News—MAGIC’s National Teen Test Day is an example of the Woodlawn non-profit’s determination to grapple with serious issues and have young people save themselves when it comes to things that affect their lives. Teen Test Day, which is actually a year round program, is building a youth movement to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Continue…
News—Talk of product expenses, hourly price rates, industry competitors, customer service, marketing strategies, and business pitches might seem odd for teenagers. But young people at Sunshine Gospel Ministries recently tossed around business lingo readily.
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News—February is also National Heart Month and the first weekend in the month was devoted to highlighting the need for women to be especially careful when it comes to heart health. A partnership with Advocate Health Care allows some women in Illinois to receive free screenings the week of Valentine’s Day. To register for one of these screenings or to find out about additional screenings and classes at other Advocate sites, please call 1-800-3-ADVOCATE (1-800-323-8622).
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News—The Ask the Doctor initiative in Woodlawn gives community residents and stakeholders the opportunity to learn about health issues through sessions that highlight disease and offer wellness information. The sessions include a chance to Ask the Doctor questions and get answers anonymously — which helps break through fears and allows discussions of health issues in a relaxed atmosphere.
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News—Bishop Arthur M. Brazier has been named the first LISC/Chicago Senior Fellow. Bishop Brazier is a nationally renowned civil rights leader and a founder of The Woodlawn Organization (TWO) in Chicago, a participant in LISC’s New Communities Program.
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News—Dr. Rick Kittles, Ph.D., took Woodlawn residents on a journey through genetic science, history, and medical research to explain how these areas intersect and impact the lives of African Americans.
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News—Woodlawn residents will have the opportunity to undergo kidney screening July 26 thanks to the NCP Woodlawn Health and Human Services Committee. The screenings will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Jackson Parkside Apartments, located at 6040 S. Harper Avenue. The screening is another example of how a small but determined group leverages relationships to promote health education and provide access to health services.
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News—Starving artists may at last be able to find a place to live at The Strand Artists Lofts in Woodlawn. Three community meetings about the affordable, south side condominium development are scheduled, including Saturday July 12, Sunday July 20, and Saturday July 26. Meetings will be held at the Grand Ballroom located at 6351 S. Cottage Grove Ave. (1/2 block from The Strand). The Strand Hotel was a major commercial and entertainment venue during the roaring 1920s.
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News—Sponsored by the University of Chicago Medical Hospital Office of Community Affairs volunteers assisted with beautification efforts in Grove Parc on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The project known as "Give Big" was well appreciated and well-received by U of C's Grove Parc neighbors.
For information on additional activities visit the Univeristy of Chicago Hospital Office of Community Affairs website at:
http://www.uchospitals.edu/programs/community/
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News—On Saturday, May 17, the 61st Street Farmers Market (61st & Blackstone) opened, bringing sustainably grown fresh fruits & vegetables, meats, cheeses, bakery items, and more to residents of Woodlawn, Hyde Park, and the surrounding neighborhoods! View an audio slideshow of opening day participants.
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News—WECAN held a weatherization workshop at AKA Community Center, 6228 South Ingleside Avenue, on Saturday May 17, 2008. The Workshop was a tremendous hit. WECAN partnered with Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS), Woodlawn Community Service Corporation, The Cook County Assessor's office and the South Side Federal Credit Union.
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News—Under Brian Echols watch the Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization (M.A.G.I.C) has launched exciting programs for teens, such as a young women's leadership development program, mural arts programs, youth organizing training, and the NCP-funded gem Woodlawn String Instrument Program.
For more information on MAGIC programs visit www.magicchicago.org
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News—Baseball, America’s favorite past time, has made it to Woodlawn in the form of the Woodlawn Little League!!!
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News—If you were in Woodlawn on a recent Tuesday afternoon, you might have seen the talented African American actress Angela Bassett running for a bus near 63rd St. and Cottage Grove Avenue. A bus scene was one of many during a one-day taping in the neighborhood for producer Tyler Perry’s upcoming movie, “Meet the Browns.”
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News—Violence on a Woodlawn playground named in honor of the mother of Emmit Till, the 14-year-old Chicago youth whose brutal murder by whites in a small Mississippi town helped ignited the modern civil rights movement, was especially disheartening. But residents aren't just hurt by the loss of Black life, they held a peace march and rally in Mamie Till Mobley Park as a step toward bringing the block back and creating a safe space for youth.
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News—Elementary schools from Woodlawn had a chance to display their creative and computer skills at the 2007 CUIP Technology Expo at King College Prep High School , where over 30 projects were displayed as part of efforts to inspire greater and more effective use of technology by students and teachers.
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News—The gymnasium/auditorium at Andrew Carnegie School was packed as young musicians in bright blue t-shirts took to the stage for the first “Music Is Magic” recital by the Woodlawn Stringed Instrument Program. The audience was not disappointed.
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News—Woodlawn residents were invited to check out the new location of Sunshine Gospel Ministries during a recent open house. The event showcased what the ministry has to offer, including a soon-to-be-completed computer technology center.
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News—Organized by the youth service organization MAGIC and targeted to local children from four to six years old, a music program at Carnegie Elementary School links children, parents and the Woodlawn community.
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News—Leadership Greater Chicago 2007 fellows spent the day in Woodlawn learning about its history and its challenges as the south side neighborhood strives to make progress.
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News—The motto for LISC/Chicago's Americorps program could be “ask what you can do for your community.” The volunteers work with lead agencies in the New Communities Program, their partners, and other non-profits. The group visited Woodlawn for a meeting.
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News—Woodlawn is promoting the The Woodlawn String Instrument Program (SIP) as part of the New Communities Program's Community Investment Portfolio.
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News—Cities and neighborhoods, like businesses, rise or fall based on investment. Many parts of Chicago—downtown in particular—have boomed thanks to public and private investment in such projects as residential Dearborn Park, the restoration of Wacker Drive and, most recently, Millennium Park on Chicago's magnificent lakefront.
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News—The Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corp., the NCP/Woodlawn lead agency, joined with the Third Police District Youth Committee, the Community Alternative Policing Strategy program, South Side YMCA and other partners to provide a day of food and fun for parents and children. At the end of the day, each child received a book bag with school supplies to start the academic year off right.
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Our community—Woodlawn is located on the South Side of Chicago and minutes away from Lake Michigan, a major university, research hospital, museums and downtown.
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News—Woodlawn resident Lonnie Richardson will be honored March 10 by Woodlawn Community Service Corp. for his years of devotion to the community.
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News—The newly dedicated Harriet M. Harris Park building boasts a stunning mural depicting the heroes of Woodlawn, both past and present. Neighborhood youth designed and created the mural through a program run by MAGIC, a community organization dedicated to fostering creative expression, skills building and leadership development opportunities for young people.
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News—Chicago's neighborhood Summer Assembly at Navy Pier included good music, an awards program and an opportunty for community leaders that aren't part of the New Communities Program mix to benefit from lessons gleaned from work in NCP neighborhoods.
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News—The Grove Parc Safety Committee's efforts to make their community better and safer were recognized by Chicago police and the Community Alternative Policing Strategy program. Committee members are pretty serious, one actually apprehended a burglar.
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News—Leaders from NCP neighborhoods visited City Hall in the fall 2005 for a series of fifth-floor meetings with Mayor Richard M. Daley. The 50-minute sit-downs came at the invitation of the mayor, who wanted to learn more about the neighborhood quality-of-life plans and how they are being implemented.
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