted itself as the Hyde Park Jazz Society in 2006 which is now successfully sponsoring CheckerJAZZ, a Sunday night jazz series at the "New Checkerboard Lounge for Blues and Jazz" and supporting performance by high school jazz musicians with a Sunday afternoon school series.
Hyde Park Jazz Society also runs the CheckerJAZZ program Sunday night at Checerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper: http://www.checkerjazz.org/, http://www.checkerjazz.org/calendar.checkerjazz.org
5650 S. Woodlawn Avenue. (Note 3 venues, below with 64 classes!). 773 493-8498. Contact Ann Billingsley.
http://www.hydeparkdance.org. ann@hydeparkdance.org. Ann Billingsley. Former: http://www.hydeparkschoolofballet.org.Founded in 1993, the Hyde Park School of Ballet is a not-for-profit school committed to giving professional training to students of all
ages whether they are interested in dance as a career or dance for exercise and recreation. The school emphasizes progressive training in ballet and other dance technique beginning with creative movement for three year olds and continuing through pointe and stage presentation. Supplementing the ballet curriculum are instructional and recreational classes in Modern
Dance, Jazz, Tap and Flamenco suitable for both children and adults. The school is dedicated to sharing dance with the community through public performances and our scholarship program that reaches out to children who may otherwise not have the opportunity to dance.The Hyde Park School of Ballet does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, in the administration of its
admissions or educational policies, scholarship programs, or any other school-administered program.The school is located at 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, with studios at the First Unitarian Church (Studio 1), the Hyde Park Union Church (Studio 2), and the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (Studio 3).
Provides opportunities to youth as well as adults, including the annual Tellebration. 3rd Tuesday at Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn (use 56th entrance). 7:30. Judith Hineman, 773 288-7217. http://www.storytelling.org/ChicagoStorytellingGuild/ (alt. url.- ....storytelling.orgs/Guilds/Chicago.)
Musical instrument learning. 2 sites, 1448 E. 53rd 60615 (United Church of Hyde Park, main office incl.) 773 643-1388; 4541 S. Lake Park 60653, 773 624-4882. http://www.hydeparksuzuki.com. Preferred email hpsi@hydeparksuzuki.com. Lucinda Ali, lali@hydeparksuzuki.com. HPSI is now a nonprofit. Kindermusic, guitar, harp, viola, violin, voice....
Provides access to high quality musical instruction and performance opportunities to a culturally diverse community in Chicago. Programs include Suzuki, Traditional, In-Schools, After-School, Adult and Community music classes. Founded in 1998 by Lucinda Ali of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra 1st violin section. 10 teachers. Notes, dynamics and understanding. Parent participation. Quarterly public concert. 8-12-week sessions, tuition $140 to $600. Funded in part by City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Community Arts Assistance Program and Illinois Arts Council.
Contact Joyce Norman 773 562-2369 or Director (auditions) 847-651-5055. Operates from 5600 S. Woodlawn 60637 (Union Church),
http://www.hpys.org, director@hpys.org
The HPYS serves children typically in the 5th to 8th grade range, but also high school students or younger grade schoolers, depending on their ability and interest. There is a tuition, but scholarships are available to families who need them. The group practices once a week, Thursdays, after school from September to June. There are three main concerts a year as well as opportunities for students to perform in small ensemble groups. Donations welcome.
Provides high art experiences to young people in the South Side. Includes composition and performances in such venues as DuSable Museum. Contact Joyce Norman 773 562-2369 or Director William White (auditions) 847-651-5055. Operates from 5600 S. Woodlawn 60637 (Union Church), http://www.hpys.org. director@hpys.org.
773 493-7465.
Puts on performances and other specials to bring great talent, including that of Lyric into the South Side, give budding performers opportunities, and raise money for Lyric Opera of Chicago.
1414 E. 59th St. 773 753-2274. Global Perspectives, Global Voices and Latin American Briefings are just some of the lectures series. Many festivals and performances. International House is a community of more than 700 graduate students and trainees who represent more than 100 countries each year. It is the most culturally diverse student community located in the most culturally diverse city in the world. This independent, non-profit organization achieves its mission by daily interaction among its residents through programs, facilities and residential life designed to foster diversity of thought and experience. ihouse-programs@uchicago.edu. Mary Beth DeStefano, 1414 E. 59th St, 60637, 773 753-2274, mdestefa@uchicago.edu. http://ihouse.uchicago.edu.
info@kalapriya.org. 773 363-9303. See (with also Joan's Studio and Marsha's Music Together in Culture and Arts Resources page.
James W. Wagner Jazz Society- see Hyde Park Jazz Society.
060 E. 47th St. 60653. 773 285-1211. Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat. 10-1, Wed. artists studio--check. Free. Arts classes (fees vary) and more, training for youth in marketing art, exhibits. Monica Haslip, director. http://blackpearl.org. info@blackpearl.org. Director Monica Haslip, mhaslip@blackpearl.org.
Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for youth and adults to deepen their creative involvement through the arts . LBP offers programming utilizing enterprising art studios including pottery, painting, photography, computer technology, glass, metal, and wood. LBP also serves as a contemporary rental space, retail outlet, and art gallery, and Hidden Pearl Art Cafe- which has jazz Monday nights. It is also dedicated to making sure youth understand and are prepared to take advantage of the realities of the art world.
A small Chicago-based collective of artists an designers, alumni of the School of the Art Institute and the University of Chicago. Sarah Black, John Preus. 5467 S. Cornell, 60615. http://www.material-exchange.org. info@material-exchange.org.
The degree to which this is still transferred to NEIU Music Program is unclear. A new contact is William Hammett, 5034 S. Blackstone Ave., 60615, 773 538-6717, williamhammett38@ameritech.net. Additional information:
Highly regarded and active on many performance and outreach fronts, performs in Hyde Park venues and homes and elsewhere. Was founded and run for many years by Hyde Parker Joyce Turner Hilkevitch; now housed at Northeastern Illinois University. Go to their website for schedules, or 773 442-4978. Tickets generally $20, $15 student. Local performances resume next fall. http://www.neiu.edu/chamber/, http://www.neiu.edu/~chamberm/home.html, mostly-music@neiu.edu, Mostly Music at NEIU, 5500 N. St, Louis, Rm C627, Chicago, Il 60625. Jennifer Reiff, 773 442-4212, j-reiff@neiu.edu.
7127 S. Ellis Ave., 60619. Joan Gray. (Presently at Gary Comer Center, 7127 S. Ellis, 2nd Fl., 60619. Gray: 773 241-6080 Performances often at Du Sable Museum and Harris Theater in Millennium Park. To open soon at new building on 47th and Greenwood), 773 602-1135, also given as 773 241-6080 x10, http://www.muntu.com. Artistic director Amaniyea Payne. Program contact Lynn Stevenson, lynn@muntu.com. info@muntu.com. Professional performances worldwide including at DuSable Museum. Comprehensive community arts programs serving thousands of youth and professionally training young and emerging artists. Lessons.
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago celebrates the human spirit through traditional and social African and African-American dance. Muntu's exuberant, authentic and progressive interpretive performances of contemporary and ancient African and African American dance, music, and folklore pulsate with the rhythms of the African and African-American world and for a unique synthesis of dance, rhythm and song. Programs offered by Muntu can be structured to meet many needs, in-school residencies, lecture demonstrations, ensemble performances, full performances, interactive instructional workshops, and artistic training.
57th at Lake Shore Drive. 7773 684-1414 Gen. info, 773 684-9844 bus. Mary.Krinock Strat. Initiatives- Mary.krinock@msichicago.org, 773 752-6207.
Publisher of the Journal of Ordinary Thought, NWA provokes dialogue and promotes change by creating opportunities for adults in low income Chicago neighborhoods to write, publish, and perform work about their lives. Carrie Spitler, 1313 E. 60th St., 60637. 773 684-2742. editors@jot.org. http://www.jot.org.
1155 E. 58th St., 60637. 10-6 Tu, Th, Sat., 10-8:30 W, 12-6 Sun. Sunday afternoon film series, Saturday classes and family programs, Lecture series (select Wednesdays (usually), Wednesdays noontime in another time, classes.
General information 773 702-9514. Carole Krucoff, 773 702-9520, 773 702-9507,
oi-museum@uchicago.edu. Emily Teeter, 77e 702-1062, eteeter@uchicago.edu.
Sunday film series at 2 Free-sometimes film classics or major special/rare screenings. 773 702-9507. Followed by docent-led tour. Education: oi-education@uchicago.edu. http://oi-uchicago.edu.The Oriental Institute Museum is a showcase of the history, art and archeology of t he ancient Near East. The museum is part of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, which has supported research and archeological excavation in the Middle East since 1919.
5811 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8670. Fax (773) 702-9669
Executive Director: Susannne Ghez. Hamza Walker. Contact Mia Ruyter.
www.renaissancesociety.org. info@renaissancesociety.org.
Purpose: To mount exhibits and events at the Bergman Gallery, University of Chicago, support art research, and foster the arts in Hyde Park and Chicago including with exhibitions, concerts, lectures, Symposia. Non-collecting.
5550 S. Greenwood, 60637. 773 702-0200 , and Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood. 10-4 Tu, W, F; 10-8 Th, 11-5 Sat., Sun. Temporary Exhibit details in Cultural Calendar. The Smart has become a major force in art exhibiting and study. Its permanent collection is solid, a representative selection of its masterworks is almost always up. And it's small enough so you can turn corners and grasp the traditions and changes, connections and reverberations in world, not just Western art. Planning an expansion, mainly for support area. C.J. Lind. Loren Boylan. http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. smart-museum@uchicago.edu. smart-education@uchicago.edu.
In addition to its critically acclaimed special exhibitions, the Smart Museum houses a collection of over 9,000 works from classical antiquities to the art of today. Combine a visit with one of the museum's tours or family programs and see why the Smart is a leading university art museum and one of the city's most dynamic art institutions. It's outreach program is outstanding, connecting with 20-25 schools each year, Blackstone Library, and with family and other theme days. Its openings, lectures by professionals, exhibit tours, field trips, and special classes, including in connoisseurship are outstanding.
