This week’s issue features a piece written by StreetWise Vendor Elizabeth Ball-Crudup who outlines her experience living on the street and how she was able to find housing. Pick up a copy today and read more! Click HERE to read “Walk by faith, not by sight: new to Chicago and victim of fire, couple navigates[...]
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Courtesy of NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or marla-paul@northwestern.edu Northwestern study: Popular Chicago ‘Neighbor Carts’ to grow from 8 to 30 A Northwestern Medicine® study has found Chicago’s Neighbor Carts pilot program last year was profitable for the vendors selling fresh produce and a boon for customers buying[...]
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This week’s issue features our Volunteer Guide. Pick up your copy today to read about volunteer opportunities at non-profits around Chicago! Click HERE to view our 2013 Volunteer Guide. Organizations featured in our guide are: – A Safe Haven – Albion Park Community Center – Amate House – Asian Human Services – Back On My[...]
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Scott Waguespack, whose ward is located in Bucktown and Roscoe Village (Cornelia to the North, Sheffield/Halsted to the East, Chicago to the South, Western to the West) said that while he supports Plan 2.0, other issues need to be addressed such as the “closing of City mental health centers and the services they provided.” In[...]
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Not all aldermen, however, are so connected to the Plan to End Homelessness. Sposato, whose far northwest side ward is located in Montclare and Galewood (Lawrence to the North, Austin to the East, North Avenue to the South, Des Plaines River to the West), said in a phone interview that his ward barely has any[...]
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Like Sposato, Cullerton also has few homeless people in his ward, located in Irving Park and Portage Park (Eastwood to the North, Keeler to the East, Belmont to the South and Forest Preserve Drive to the northwest), though he actively endorses Plan 2.0 and “any and all plans to end homelessness.” and is involved with[...]
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Rey Colón of the Logan Square neighborhood (Kennedy Expressway to the Northeast, Courtland to the South, Lawndale/Avers to the West) said he is aware of the need for a “single service system” to end homelessness as is encouraged by the Plan to End Homelessness 2.0, which mandates such a communal effort. “Without a significant investment[...]
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Moreno’s ward is located in Avondale, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, West Town and Wicker Park (Belmont to the North, Greenview to the East, Ohio to the South, California to the West). In his phone interview, Moreno mentioned that prior to serving as alderman, he was a board member of the Humboldt Park Social Services, which[...]
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Burns, whose ward is located in Kenwood, Oakland and Douglas neighborhoods (26th Street to the North, Lake Michigan to the East, 55th to the South, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the West), explained how his ward fights homelessness by providing many affordable options. The 4th Ward has a “large number of subsidized housing[...]
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Stating her support for the Plan to End Homelessness 2.0, Leslie Hairston, whose ward is located in Hyde Park and South Shore (53rd Street to the North, Lake Michigan to the East, Chicago Skyway to the Southwest, Cottage Grove to the West) said she believes inaccessibility to services is a major contributor to the problem[...]
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