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West Side residents invited to job fair

By AustinTalks | October 23, 2018

The 15th District job fair will be held 3 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Adams and Cicero.

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Rep. Ford forming task force to get more resources for West Side

By AustinTalks | July 25, 2018

The state lawmaker plans to announce members of the new West Side Development Task Force on Aug. 1. For more information, contact his district office.

Community

Non-profit hiring workers to work with youth

By AustinTalks | July 10, 2018

By The Hand Club For Kids is holding several hiring events over the next several weeks, including two in Austin. The part-time positions for the upcoming school year include full benefits.

jobs

Youth career fair to be held March 24

By AustinTalks | March 22, 2018

Young people ages 16 to 24 can learn about job opportunities, internships and mentoring programs at the event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 24 at Christ the King Jesuit High School, 5088 W. Jackson St. Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin is sponsoring the event.

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Career training expo in Austin

By AustinTalks | January 23, 2018

Learn about careers in health care, IT, manufacturing and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25 at 5049 W. Harrison St. Reservations encouraged.

Austin Coming Together

Community summit seeks feedback from Austin residents

By Alex Cornwell | December 17, 2017

Austin Coming Together invited community members to vote on initiatives for a quality-of-life plan being devised for the West Side neighborhood.

jobs

Thinking out loud – and outside the box

By Dwayne Truss | September 12, 2017

Austin and Lawndale should work with Congress to bring entrepreneurs and jobs to the West Side as part of the federal EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program administrated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, writes Dwayne Truss.

African-American male

Conference puts spotlight on black men, boys

By Terry Dean | September 1, 2017

The “State of the African American Male (SAAM)” conference, slated for Sept. 8 and 8 at University of Illinois at Chicago, feature a resource fair and workshops on issues including violence, jobs and poverty.

Community

Brookfield Zoo, Botanic Gardens filling summer jobs

By AustinTalks | March 29, 2017

Young adults ages 16 to 24 are encouraged to attend a hiring fair April 1 at Mt. Ebenezer Church.

Community

Youth career expo set for Saturday

By AustinTalks | March 24, 2017

Bring your resume and come dressed for success to the March 25 event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Christ the King Jesuit High School, 5088 W. Jackson Blvd.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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