7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 256-0149
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com Director:
Purpose: To provide a variety of cultural programs, professional performances, exhibits, and oriented education and leisure activities for the community; serves Avalon, Chatham, Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn communities.
1115 E. 58th St. 60637, 418- Joanie Friedman. 773 834-3929, joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu. http://southside.uchicago.edu. http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu. thenetwork@uchicago.edu.
A program of UC Division of Humanities Civic Knowledge Project, SAHN leverages the intellectual, spatial and technological resources of the University of Chicago and the city to benefit small arts and humanities on-profit organizations on the South Side of Chicago. We work toward that goal by offering free networking events, professional development workshops and space rental awards of up to $1,000. Ask for the new Directory.Other business and civic organizations in this page sponsor, promote or award for arts: Harper Court Foundation, South East Chicago Commission.
Consult also Cultural Resources. These include Court Theatre, Museum of Science and Industry, Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, Smart Museum of Art.University of Chicago, its departments, arts programming sections, an museums are in the Cultural Directory page.
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Business-oriented organizations (see also South East Chicago Commission and 53rd St. TIF in Civic)
The Empowerment Experiment. Former name Ebony Experiment. Was assoc. with Chicago Urban League, may be but now (also?) with Northwestern University Kellogg School Enterprise. Maggie and John Anderson. Seeks to put people in touch with African American businesses esp. in Hyde Park and Bronzeville and to have people shop them. More info being sought. Look for now in http://www.blackenterprise.com and http://www.ebonyexperiment.com.
See in Arts. Focus has changed, but it retains a side mission to grow small business, particularly art and artisan related.
Moved to 5501 S. Everett, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 288-0124, FAX (773) 288-0464
www.hydeparkchamberchicago.org, contact@hydeparkchamberchicago.org. Note, both website and email are new.
Executive Director: Lenora Austin. President: Greg Teague, first vice president Greg Guttman, second vice president Susan J. Walker, secretary Snjezana Sego, treasurer Ken Sticken. Other members: Cheryl Bonander, Kathy Dusik, Joyce Feuer, Brad Jonas, Christ Nogulich, Michael McGuire, Jim Poueymirou, Jo Reizner, Duel Richardson, Rod Sawyer, Richard Spencer, (new), Jeanne Spurlock, Colette Steward, Laurel Stradford . [Note- this list may now be partially out of date.]See website for range of programs of this active organization.
Address tbd. 773 955-0199, http://www.washingtonparkcc.org. washingtonparcc@comcast.net, info@washingtonparkcc.org
See also Hyde Park Kiwanis (in Social and other Services), South East Chicago Commission- Retail Development (Civic) and The Experimental Station and The Resource Center (Social and Other Services); in arts Little Black Pearl. LISC-Quad Cities-New Communities- in civic.
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Civic and Community organizations/Neighborhood Associations- General/Community Development
For the moment we are putting environmental and sustainable organizations in the Civic- ad hoc and specialized section (just starting).
Defunct but contact: Janet Geovanis (773) 634-7538.
A group dedicated to "responsible retail and residential" development in the 53rd Street TIF district and beyond. Appears to have disappeared, at least for now. However, these people are meeting and have a petiion on the Mobil/McDonalds site 2007.
An ad hoc consortium that may become permanent to handle public inoput into redevelopmnent of Harper Court/city lot and workshops on 53rd and beyond revitalization. Lead by HPKCC Development, Preservation and Zoning Committee (Gary Ossewaarde chair, George Rumsey organizer/coordinator) and the 53rd Street TIF Advisory Council Business and Environment Development Committee (Andre Brumfield and Jane Comiskey ((coordiator for this project)) ). Involves veryinformally a large number of other organizations including SECC, Interfaith Open Communities (Pat Wilcoxen) , and Older Women's League as wee as teh Chicago Dept. of Planning and Development and CMAP. Resource/co-coordinator: Irene Sherr of Community Counsel.
This is really a government-attached body appointed by Alderman Toni Preckwinkle (4th) that advises on projects, takes public input and often serves civic purpose, including holding public town hall and workshop meetings. Chair Howard Males. Committees (open to members of the community): Business and Environment, Parking, Planning and Development.
Linda Thisted, (773) 947-9223. Defunct/subsumed into Coalition for Equitable Community Development, Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities, and Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation.
A church and faith-based organization dedicated to bringing faith principles to advocacy on public safety, bringing resources for youth, development issues, and more. Note- has not bee heard from for some time and has effectively passed its tasks on to other groups and organizations, civic and religious.
AREA Chicago, P.O. Box 47691, Chicago, IL 60647. http://www.chicagoatlas.areaprojects.com.
Web-based group that creates maps based on resident's thoughts and experiences; a culture-creating collaborative. Local connections: Experimental Station/Backstory Cafe and Hyde Park Art Center.
Usually meets at Chicago Urban League, 3510 S. Michigan. Also given as 4563 S. Michigan. Anela Higginbotham-Monroe, 773 924-1492, ajhmonroe@aol.com. For info. www.thebarcc.org/schedule.php.
Includes Bronzeville Condo Coalition.
Midwest coordinator Jack Kelly.
(773) 955-4841. Julian Ball. Coalition based in several area churches and synagogues. Generally meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at University Church, 5655 S. University and holds conventions at various times of the year.
www.nodeathpenalty.org, related www.illinoisdeathpenalty.org.
http://www.campuscatalyst.org.
A University of Chicago student-driven (mostly Booth School and Dept. of Economics and the Harris School of Public Policy) consulting corps for nonprofits.
A new organization launched by LeAnne Clause, a student in Chicago Theological Seminary.
Chart- see in Civic Ad Hoc below.
4510 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 285-5000
www.thechicagourbanleague.org
President Cheryl Jackson
Purpose: To promote and advocate on African American issues, train African Americans for the workplace, and seek racial tolerance and cooperation.
Pat Wilcoxen President. jwilcoxen@ameritech.net. 1525 E. 53rd St. Suite 907, Chicago, IL 60615. Messages at 773 955-4455. http://www.hpkcoalition.org.
Purpose and Mission:Promoting an Economically and Racially Diverse Community of Hyde Park-Kenwood, CECD seeks to: Convene resident, faith-based communities, civic, educational, and social organizations, and the business community in planning, guiding, and monitoring housing and related activities that will support the maintenance of an economically and racially diverse community of Hyde Park and Kenwood. Has several active committees doing research and interacting with developers.
Civic Knowledge - See above in Arts and Humanities section.
Paul Johnson. pjohnson@CTIChicago.com
http://oakenwald.org/blog
Howard Niden prov. leader of this new organization. Email EHPAComm@yahoo.com.
Dedicated to learning and acting upon in a positive way neighbors' concerns between 53rd and 56th, the tracks and Lake Michigan. Top priorities include improving city infrastructure and services (such as sewers, lighting, street cleaning), parking issues, general improvements (a nicer place) and community safety (mostly in reference to CAPS). Meets for now 3rd Tuesdays in the Treasure Island lower level.
George Kotnour, (773) 324-5454 or at Marian Realty 773 684-5400
George Kotnour has organized this monthly conclave at which residents and stakeholders meet to hear and discuss community problems and the latest news from Chicago and UC police, Park District, Streets and Sanitation, our aldermen, South East Chicago Commission, HPKCC, MSI, U of C, and local buildings. Meets at Montgomery Place's East Room, 5550 South Shore Drive, 8 am, third Wednesday mornings (except summer and December-January). Contact George Kotnour, or Mickey Conino at South East Chicago Commission 773 324-6926.
Marshall Mathews, President and Techical Direcor/Co-Host; Ruth M. Fairfax Frzier, MSHSA, Founder and Executive Director, and radio and televeision producer and host; Annika Frazier-Muhammad, Adv Board Chair and Managing Director.
1507 E. 53rd Street, Suite 228-B, Chicago, IL 60615-4509, 773 493-1485, FAACTorg@aol.com.
Forum to Achieve Altruism, Compassion and Tolerance (FAACT). Over 75 years of promoting peach, harmony, equality, and social justice for all. Seeks to inform and better civic life locally and city wide, including through an interview program on public radio.
Tune in to FAACT: Building Comunities--Strengthenign Naitons, "Improving Lives through Public Service and Volunteerism" Dynamic interviews featuring newsmakers, movers and shakers Tuesdays 7:30 pm and Sunday 8:30 pm streaming live on CRIS Radio@ www.thechicagolighthouse.org.
An international peace and justice organization with a Hyde Park chapeter. One contact Ed McManus.
Established to support and gain improvements at the Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-1105. FOBL is an Affiliate Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.
Information is in the Friends of Blackstone page. President Brenda Sawyer, bpsawyer@ameritech.net.Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce- see in the Business section, above.
www.interfaithopencommunities.org/hydepark/
Meets 2nd Mondays 8 pm at St. Thomas Apostle Church. Don Coleman, co-pastor of University Church,773 363-8142, Anne Holcomb, 773 643-8961.
For information http://oicillinois.org
Parent: Interfaith Open Communities: http://oicillinois.org
Pat Wilcoxen, pwilcoxen-at-thecommongood.org or now pwilcoxen@oicillinois.org and Ken Oliver at citywide OIC; John and Brenda Murphy; Don Coleman, co-pastor of University Church,773 363-8142; A. Anne Holcomb, 773 643-8961
Interfaith Open Communities (IOC) works with people of all faiths to promote affordable housing and welcoming communities throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Affiliated with Balanced Development Coalition?
Purpose: To promote affordable and needy housing and provide transitional housing services on the South Side, modeled on the mentoring services of Bridge Communities in DuPage County. Note, the Transitional Housing project is on its own and most of the activity of IOC is now done by Coalition for Equitable Community Development.IOC works through local community Clusters to address the housing needs of our region. Local Clusters engage in education, local projects and advocacy in order to foster healthy communities that welcome and reflect the economic, religious and racial diversity of metropolitan Chicago.
IOC is sponsored by Protestants for the Common Good; the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Peace and Justice; Jewish Council on Urban Affairs; and the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.
