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The United States is in the midst of its once-a-decade count of all U.S. residents. You may complete the 2020 Census online, by mail or by phone. You do not need the code that was mailed to your house earlier this spring to complete the census online, just go to my2020census.gov. To complete the census by phone, call (844) 330-2020. All responses are kept private by federal law.
Attorneys with the Chicago Bar Association’s Call-A-Lawyer program will be available to take calls from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 16.
West Side residents can pick up free food on Thursdays starting May 14 at By The Hand Club For Kids, 415 S. Laramie. The pop-up pantry will be available on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through June 18. It’s one of several being held throughout the city.
More than 30,000 jobs and internships are available to people ages 14 to 24. One Summer Chicago is accepting applications through May 20.
Austin Coming Together was honored for its five-year quality-of-life plan by LISC Chicago, which each year recognizes top community development projects and architectural achievements.
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford headed to Stateville Saturday along with Twista and other stakeholders to deliver crucial COVID-19 supplies and advocate for the speedy release of qualified high-risk inmates
The Chicago Westside Branch of the NAACP will be giving away masks and distributing information about completing the census fro 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 in the parking lot near 5820 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Austin Coming Together invite all Austin residents to participate in a COVID-19 virtual town hall at 1 p.m. April 25. It will be streamed live through Facebook, or participants can call in.
Austin Coming Together will be distributing the masks from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at three sites in Austin: the Westside Health Authority’s youth development center at 5437 W. Division St.; By The Hand Club for Kids at 415 N. Laramie Ave.; and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church at 601 S. Central Ave.
Residents can donate homemade cloth masks at 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s office and several West Side churches on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from April 25 through May 16.
Attorneys will be taking calls from the public and offering legal advice from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 18. Calls will be accepted through the Chicago Bar Association’s “call a lawyer” program at (312) 554-2001.
