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Launched in 2012, Skills for Chicagoland’s Future has helped place about 4,500 people in jobs across Chicago, approximately a third of whom come from the West Side,
State Rep. La Shawn Ford praises Austin business owners and urges banks to do a better job of supporting West Side businesses.
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.
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.
Residents in the 900 block came together – as have many other blocks across Austin this summer – to share food, fellowship and hope for the future.
Community development expert Valerie Leonard will be the guest speaker July 12 at Gone Again Travel & Tours, 5940 W. Chicago Ave., as residents continue to discuss how to use blues and soul to develop the West Side.
Join in on the discussion June 7 from 6 to p.m. An expert panel will explore the ways this rich tradition can help draw visitors to Austin.
Malcolm Crawford, head of the Austin African American Business Networking Association, urges business owners operating along the “Soul City Corridor” on Chicago Avenue to apply for the grants because they’re located in a retail thrive zone.
South Shore, Back of the Yards also will receive money as government officials look to address unemployment, violence in Chicago.
Young adults ages 16 to 24 are encouraged to attend a hiring fair April 1 at Mt. Ebenezer Church.