A faith-based coalition of the social action committees of several congregations, including First Unitarian, St. Thomas The Apostle, University Church, and K.A.M. Isaiah-Israel. The Hyde Park Cluster is part of Interfaith Open Communities, a coalition of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and Protestants for the Common Good.
Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities- see more under Service including homesharing and Transitional Living programs.
5529 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 493-1893
www.hydeparkhistory.org, President: Carol Bradford
Purpose: To promote historical understanding and preservation in the current Hyde Park and Kenwood and throughout the old Hyde Park Town, 39th t0 130th. Sponsors lectures and exhibits, fairs, prizes and recognitions, website, members publication, preservation monitoring and advocacy; maintains historic building
1448 E. 53rd Street, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 752-1911. No website at present. Email uusj@sbcglobal.net (Unitarian Universalists for social Justice and Task Force on Economic Justice and Homelessness)
or Allan Lindrup, send c/o United Church or email hpkifc@hotmail.com.
Officer fdor 2008-09: Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel President, Sam Ackerman Vice President, Steven Flowers Vice Presidetn, Rev. Laua Hollinger Secretary, Allan J. Lindrup Treasurer.
"Founded in 1911, the Interfaith Council is among the oldest interfaith organizations in the nation, and is the recipient of the National Ecumenical Service Recognition Award of the National Council of Churches. Its members agree to respect the integrity of their different faiths and the right to practice their beliefs. The Council is dedicated to projects for the betterment of life in the community and to the struggle for human equality. The purpose of the Association is to provide effective channels for cooperative expression of our shared mission for the care of the community. These channels include: community service, social justice, mutual spiritual enrichment and understanding... We seek ways to offer support in times of need, to witness to values that heal and repair division, and to create interfaith understanding."It is an association of religious and spiritual communities, seminaries and service organizations which intentionally cooperate to foster just and compassionate reltionships and interconnectedness. We do this by: Promoting mutual understanding and respect through interfaith experiences of sharing, dialogue and leasrning. Seeking peace adn healing for Hyde Park, Kenwood and the world by strengthening and supporting community service and social and environmental justice efforts. It is a priority for teh Interfaith Council to expand thenetwork of our relationships and to invite individiual and families to participate in our member organizations. A 501c3.
Programs: Social Justice Committee, Community Thanksgiving Service.
Also encourages these programs: Hunger Programs (now managed by Hyde Park Union Church), Shelter for teh homeless adn info on affordable housing, Psychologicla Counceling, Drug Rehabilitiation, Employment, Childcare and Youth, Schools, and Programs for Seniors. They have a directory in pamphlet form, which will be available in our Helpline page.Interfaith Open Communities see Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith...in Service Orgs also. http://oicillinois.org
Note: Hyde Park Hunger Programs (The Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen) is now managed by Hyde Park Union Church (http://www.hpuc.org)- see in Social Services below or in Community Resources page.Hyde Park Kenwood Coalition for Equitable Community Development- see Coalition.....
1525 E. 53rd St., #907, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 288-8343
www.hydepark.org. Membership form. e-mail hpkcc@aol.com, President George Rumsey
Purpose: Dedicated to maintaining and enhancing an attractive, secure, diverse, and caring community. It promotes participation of its residents, businesses, institutions, and organizations in programs and activities that advance the interests and concerns of the community and serves as a civic wathcdog and facilitator of community conversation (through forums, mediation, internet and publicagions on those matters that affect neighborhood well-being. Programs focus on development, schools, parks, transit, condo et al owners governance and issues needs, quality of life & safety, affordability, disabilities, environmental sustainability, participation in civic and development decision making, services to other nonprofits including the Garden Fair and Used Book Sale, website development (the main community website), The Conference Reporter (mailed to members). It conducts an ongoing series of public forums community meetings. Support, umbrella and some financial help to certain nonprofits.Hyde Park Kiwanis- see Kiwanis.
Mel Rothenberg
At Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone. Jamie Kalven and three others.
www.viewfromtheground.com, www.theinvisibleinstitute.edu?Internet in depth investigation, reportage/coverage and advocacy including mapping the city related any abused, including by persons in authority, and left out of society. Supports collaborative social jsutice projects.
5715 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 (Hillel House)
(773) 684-2644
www.juf.org.
Contact Laura Lunn or Susan Davis c/o South East Chicago Commission 773 324-6926.
To promote, advocate for and underwrite physical improvements and monitor and contro changes in the area roughly Cottage Grove to Lake Park, 47th to 51st. And to seek improvement in public safety, in part through CAPS-affiliated block clubs/block captains, to bring neighbors together.
Executive Director: Margaret Goldstein
Contacts: Robert Dawson, (773) 536-4825
Margaret Goldstein, Chairman (msgoldstein@sbcglobal.net)
Cynthia Aronovitz, Vice-chairman (caronovitz@msn.com)
Laura Sekhar, Treasurer (laura_sekhar@hotmail.com)
Karen O’Mara, Corresponding secretary (dr.karen.omara@gmail.com)
Peggy Studiger, Recording Secretary. AnotherFor fifty years the OHC has worked for a successful interracial and prosperous, stable community, having started with introducing prospective, new and continuing neighbors and moved on to many other activities and approaches.
1005 E. 43rd Street, Chicago IL 60653
(773) 548-7500. Director Jay Travis. Schools Jitu Brown.
Purpose: To foster the interests and help residents of the area. Schools is a major focus.
President Walter Jonas, Vice President Eva Liljendahl, Treasurer Jon Will, Secretary Gwendolyn Teamer,
Contact Rosemary Snow: 1509 E. 53rd St. Box 120, Chicago, IL 60615. 773 324-8645, roses92@sbcglobal.net. Jon Will: 1507 E. 53rd s?t., PMB 120, 60615, 773-643-8089, Fax 773 643-8091, jnwassoc@sbcglobal.net. Call Wally Jonas at 773 955-5035.
For more information about Kiwanis projects or to participate contact Jon Will at jnwassoc@sbcglobal.net. Nationally, Kiwanis.org.
Meets 1st (not, in summer, 3rd?) Tuesdays, 12 pm, Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. Call 324-8645.
Since 1921. We're a group of men and women, business and professional leaders of Hyde Park who are memebers of a world-wide service organization founded in 1916. It is non-sectarian, apolitical an non-discriminatory. Our cause: to serve kids!Purpose: To raise money for charitable purposes locally and nationally, including Christmas gifts for local indigent children, supporting the Neighborhood Club, supporting a camp for disabled children, research in medicine related to children, and the 57th Street Children's Book Fair in September. And it fosters sociality and the business community. Watch for the peanut vendors several times a year-next September 24, 2004. Looking for young additions! Children can enter through the Builders and Key clubs.
"We're a group of men and women in Hyde Park who are members of a world-wide service organization founded in 1916. The Hyde Park Club dates from 1921 and is composed of business and professional leaders; it is non-sectarian, apolitical and non-discriminatory. Our cause: to serve kids!"
Activities:
-Support Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
-Cosponsor 4th on 53rd July community parade
-Support the Blue Gargoyle Youth Center's Tutorial Program
-Underwrite the board and room costs of a physically handicapped child at Kiwanis Twin Lakes summer camp
-Cosponsor the 57th Street Children's Book Fair
-Prepare food and gift baskets for needy families during the holiday
-Mentor a family from St. Martin De Porres battered women's center going off welfare
-Sponsor and actively support the Kenwood Academy and King High School Key ClubsA recent activity was taking kids from St. Martin De Porres center to Universoul Circus.
Peanut Days, annual fundraiser for charities and projects in March at Seven Ten Pin.
See Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities. Citywide:
CEO Howard Stanback
111 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL, 60604
(312) 341-5678
Local contact: Doorthy Schaff, 5550 South Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, 773 753-464.
Downtown: 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-5935-President there Esta Kallen, tkandek@aol.com.
www.lwv.org (search by state), www.lwvil.org (state org)
Purpose: To promote citizen participation and integrity in the electoral and civic processes and good government, elucidate public issues. Holds monthly meetings and forums at Montgomery Place. Has held candidate forums.MAGIC. See in Services section.
Operates under KOCO, 1005 E. 43rd St. 773 548-7500. jitubrown@yahoo.com
Advocacy for parents and communities, support and training for lscs, teachers, parents
Brad Lyttle
New Communities-Woodlawn: See Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corporation
Contact: Melinda Starks. Holds public meetings.
(No office or email. Suggest contacting the 4th Ward office, South East Cicago Commission, or the Chicago Department of Planning)
Chairman: Shirley Newsome, 4140 South Lake Park Avenue, 60653, (773) 285-8496.
One of a handful of ccc's left in Chicago. It approves development proposals and area plans. It also serves as a community forum. Meets first Thursdays, 6:30, Kennicott Park field house, 4344 S. Lake Park Avenue.
Chicago Tel. no: 773 643-8403
http://www.owl_illinois.org. Hyde Park Chapter. owlhydeparJudy Roothaan, judy.roothaan@gmail.com.
Co-presidents Judy Roothaan, Ken Schug. Alison Hartman allison.c.hartman@usa.net (Illinois Chair) Lorie Rosenblum. E-mail Alice Brown, alice.brown@ameritech.net. Judy Roothan.
The Hyde Park Chapter meets (sometimes alternate) 1st Saturdays and not summer, October-June- June 12nd Sat., 1:30 or 2 pm (earlier social) at First Unitarian Church (Chris Moore Parlor), 5650 S. Woodlawn.
(Southeast Chapter: Irene Nelson, 773 324-0681, Vera Clark, 773 221-1147. Meets at Atlas Srs. Center, 1767 E. 79th St. 1st Saturdays at 10 am.)
Open to anyone of all ages. Presents programs and advocates on issues of interest to midlife and older women, and advocates for policy changes on the state and national level. Areas of interest: personal & financial security, health and prescription drugs, image of midlife and older women, access to housing and housing alternatives, ending discrimination against women and the elderly including in the workplace, caregiving.Recent contact and organizational information
Editor & Mail List: Alice L. Brown
FAX: 773-643-0486
1367 East 52nd Street, Chicago IL 60615
email:alice.brown@ameritech.net
Get Newsletter: http://www.owlillinois.org/ch_hydepark.htm
Member Information: Kennie James
9927 South Wallace Street, Chicago IL 60637
Co-Presidents: Judy Roothaan &
Ken Schug
Vice President for Program: Lorie Rosenblum
Recording Secretary: Joan Staples
Corresponding Secretary: Vicki Suchovsky
Treasurer: Kennie James
Ads: Joanne Kent
HP Owl telephone: 773-643-8403
HP OWL email address: owlhydepark@yahoo.com
OWL ILLINOIS: Phone (312) 957-0011
To join the OWL Listserv: Ellie Hall (773-324-2304)
Email: owl_illinois@yahoo.com
OWL NATIONAL: Power Line: 1 800-825-3695
owlinfo@owl-national.org
1515 E. 53rd st. Suite 433. 773 363-4272.
www.providentfoundation.org, provfound@ameritech.net
To mentor and bring more minorities into medicine (Dr. Hale-Williams mission)--$100,000 in scholarships in the past ten years), to spread the history and achievements of historic Provident Hospital, 500 E. 51st St., and its century old health mission on the south side, and bring together alums and former staff. (Provident is now part of the Cook County Health System.) An exhibit prepared by the Foundation has been been making the rounds and will open at South Shore Cultural Gallery January 14, 6-8 pm: "The Medical Miracle: Provident Hospital and Dr. Hale-Williams."
4659 S. Cottage Grove. 268-7232. Susana Vasauez, Benita Johnson-Gabriel.
In http://www.newcommunities.org (try)
Works to develop and implement Quality of Life Plans and controlled development in the North Kenwood, Oakland, Grand Boulevard, Douglas areas. One of 23 areas where LISC has planning or community redevelopment programs.
930 E. 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 373-3366
www.rainbowpush.org President and CEO. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. PUSH Chairman Rev. Charles Jenkins.
Purpose: To provide a vehicle for social justice based on lasting values of spiritual regeneration, empowerment, parity, and discipline. Weekly forums, regular conventions job, contractor ando ther fairs.
1511 E. 53rd Street, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 324-6926. Fax 773 324-6685
Executive Director: Robert Mason e-mail secc1@sbcglobal.net
New website http://www.hydeparkchicago.org
Purpose: to monitor and improve public safety, housing, code enforcement and community development and planning. Funded and in part community arm of the University of Chicago. Founded in 1953.
http://www.soulinchicago.wordpress.com. jakewerner@gmail.com.
Soul seeks to bridge Woodlawn residents, the larger South Side, and University of Chicago students. Works with Coalition for an Equitable Olympics, Southside Solidarity Network, Coalition for Equitable Community Development and lots others. Supports the Gold Line Metra upgrade and other equitable transit, affordable housing, transparent and acounatble government, green revolution and green jobs, minority and women jobs and participation and lots more.
Hyde Park and U of C student based activist group, including on surrounding neighborhoods. Equitabel tdrnsit including the Gold Line, green, labor, equitable Olympics and benefits, affordable housing,.... Alex Goldenberg, Ebony Stevenson, Hannah Jacoby, hwjacoby@uchicago.edu. Hannah Birnbaum, hbirnbaum@uchicago.edu, or southside@listhost.uchicago.edu.
813 E.63rd Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60637/ 773-753-9674.
http://www.stopchicago.org/ email: mhopwood@uchicago.edu. stopgentrification@gmail.com.
Fights gentrification and reduction/closure of services including health; for affordable housing including Tenant rights; ability of residents to stay in their homes and neighborhood; inproved transportation options such as Gold Line; No or equitable Olympics; general neighborhood and South Side advocacy. Allies include Southside Solidarity Network, Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, and NO Games. Currently seeking to stop health care facilities shutdowns and service cutbacks or upscaling, including at U of C. STOP is also organizing against closure of the U of C Women's Clinic at 47th and Woodlawn as part of CHART- http://chartchicago.wordpress.com/ qv in Civic Ad Hoc below.
Urban League- see under Chicago Urban...
Madiem Kawa. sunshine0711@gmail.com. 773-203-3418.
Our mission statement:
The Washington Park Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing green space in Washington Park by preserving wildlife habitat and promoting beautification, environmental education, and cultural programs for the public.
Ex. Dir. Brandon Johnson. Find under 6357 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago, IL 60637. Phone: (773) 324-7592 or www.newcommunities.org/communities/washington/leadAgency.asp.
www.wpconsortium.org/directory.aspx. (LISC can also be found at 4659 S. Cottage Grove, 2nd Floor 60653.)
A coalition of many organizations and stakeholders brought together by LISC/New Communities to develop and advance a Quality of Life Plan for the Washington Park neighborhood and promote a host of initiatives by its members. "Everybody at the Table."
See plan: 749679839971580710-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/.
6105 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
773 752-8892, Fax 773 752-8067
Murray Johnson, President
128 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 493-0754
http://www.washingtonparkcc.org (includes blog)
Housing and land development issues are among its interests.
6146 S. Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
773 955-9290
Arvis Averette, Executive Director
In formation from Partnership for a Sustainable Chicago (Civic Knowledge), Univ. Comm. Service Ctr.... Information coming.
6040 S. Harper Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
773 288-5840; WCDC 773-753-2470
Leon D. Finney, Jr. Chairman. Charles Dyer?, Director. www.thewoodlawnorganization.org.
Organizing, tutoring, counseling, shelter.... Our efforts in civic organizing, family preservation, truancy intervention, child care, substance abuse counseling and economic community development have served to create a bastion of hope for the people of Chicago. Development and building offshoot is Woodlawn Community Development Corporation.As one of the premier community based organizations in urban America, T.W.O. has set itself apart from other organizations because of its strong focus on impacting the lives of people in the communities we serve. We believe that life necessities such as housing, healthcare and education must first be met before any type of social programs can succeed. Our programs and services are reflective of our commitment. When we build a solid foundation around people, we are able to help strengthen families which support a stronger community. Throughout this year, T.W.O. has been extremely active in organizing communities around issues that have an affect on the lives of the individual and the family.
855 E. 63rd St. 773 363-4300. Mattie Butler, Executive Director. Laura Lane. Runs New Communities-Woodlawn.
http://www.npc-woodlawn.org.
Works with and through Woodlawn Organization,also University of Chicago, LISC New Communities to develop and implement Community Quality of Life Plan. Has a jobs tracking program.
See also, grouped under service, Hyde Park Kiwanis, WECAN, The Woodlawn OrganizationSpecialized, student or ad hoc civic
www.nowar.quadrate.org; www.noiraqwar-chicago.com. See also Hyde Park Committee against War and Racism, below.
Contact Center for Gender Studies at the University of Chicago, 5733 S. University.
Marcia Rothenberg, one of the organizers. Coalition for Healthcare Access Responsibility and Transparency. A coalition of many groups including STOP (see in Civic, above) seeking to reverse actions by UC Hospitals and others that could turn the area into a health service desert especialy for economically disadvantaged. http://chartchicago.wordpress.com/
S ee contacts under Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities or Religious Organizations. Similar in many congregations
Established to support and gain improvements at the Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-1105. FOBL is an Affiliate Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.
Information is in the Friends of Blackstone page. President Brenda Sawyer, bpsawyer@ameritech.net.
Contacts: Tom Fineberg, 773 721-3979, Alan Friedman, 773 324-4813
www.harpercourtchess.net
e-mail: info@harpercourtchess.net
Meets at University Church, 5655 S. University, 7 p.m., Tuesdays. 773 955-7072 http://www.chicagoantiwar.org/hydepark/hpcawr.html.
Associated with the national Sanctity of Human Life Week project. St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 5472 S. Kimbark Ave. 73 947-9729.
Mel Rothenberg
773 684-7938. mel@math.uchicago.edu
Meets 1st Wednesdays, get info. from contact.
NOLA in Chicago Network. Grasssroots network of New Odrleans expatriates and other Chicagoans who care asout the future of New Orleans and its displaced citizens. The network aims to be an inclusive and diverse group, bringing together NOLA expatriates who are long-time Chicago residents; hurricane survivors and other recent arrivals; alums of Louisiana universities; and all others who love New Orleans (and its Central Park). Melissa Perrett Cook, 5733 S. Kimbark 60637, 773 684-5239. nolainchicago@yahoo.com.cial other populations
http://oicillinois.org
See more under Hyde Park Interfaith Cluster in Services. Pat Wilcoxen, Ken Oliver.Hyde Park Kiwanis- See in Social and Other Services below. (Kiwanis links across the membership of various Hyde Park civic organizations and includes others and also acts civically, as with the 4th on 53rd Parade.)
Contact: Bernice Bild (Mrs. Sidney) (773) 924-7886
Purpose: To hold government at all levels to accountability and promote people-centered priorities. Spearheading Hyde Park opposition to war incl. with IraqOpen Housing/Open Communities, Housesharing. See Kenwood Open House Committee (in the next up section), Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities/Interfaith Open Communities, Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council.
Julie Woestehoff, Executive Director
407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 461-1944Oikos- see Religion and Environment Initiative.
Mike Hogue. rei@meadville.edu. http://rei.uchicago.edu (still there.) 5700 S. Woodlawn (Fleck House).
Starting as a student organization, then a faith-based group, it now is based at Meadville Seminary although with several church and seminary groups and reaching out into the community and seeking volunteers and researches. Views green as a stewardship task.
Seeks to bridge Woodlawn residents and needs and University of Chicago students, including future of Grove Parc public housing complex. Information pending.
Contact: Jack Spicer, 773 324-5476, jackspicer@earthlink.net.
www.savethepoint.org
Purpose: To preserve the look, historic integrity, and uses, including enhanced access, of Promontory Point on Lake Michigan at 55th through reuse of limestone. Commissioned, with HPHS, professional studies to present an alternative plan for revetment reconstruction and preservation.
In conjunction with Bessie Coleman Park Advisory Council. Contact Peter Cassel.
Organized coalition of high school students, starting in the area, that researched schools nationally and has developed a dropout prevention plan. Contacts tba.
Works to advance the status of women worldwide.
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Social and other service organizations and advocates
See also the various congregations in Religious Resources. More distant: Center for New Horizons centers. Matthew House, 3722-28 S. Indiana, 537-3661 (food, men's clothing, toys...). Homeless Help Line- 312 563-1600.
Includes services to African American lesbians. Meets first Wednesdays 11:39 am at First Unitarian, 5650 S. Woodlawn.
Better World Books works loclly to hold book drives near the end of college spring terms to give to uniprofits and service organizations. www.betterworldbook.com, yanna@betterworldbooks.com, 773 655-3842.
Note- The Blue Gargoyle Service Center closed at the end of April 2009.
5638 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637More information in the News of Colaborers page.
(773) 955-4108. Fax 773 363-7086
www.bluegargoyle.org
adlit@bluegargoyle.org. volunteer@bluegargoyle.org
Executive Director: Pamela Bozeman-Evans. pboze@bluegargoyle.org. or ext. 355. Programs Kathy Barrett. Board President Rudy Nimocks.
More detail in Community Resources, News of Collaborators. Purpose: To serve social and employment needs and provide training, particularly literacy. Child services are at satellites. Free services, year round: finding and keeping quality jobs; literacy and GED; mentoring and tutoring for school kids and adults (esp. reading, math, writing literacy); creating a nurturing environment for small children and teen moms through joint learning; counseling for children, teens, and families toward self-reliance. Skills include Reading and Writing, Math, One-to-One Tutoring, Computers.
Other service centers include Workforce Development.: Blue Gargoyle Youth Service Center, 4622 S. King, 773 373-8960
To volunteer as a tutor, call or e-mail as above. To donate mail check--for literacy donation call Ad ut Learning Program Director Marcia Guthridge.
Main address: 8 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois 60603 312.346.6230.
http://www.carc.info
Evelyn Nelson School, Foster Parent Program and other services: 5333 S. Greenwood. 773 241-5700.
5467 S. University Avenue. 773 643-0452. "Chicago tel. no's." 312 346-9980, Industries 312 346-9885
Exedutive Director Nancy Johnstone. Development Erin C. Walton, 773 256-2459, ewalton@cccsociety.org. http://www.cccsociety.org
Since 1849, Chicago's and Hyde Park's oldest child welfare agency. To safeguard vulnerable children and reinforce their families first.
Child and Family Development Center serves 2-5s in Community Day Care for working parents. There is also Homeless Day Care and Protective Day Care. Takes both community and DCFS kids including pick up to and from shelters. "
Clinical family services such as foster care and adoptions. Licensed therapists. Next Step program prepares teenage mothers and now dads for college. Conducts a toy drive with others in late autumn.From CCCS: Our mission statement: CCCS exists to protect vulnerable children and
strengthen their families. We strive to be among the premier providers
of high quality and effective child welfare services. We serve both
children and families in the following programs:* Child and Family Development Center (CFDC): day care program with children between ages of 2 to 5 years old.
* Counseling program: family oriented counseling for the agency's foster care programs and the CFDC program.
* Education Support Program: provides services to children who are experiencing academic, behavioral and attendance difficulties and are at risk of expulsion or dropping out of school.
* The Extended Family Support Program provides short term support to individuals caring for related children.
* The Teen Alliance Program: provides DCFS wards with a unique foster care experience.
* The Safe Life Program: is an HIV/AIDS prevention and education program aimed at providing information to adolescents about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.
* The Teen Parenting Initiative Program serves pregnant and
parenting teens that are enrolled in the Chicago Public Schools.* The Next Step Program is a college readiness program with
mentoring support for high school mothers with one child.
Admin. offices: 4150 S. King Dr, (773) 373-5700
Director: Sokoni Karanja
http://www.cnh.org
Runs social, afterschool, and preschool/head start programs throughout Bronzeville and beyond. Founded in 1971, Centers for New Horizons is a nonprofit organization that enables children, youth, families to become self-reliant. Providing programs in five locations throughoudt the Bronzeville and Riverdate communities on the South Side of Chicago, Centers operates progams in Early Care and Education, Family Support, Youth Development, Community Building and Work Force Development.
In 37 years, Centers for New Horizons has educated over 20,000 young children; encouraged thousands of children and youth to stay in and achieve in school; provided community leadership that has generated over $500 MM in capital inveestment in Bronzeville; provided job training, and palcement for thousands of parents and others; supported hundreds of fragile families adn seniors; created new opportunities for resident leadership and participation; and provided leadership in citywide coalitions to improve our public schools, ameliorate poverty, increase the supply and the quality of early childhood education, and provide quality affordable housing for low income families.
1515 E. 52nd Place, 2nd floor, and other locations, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 773 363-1312 or 620 245-7692. Fax 7733 363-1150.
Purpose: Counseling and other social services
Scott Chesebro, Executive Dir.
1515 E. 52nd Place, other locations, Chicago, IL 60615. 1-800-747-6059, (773) 667-6419, others. fax: (773) 363-1150.
http://www.chicagocenter.org, http://www.urbanlifecenter.org. info@chicagolifecenter.org, althea@chicagocenter.org.
Purpose: Counseling and other social services. Celebrated 35 years in June 2006.
We're a nonprofit experiential educational organization in Hyde Park.
Urban Life Center engages college students with Chicago's diverse communities through innovative seminars and internships, expanding the traditional classroom through an experience-based, first-voices pedagogy.
Urban Life Center also designs day to week-long LearnChicago! tours and workshops to teach groups about the city's cultures and communities.
Can be reached via the Evergreen office, Hyde Park Cooperative Society, (773) -288-4700.
www.circlepinescenter.org
This organization and ecologically-oriented resort in western Michigan sells the familiar charity-supporting Christmas trees in the Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard.
Elizabeth Burns. eburns08@cityyear.org. http://www.cityyear.org. 312 375-6806.
City Year is an urban American Peace Corp, in some ways like Habitat for Humanit with orgs with vol. team groups. It seeks to build democracy through volunteerism and entrepreneurship. Projects in our and nearby neighborhoods.
Pat Wilcoxen President. jwilcoxen@iocillinois.org--soon to be changed? www.hpkcoalition.org. 1525 E. 53rd St. Suite 907, Chicago, IL 60615. Phone pending.
Purpose and Mission:Promoting an Economically and Racially Diverse Community of Hyde Park-Kenwood, CECD seeks to: Convene resident, faith-based communities, civic, educational, and social organizations, and the business community in planning, guiding, and monitoring housing and related activities that will support the maintenance of an economically and racially diverse community of Hyde Park and Kenwood.
Although based in the West Loop, this organization will be starting programs in HPK (St. Paul's, Shiloh) under the energetic leadership of Al Smith (Oprah's chef). See details and contacts in Community Resources.
5525 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago IL 60637
(773) 753-GIVE (4483)
http://communityservice.uchicago.edu
Director: Wallace Goode, wgoode.uchicago.edu. Assistants include David Hays.
UCSC fosters an active culture of service and partnership between the university and community. Serving 2000 people a year, UCSC facilitates volunteerism, a data base of nonprofit employment, educational programming, and promotes service oriented policy including Service Days.
Summer Links internships in community organizations: David Hays, dhays@uchicago.edu
1526 E. 55th Street
(773) 667-1444 x 1225
Karen Dennis heads the Shut-in Shopper Program. Orders are taken Mondays and filled early Tuesday morning and delivered by volunteer shoppers!
1374 E. 53rd Street
(773) 752-6400. Often not there: try the W. Addison no. (773) 281-5058
Much more affordable than any other kind of mortuary service; once paid you're done. Also complete service such as notifications for death certificate, complete body handling.
1616 E. 55th St. 773 667-7313.
Maintains fully accesible residential bulidng and provides services and advocacy for people with disabilities. Operated by Lutheran Services. Government certified.
Shani Britton, 1507 E. 53rd St. suite 911, 60615, 773 426-3400, Hopeinzion@aol.com. http://www.dozin.org.
DOZIN is a Christian non-profit dedicated to saving lives and restoring hope by sharing Gods' love through providing food, clothing, medical care, quality education, clean water and a safe living environment. we focus on chilren who have been separated from their parents due to death, abandonment, poverty or abuse. We strive to meet each child's specific neds by providing personal development progdrams, counseling, educational support and spiritual and recreational activities.
6100 S. Blackstone. http://www.experimentalstation.org. Dan Peterman, Connie Spreen.
Mixes green, arts, trades and community gardening/food resources training asnd services for youth and adults. The neighborhood's newest full arts and community center.
Faithful Few. Works using volunteers with children with attention deficit and hyperactivity or bipolar disorders. Founded by Hyde Parker Denard Jacox. Includes softball and work with YMCA, Chicago Park District as well as one on one mentoring. 773 426-3472, http://www.faithfulfew.org.
4608 S. Greenwood Ave.
Rev. Leroy Sanders, (773) 373-2861
Noontime meals 5 times a week. Volunteers needed.
6400 S. Kimbark Ave.
Day Care (773) 684-2499, (773) 363-1235. After School (773) 363-4319
Serves lunch to 3000-400 at 1 pm Tuesdays. Volunteers, canned goods and paper supplies welcome.
Established to support and gain improvements at the Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-1105. FOBL is an Affiliate Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.
Information is in the Friends of Blackstone page. President Brenda Sawyer, bpsawyer@ameritech.net.
Contacts: Caroline 206-6583. esweeney@uchicago.edu
Organizes over homelessness and Woodlawn issues, seeks to establish student-resident cooperative housing. Works with WECAN.
4501 S. Tripp Av., P.O. Box 5092, Chicago, IL 60680
tel. 773 247-3663.
http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org
http://hydeparkcats.blogspot.com.
Dedicated to helping stray and feral cats in the Hyde Park/Kenwood/Woodlawn area, with our main goal being to control feline overpopulation through 'TNR.' TNR (trap-neuter-return) is promoted by the national feline advocacy groups Alley Cat Allies and the ASPCA, as well as 'no-kill' shelters in the Chicago area like PAWS and Treehouse. Quarterly meetings; periodic TNR workshops; email alerts. See blog site for details.
The group has been 'in the news' several times lately:
1. From the Chicago Tribune:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/apr/27/news/chi-schmich-bdapr27
2. From the UofC's Chicago Maroon:
http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2008/5/8/hyde-parks-feral-cats-gain-local-and-citywide-sympathy
3. From the Chicago Weekly:
http://chicagoweekly.net/2009/02/19/from-feral-to-sterile-hyde-park-cat-lovers-trap-neuter-and-release/
Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project (see under Hyde Park Transitional) and Lawyer's Committee for Better Housing, Inc. HomeSharing Programwww.interfaithopencommunities.org/hydepark/
Meets 2nd Mondays 8 pm at St. Thomas Apostle Church. Don Coleman, co-pastor of University Church,773 363-8142, Anne Holcomb, 773 643-8961.
For information http://oicillinois.org
Parent: Interfaith Open Communities: http://oicillinois.org
Pat Wilcoxen, pwilcoxen-at-thecommongood.org, Don Coleman, co-pastor of University Church,773 363-8142; A. Anne Holcomb, 773 643-8961.
Interfaith Open Communities (IOC) works with people of all faiths to promote affordable housing and welcoming communities throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Affiliated with Balanced Development Coalition?
Purpose: To promote affordable and needy housing and provide transitional housing services on the South Side, modeled on the mentoring services of Bridge Communities in DuPage County.IOC works through local community Clusters to address the housing needs of our region. Local Clusters engage in education, local projects and advocacy in order to foster healthy communities that welcome and reflect the economic, religious and racial diversity of metropolitan Chicago.
IOC is sponsored by Protestants for the Common Good; the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Peace and Justice; Jewish Council on Urban Affairs; and the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.
A faith-based coalition of the social action committees of several congregations, including First Unitarian, St. Thomas The Apostle, University Church, and K.A.M. Isaiah-Israel. The Hyde Park Cluster is part of Interfaith Open Communities, a coalition of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and Protestants for the Common Good.
HomeSharing:
Melody Geraci, HomeSharing Program Coordinator, Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, 220 S. State St., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604, Program phone 773 627-8201, Downtown 312 347-7600, homesharing@lcbh.org, www.lcbh.org. For more information, visit hydepark.org's Ending Homelessness page.
(A U of C Harris School student org. working on affordability is Community and Economic Development Organization.)
Associated also with a 501 (c) 3 coalition, Coalition for Equitable Community Development of Hyde Park and Kenwood [affordable housing] and 53rd Street Future Steering Committee coalition.
A coalition of the 4th and 5th wards, DARE, HPKCC, HP Chamber of Commerce, Older Women's League, SECC, UC Police. It seeks to make Hyde Park businesses accessible to persons with disabilities and their service animals, to improve our paths of mobility, and improve etiquette including with bicycles and autos towards all with limited ability. A Caring Community. Learn more at the hydepark.org Disabilities page, hpdisabilities@aol.com, or 773 363-4368.
A programmatic committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
Contact: Sue Purrington, 773 363-4368. President: Lesley Bloch.
www.hydeparkgardenfair.org, www.hydepark.org, Committees, Garden Fair.
Purpose: Beautify the community and promote gardening and green space through volunteers and proceeds of its spring and fall sales at Hyde Park Shopping Center.
5600 S. Woodlawn, Chicago, IL 60615
Operates from Hyde Park Union Church, http://www.hpuc.org, 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773 363-6063.
The Pantry distributes emergency supplies and groceries to residents living between 39th and 60th, Cottage to the lake Saturdays 10 am-1 pm. Volunteers help package, recycle, clean do clerical.
The Kitchen serves hot meals at noon Mon.-Fri. at 4608 S. Greenwood Ave (Kenwood United Church of Christ- Rev. Leroy Sanders (773) 373-2861).
Fort danations see in the Hyde Park Union Church website.
A coalition of K.A.M. Isaiah Israel, First Unitarian Church, and University Church with teh national New Sanctuary Committee to raise awarenesss about immigrant issues and needs and provide aid to endangered or needy immigrants.
5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 753-3080. Laurie Goldman, Regional Administrator. Sports: Brian Latman, 773 753-3080 x203. HP director is Michael Goldstein.
www.jccofchicago.org/ , slubof@jccofchicago.org
Purpose: Our facilities and programs accommodate a variety of social, educational and recreational needs and interests. Supported by Hyde Park Council of Jewish Organizations and Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation. Programs include gym with league-competing youth and adult bball and vball teams, bowling, ice skating classes, activity rooms, L'dor V'dor program connecting students with seniors, activity rooms, classes on writing, literature/books, cinema... Some activities do have a goodly fee.
Celebrating 100 years. Honoring our past, believing in our future.
Interim President Winston Kennedy, Vice President Eva Liljendahl, Treasurer Jon Will, Secretary Gwendolyn Teamer,
Contact Rosemary Snow: 1509 E. 53rd St. Box 120, Chicago, IL 60615. 773 324-8645. Jon Will: 1507 E. 53rd s?t., PMB 120, 60615, 773-643-8089, Fax 773 643-8091, jnwassoc@sbcglobal.net. Call 773 955-5035.
For more information about Kiwanis projects or to participate contact Jon Will at jnwassoc@sbcglobal.net. Nationally, Kiwanis.org.
Meets 1st (not, in summer, 3rd?) Tuesdays, 12 pm, Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. Call 324-8645.
Since 1921. We're a group of men and women, business and professional leaders of Hyde Park who are memebers of a world-wide service organization founded in 1916. It is non-sectarian, apolitical an non-discriminatory. Our cause: to serve kids!Purpose: To raise money for charitable purposes locally and nationally, including Christmas gifts for local indigent children, supporting the Neighborhood Club, supporting a camp for disabled children, research in medicine related to children, and the 57th Street Children's Book Fair in September. And it fosters sociality and the business community. Watch for the peanut vendors several times a year-next September 24, 2004. Looking for young additions! Children can enter through the Builders and Key clubs.
"We're a group of men and women in Hyde Park who are members of a world-wide service organization founded in 1916. The Hyde Park Club dates from 1921 and is composed of business and professional leaders; it is non-sectarian, apolitical and non-discriminatory. Our cause: to serve kids!"
Activities:
-Support Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
-Cosponsor 4th on 53rd July community parade
-Support the Blue Gargoyle Youth Center's Tutorial Program
-Underwrite the board and room costs of a physically handicapped child at Kiwanis Twin Lakes summer camp
-Cosponsor the 57th Street Children's Book Fair
-Prepare food and gift baskets for needy families during the holiday
-Mentor a family from St. Martin De Porres battered women's center going off welfare
-Sponsor and actively support the Kenwood Academy and King High School Key ClubsA recent activity was taking kids from St. Martin De Porres center to Universoul Circus.
Peanut Days, annual fundraiser for charities and projects in March at Seven Ten Pin.
773 538-6128. Meets/hq at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn. Contact Cheryl at 773 538-6128.
Educates and holds discussion on issues related to breast -feeding.
5480 S. Kenwood Avenue
(773) 643-4062, Fax (773) 643-4262
Executive Director: interim Jennifer Bosch. President: Bethany Pickens.
www.hpnclub.org. email@hpnclub.org. Purpose: To provide social and recreational services through its facilities and programs. Includes senior and other daycare. Features a variety of programs including recreation and fitness, crafts, education for toddlers, children, teens, adults, seniors, pets and the community, beginning bridge, draw from observation, Films on Friday. More information in Collaborers page.The Club's focus is now on children and seniors: NEW MISSION STATEMENT:
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Club strengthens our community and fosters individual development by comlementing and enriching classroom learning for children and yout hand promoting social interaction and wellbeing among seniors.
The key programs:
Children and Youth:
Tot Lot
After School grades K-6
Teen Prograsm grades 7-10
Money Talks Teen Financial Empowerment Program grades 7-10
Summer Camp grades K-10Seniors
Golden Diners
Knitting
Bridge
Mah Jongg
French
Computer
Exercise....
Nissa Thompson
773-834-5177. hyde_park_save@yahoo.com.
Universty Church, 5655 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 6o637
Al Hofeld Jr. President. A. Anne Holcomb, Case Manager, 773 643-8061, hpthp@yahoo.com
http://oicillinois.org/hydepark/transitionalhousing/
For more information visit the hydepark.org Ending Homelessness page and the Affordable Housing Information page . A quarterly brochure is available.Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council- see above in Civic or in the Faith Communities page.
2425 W. Jackson, 312 243-6315
Runs the city's emergency shelter program.
JCC- see Hyde Park Jewish Community Center
Local- 5715 S. Woodlawn Ave. http://www.juf.org.
Hillel: Executive Director: Mr. Daniel Libenson
Contact: Raif Melhado, Operations Manager
Phone: 773-752-1127
Fax: 773-752-2460
Email: raifmelhado@juf.org
Website: www.uchicagohillel.org
Mission: Hillel seeks to engage Jewish students from a plurality of backgrounds and provide them with the tools that they need to interact with Judaism and the Jewish people on their own terms throughout their emerging adulthood.
950 E. 61st St, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 493-3400
www.jvschicago.org
Purpose: Provide model educational and vocational counseling, job placement, vocational rehabilitation and skills training services to members of the Jewish and general communities, to facilitate and optimize their employment, skills and opportunities.
Being organized as email based. Contacts being obtained. Call South East Chicago Commission (see above).
To promote, advocate for and underwrite physical improvements in the area roughly Cottage Grove to Lake Park, 47th to 51st. To seek improvement in public safety, in part through CAPS-affiliated block clubs/block captains, to bring neighbors together.
1005 E. 43rd St. 773 548-7500
Contact: Jay Travis
Provides community-development programs, welfare, home repair for seniors and disabled, emergency food pantry open 8:30-5 Mon.-Fri. Monetary donations welcome.
See Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities- Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project
Kiwanis- see Hyde Park Kiwanis above in this section.
111 W. Jackson, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 341-5678
www.lcmoc.org
Purpose: To replace discrimination and segregation with an open housing market; serving African American and Latino home-seekers in Chicago and six collar counties.
Operates from officer's businesses. Current contact: 773 363-0202
Focuses on hearing and vision screening and referals for children and adults, out of shopping malls, schools etc. Has screening vans. Also a social outlet for businsses of diverse background.
950 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.
(773) 290-2313.
www.magicchicago.org
Bryan K. Echols, Executive Director, bryane@magicchicago.org. Founder Joseph Strickland.
Dedicated to bringing athletics and academics with civic and personal development and entrpreneurship to youth on the South Side, principally Woodlawn/Grand Crossing. Clubs for girls and for boys. Many cultural activities, programs in schools, health fairs (latter including for HIV in conjunction with National Teen Test Day.
Robert Sigel, Operations Manager.
5152 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 285-0485
Purpose: To provide a wide range of social and health survive-and-get-on-your-feet services and referrals for and to organize for advocacy working families not covered by traditional labor laws and organizations. Many Hyde Park businesses, organizations, professionals and individuals are active in it.
http://www.parentsupportnetwork.org Checking url
are two organizations similar to that above but focusing on organizing for provision of child care and related families in the workplace services. (Information sought, contact us if you have any.)
Chicago Tel. no: 312 347-0011
http://www.owlillinois.org/ch_hydepark.htmlHyde Park Chapter: Chairs Judy Roothaan, Ken Schug. Alison Hartman (also state liaison) E-mail Alice Brown, alice.brown@ameritech.net. Meets 1st Sats. 1 pm 1st Unitarian Moore parlor exc. 2nd Sat in June and not July-Sept.
Southeast Chapter: Irene Nelson, 773 324-0681, Vera Clark, 773 221-1147. Meets at Atlas Srs. Center, 1767 E. 79th St. 1st Saturdays at 10 am.
Open to anyone of all ages. Presents programs and advocates on issues of interest to midlife and older women, and advocates for policy changes on the state and national level. Areas of interest: personal & financial security, health and prescription drugs, image of midlife and older women, access to housing and housing alternatives, ending discrimination against women and the elderly including in the workplace, caregiving. Newsletter.
http://www.rapevictimsadvocates.org, volunteers@rapevictimsadvocates.org attn: Volunteer Coordinator Christel.
222 E. 135th Street, 70727. (773) 821-1351, fax (773) 821-7462.
http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org e-mail info@resourcecenterchicago.org
Ken Dun's project-become-business was of the first comprehensive recyclers and green-practice organizations and businesses in the country, it has moved from just south of Hyde Park to 135th with a satellite at 75th and Woodlawn (?). Programs/facilities include Blackstone Bicycle Works that teaches kids bicycle repair and recovery, CHA Recycling, City Farm, Community-Municipal-Business Recycling (including the truck that plys Hyde Park), Creative Rec sources Warehouse (including reusing school books), Items for Sale, and Urban Composting and Community Gardening.
5736 S. Drexel. (773) 324-5437 (KIDS)
rmhuoc@aol.com
A service of Ronald McDonald Charities and the University of Chicago Children's Hospital. Provides lodging and services for parents of children at the Hospital, other child life services. Volunteers needs for a host of tasks incl. cooking.
6423 S. Woodlawn. (773) 643-5843
Battered women and children shelter and services incl. job training, child care, tutoring, GED, substance abuse rehab. Volunteers esp for tutoring children, taking them on outings, visiting the women. Food, clothing, and monetary donations welcome (canned and boxed food and baking supplies).
Contact
Supports multiple charitable activities within the community. One project is seniors Game Day at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 9 am 1st Wednesdays.
Contacts Angela Gaylord, Josephine Sanders
South Side Parent Group/South Side Parents. info@southsideparents.org, agaylord@southsideparents.org. http://www.southsideparents.org
312 842-8936, P.O. Cox 16431, Chicago, IL 60616-0431.
Watchdog seeking access, enrichment, empowerment of parents in all kinds of schools, seeing that options are fully explored, as with Early Childhood and Elementary Schools fairs.
Hannah Jacoby, 5630 S. University, 109A, 60637. 406 600-1090. ? southsidesn.listhost.uchicago.edu. hwjacoby@uchicago.edu, Contact hannah.birnbaum@gmail.com.
Works to foster a more equitable and subtantive relationship between the University and the surrounding South Side community and discussions and connections within and around communities. Organizes a spring arts festival called Art in Action. Meets weekly various days in Cobb Hall.
Fitness classes, nonprofit. Laverne V. Young. 773 610-1052, TheLeaderInFitness@yahoo.com.
1515 E. 52nd Place, other locations, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 667-6419, others
www.chicgocenter.org Also www.urbanlifecenter.org
Purpose: Schooling, counseling and other social services. Serves as as a nontraditional school open to students from around the country, who learn to live in the city, experience its culture and gain internships and college credit along the way. It works in part via forums and other conversations with participating organizations from around the city. The only independent non profit experimental educational program for college age youth and has been designing travel and community immersion programs since 1970.
1448 E. 53rd St., 773 363-1620.
Breakfast every 4th Saturday in the fellowship hall. 9 am-noon. (Volunteers, show up at 8.)
5600 S. Woodlawn. Current contact: Pamela Edwards, Service Coordinator, at 1415 W. Foster Ave. 60640. 773 769-5270.
(Seniors-oriented, this is the group that runs the acclaimed White Crane Wellness Center on the North Side) . They also have a service of reliable home craftsmen, fitness and adult day programs, live-in caregivers, overnight care, personal care and hygiene, housekeeping and laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, companionship, respite care, telephone contact, medication reminder, and escort to doctor or hospital from/at various facilities.
United Methodist Community Support Services is a professional and personal approach to home care, enabling older adults to remain independent and safe in the comfort of their own homes.
Current contact: Pamela Edwards, Service Coordinator, at 1415 W. Foster Ave. 60640. 773 769-5270.
800 E. 55th St., 3rd Floor. 847 685-9900
Counseling services, including coping with grief and with illness of a loved one.
www.ucserviceleague.org (site is new, being filled.) Initial contact Mary Rose Shaughnessy.
Dedicated to serving both the University and community through member development (including computer classes and book groups) and service projects, including with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club.
RC 010, The University of Chicago, 5706 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-9732 e-mail student-government@uchicago.edu,
www.home.uchicago.edu/orgs. Or www.uchicago.edu/uchi/students/orglist.html. Many have service and civic purposes, including U of C Environmental Center Club at RC 002A, Telephone: (773) 702-0405, e-mail ucec@uchicago.edu; http://envirocenter.uchicago.edu
1515 E. 52nd Place, 2nd floor, and other locations, Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 773 363-1312 or 620 245-7692. Fax 7733 363-1150.
Purpose: Counseling and other social services
Scott Chesebro, Executive Dir.
1515 E. 52nd Place, other locations, Chicago, IL 60615. 1-800-747-6059, (773) 667-6419, others. fax: (773) 363-1150.
http://www.chicagocenter.org, http://www.urbanlifecenter.org. info@chicagolifecenter.org, althea@chicagocenter.org.
Purpose: Counseling and other social services. Celebrated 35 years in June 2006.
We're a nonprofit experiential educational organization in Hyde Park.
Urban Life Center engages college students with Chicago's diverse communities through innovative seminars and internships, expanding the traditional classroom through an experience-based, first-voices pedagogy.
Urban Life Center also designs day to week-long LearnChicago! tours and workshops to teach groups about the city's cultures and communities.
6146 S. Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 955-9290. Executive Director: Avis Averette
Purpose: To provide services and monitor/foster the well being of the community, including transit, affordable housing, development, schools, healthcare, and more.
5736 s. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6098. Fax: (773) 702-8836, e-mail: g-braidwood@uchicago.edu
www.uchicago.edu/
The Women's Board does not have open membership but is worthy of recognition as an important participant in the community.
Purpose: To learn from, advocate for and promote, and strengthen and support the University of Chicago. One of many UC auxiliary organizations, such as the Brain Research Institute, Friends of Smart Museum, the Gastrointestinal Research Foundation, and the Pediatric Aids Society , which raises funds for charitable purposes in conjunction with the University as well as supporting the University's missions and programs/facilities.
6931 S. South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Il 60637
Phone: 773-684-2944. Gail Mercherson, President
http://www.wcsc-chicago.org. info@wcsc-chicago.org
Workshops and programs for family and community development and education, financials support at two schools. Meets 2nd Saturdays, 1 pm at Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd St.
offices 1500 E. 63rd St. 773 684-2980 or 6029 S. Harper 773 324-6305.
6040 S. Harper, Chicago, IL 60637
773 288-5840, WCDC 773-753-2470.
Executive Director: Charles M. Dryer, Executive Director Dr. Leon D. Finney, Jr. www.thewoodlawnorganization.org.
Purpose: To provide child care, adult skill training, social services, rehab facilities, community empowerment, Woodlawn Community Development Corp., serving African Americans and all residents in the Woodlawn area. The Woodlawn Organization (T.W.O.) is a not-for-profit community-based organization that consists of an alliance of block clubs, churches, tenant councils and other civic and institutional entities organized for the sole purpose of building a viable and healthy community.T.W.O. provides many social service programs that ensure that the citizens of Woodlawn receive a fair chance for better health care, illness prevention, fair housing and equal employment opportunities.
Founded in 1960, T.W.O.'s mission is to build community through advocacy, social service programs and community development initiatives.
Program Sites:
Anchor House-Family Preservation
1230 West 76th Street, Chicago, IL , ph#: 773.651.0027
Service Connector
1508 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL, ph#: 773.256.2900
Community Office
1512 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL, ph#: 773.363.8864
Entry House
1447 East 65th Street, Chicago, IL, ph#: 773.493.6116
Family Life Center
1510 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL, ph#: 773.752.0911
Infant Day Care
1445 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL , ph#: 773.324.5880
WECDC
950 East 61st Street , Chicago, IL, ph#: 773.667.3300
1300 E. 47th St. Suite 223, Chicago Il 60653, yac312@yahoo.com. Assist youth in creating and achieving goals including networking, entrepreneurship, college and scholarship searches, life skills, mentoring, counseling, tutoring.
25 E. Washington st., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60602. 312 877-APLUSIL,
www.aplusillinois.org.
Works with Metropolitan Planning Council on schools, tax reform and other topics
70 E. Lake St. #500, 60601, 312 372-1876.
www.arsbiz-chicago.org
Nonprofits in the arts board and organizational development and resources. Grants to orgs. with budget of over $1 million per year.
Chair Robert Starks, Director Theresa Adams?
1809 E. 71st St. Chicago, IL 60649. 773 324-0494
www.bufi.org, tadams@bufi.orgMakes small grants to non-for-profits, acts as a movement to improve quality of life based on ocal self-help with systematic mechanisms to rally resources for the African-American community.
Executive Director Hoy McConnell, President Bill Farley
25 E. Washington, Suite 1415, 60602. 312641-5570, fax 312 641-5454
www.bpichicago.org
BPI is a public interest law and policy center dedicated to social justice and to enhancing the quality and life for all people living in the Chicago region. BPI' staff of lawyers and specialists uses litigation, research, advocacy, community organizing, and collaboration with civic, business, and community organizations. Focus: transforming segregated public housing, increate affordable housing, improve public education. Local directors include Leon and Marian Despres, staff includes Zoe Mikva.
Bob Squires under John Paul Jones. 407 S. Dearborn, 13th fl. , 60604. 312 253-0242 www.bettertransit.com. info@bettertransit.com, bssquires@bettertransit.com, jpjones@bettertransit.com
Part of Neighborhood Capital Budget Group. Seeks regional/multi-neighborhood coalitions around issues or agencies. HPKCC has worked with them.
http://www.campuscatalyst.org.
A University of Chicago student-driven (mostly Booth School and Dept. of Economics and the Harris School of Public Policy) consulting corps for nonprofits.
Scott Bernstein President. 2125 W. North Avenue, 60647. 773 278-4800, 773 278-8198
www.cnt.org
Major, multi-faceted. HPKCC has found them a great help and is working with their transit-oriented Chicagoland Transportation and Air Quality Commission (Jacky Grimshaw manager; Gin Kilgore).
www.center4neighborhoods.org and www.center4neighborhoods.org/corridor_housing.htm
29 E. Madison St., Suite 1700, 60602. NFC: 312 252-0420, fax 312 252-0099 www.NFConline.org. CCL: 312 252-0440, fax 312 252-0099, www.cclchicago.org. CJC: 312 252-0460, fax 312 252-0099, www.cjs.net (as of Dec. 1 the websites were "coming soon." ) Connected with Community Renewal Society (which see).
Winter 2003-2004 seminar/training schedule:
Mar. 2-30 5 days, Financial Management Institute
Apr. 13-May 18 6 days, Bookkeepers Institute
June 9-11, Annual Advance Financial Management Boot camp
111 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1400, 60601. 312 616-8000.
www.cct.org
The Trust has been managing charitable funds since 1915, totaling $1.3 billion in assets funding $60 million annually in grants, and has spearheaded initiatives in education, housing, public welfare, social services and many other spheres.
The African American Legacy fund seeks grant inquiries by nonprofits.
http://www.chicagocares.org. Sends groups of volunteers, mostly from businesses, to do projects in places in communities.
http://www.chicagorehab.org
http://www.chicagovolunteer.net/featureDetail.asp. To contact local providers: http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/1800Vol/vcindex.do?vcId=8468
Elizabeth Burns. eburns08@cityyear.org. http://www.cityyear.org. 312 375-6806.
City Year is an urban American Peace Corp, in some ways like Habitat for Humanit with orgs with vol. team groups. It seeks to build democracy through volunteerism and entrepreneurship. Projects in our and nearby neighborhoods.
With Graham School of General Studies offers courses, training and support of interest to arts (and other) organizations, providers, artists: Register at http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu. Contact Joannie Friedman or Bart Schultz. Has much more, including South Side Arts and Humaniteis Network. Location Walker Hall, 1125 E. 58th St. 773 834-3929. http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu.
http://www.commercialclubchicago.org/metropolis2020/index.html
Collaboratively issues many reports on the state of various aspects of civic and economic life and development of livable communities.
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60606-6109
Tel. (312) 258-0070
www.cicchicago.com
Provides information and advocacy on a wide range of issues from homelessness to preservation/rehab, real estate, subsidies, affordable/attainable workforce housing, landlord/tenant relations, government actions that affect the above. It also funnels city money to housing affordable loans.
http://www.newstips.org (posts information, papers for and about communities and their orgs.) Conducts workshops. Works through Columbia College and CAN-TV. 600 S. Michigan, Chicago IL 60615 312-369-6400 | fax 369-6404. cmw@newstips.org, curtis@newstips.org, http://www.communitymediaworkshop.org.
(One contact: Sonya A. Willis, 312 673-3813, fax. 312 427-6130
332 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 500, Chicago, Il 60604-4394
Tel. (312) 427-4830, (312) 588-0171
www.communityrenewalsociety.org
One off the oldest, and many find the best. Allied with Center for Nonprofit Support/Nonprofit Financial Center (see schedule there). Publishes The Catalyst: Voices of Chicago School Reform.
25. E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60614-2216
http://www.depaul.edu/~euc
Intellectual and practice-based determination and application of strategies to break barriers to meaningful community and social redevelopment and revitalization.
814 S. Western, Chicago, IL 60612. 312 236-7252.
http://www.designsforchange.org
Primarily researches and lobbies schools and school issues including local control, but other topics as well.
208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago IL 60604 312-578-0090
http://www.donorsforum.org
Information, research and tracking on grant providers and grants given. Many finders and publications are now online.
25 E. Washington [suite ? 1300?], 60604. 312 580-1840
The largest nonprofit provider of management and governance consulting services in Chicago. Aids governments, nonprofits and schools in improving their performance through consulting projects and performance coaching.
www.Heartland.org
http://www.ilculturaldata.org or contact the Illinois CDP Help Desk at help@ilculturaldata.org or 1-866-99- ILCDP (1-866-994-5237).
A consortium of 10 of the largest foundations in Chicago to train organizations, provide easy records and reporting and document and track the arts. See the Seminars section below.
Up to date information on Illinois funders plus foundation research and grant tracking for nonprofits. see also Donors' Forum above.
17 N. State St. Chicago, IL, ste. 1400, 60602-3296. 312 422-5580. Illinois Humanities Council. 312 422-5580. Sponsors The Public Square- same email "prairie". Conducts "cafes", forums and discussions by trained facilitators in venues like the Experimental Station, Valois Cafeteria..., makes grants in the humanities. Dimitra Tasiouras, 17 N. State St., Suite 1400, 60602. 312 422-5580. info@prairie.org. events@prairie.org. http://www.prairie.org. Nonprofit and arts orgs. workshops.
53 West Jackson Boulvard, Suite 1315, Chicago, IL 60604-3562. www.Landmarks.org. Replacement for retiring David Bahlman being sought. Has worked to identify and highlight endangered structures in Hyde Park, provide landmark easement which secure properties, a partner in the all-party working group to find a Dept. of Interior consistent design for Promontory Point preservation and repair, jointly found an architect that developed an alternative plan to preserve and adapt Illinois Central Hospital, and more. It now has an online, peer-reviewed Guide to Restoration Resources, http://www.landmarks.org/restoration_resources.
213 West Institute Place, Suite 403, Chicago, Illinois 60610 | 312.649.4111. http://www.law-arts.org. Walks organizations through filings and much more.
www.lisc-cnda.org
www.lisc.org
www.newcommunities.org.
Joe Strickland. 950 E. 61st St. 773 684-9342.
www.metroplanning.org, www.growingsensibly.org
140 S.Dearborn Ste. 1400 60603, 312 922-5616
Major an all aspects of its title. HPKCC has found them of great help.
http://www.commercialclubchicago.org/metropolis2020/index.html
28 E. Jackson, Suite 710, 60604, 312 341-4733
Multifaceted advocacy org and coalition of community groups. Several Hyde Parkers involved.
810 N. Milwaukee, 60622, 312 243-3035
Important periodical
Out of business.
Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60606
www.newstips.org
Runs conferences on how to get media coverage.
New address: 29 E. Madison, Suite 1005, Chicago, IL 60602. 312 252-0420, fax 312 372-7062
www.NFConline.org
www.ounceofprevention.org
Bobbi Ball, Executive Director
Partners In Community Building
3424 S. State St. Ste 1 F6-1, Chicago, IL 60616
Bobbi Ball @ 312 328-0873, fax 312 328-0879
http://www.picbchicago.org
PICB is a housing resource center with available affordable single family housing and shared housing with informational resources for maintaining housing and financial literacy for youth thru adults. PICB partners with banks in the Chicago area to offer banking at school to grammar thru college students that improve reading, writing and critical thinking skills.
111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60601 312.616.6680 phone 312.616.6685 fax info@thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org. http://www.thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org/
Its primary goal is to support and facilitate CHA's Plan for Transformation and help it work well in communities. Often works with Metropolitan Planning Council.
www.cod.edu/library/philanthropy/center, www.library.prairiestate.edu
http://www.preservationchicago.org
215 N. Desplaines, 312 648-0995. www.cs-chicago.org
Builds and trains non-profits, much like Community Renewal Society and NCBG.
2411 S. Ashland, 773 529-9900, Social Service 800 548-9343
www.wethepeoplemedia.org
Gabriel Piemonte one contact.
A wide range of South Side programs from social, training and informational to coalition building and advocacy.
www.woodstockinst.org. http://www.everyblock.com (/foreclosures).
Some seminars etc. in the area:
Shorebank holds seminars for nonprofits:
3401 S. King, ShoreBank Bronzeville Branch. RSVP 773 420-5136 or lyndee_lloyd@sbk.com
Here is the website for state law governing nonprofits:
805 ILCS 105/ General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
or
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2280&ChapAct=805%26nbsp%
3BILCS%26nbsp%3B105%2F&ChapterID=65&ChapterName=BUSINESS+ORGANIZATIONS&ActName=
General+Not+For+Profit+Corporation+Act+of+1986%2EMany organizations have nonprofit workhops. One is Community Renewal Society.
