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Groups receive grants to bring arts, financial education to West Side

By Xueer Zhang | July 19, 2017

The Art Xellence Pilot Summer Program, the Dream Investment Project, and Lunch N Learn are among 71 projects across Chicago to receive a total of $135,500 grants from The Chicago Community Trust.

Community

Community, poverty discussed last week at PCC’s Austin farm

By AustinTalks | May 25, 2017

The Chicago Police Department, New Moms and Communities First Association participated in the conversation May 16th, part of The Chicago Community Trust’s third annual event that brought together thousands across the Chicago area.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro

Taliaferro to host “Austin Successes” event in July

By Terry Dean | May 22, 2017

29th Ward alderman wants Austin natives to share their stories about how they’ve become successful.

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Austin, Oak Park residents come together for real talk about race, poverty

By Xueer Zhang | May 18, 2017

The May 16th On The Table discussion, one of thousands organized by The Chicago Community Trust, was held at Columbus Park Refectory.

Austin

Austin, Oak Park residents invited to participate in “on the table” discussion

By AustinTalks | May 9, 2017

Participants will discuss multiracial coalitions and racial integration at the free dinner May 16th at the Columbus Park Refectory.

News

Austin residents participated in the third annual On the Table

By Suzanne McBride | May 12, 2016

More than 40 West Siders gathered May 10th to discuss crime, jobs, litter and recreation as part of The Chicago Community Trust’s third annual event.

News

Austin high school part of city-wide talks to promote community

By T.J. Kremer III | May 18, 2015

Students from Christ the King Jesuit College Prep hosted one of The Chicago Community Trust’s On the Table dinners last week.

News

Local church to host special dinner in May

By Katie Kather | April 22, 2014

St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy in Oak Park will put on the event as part of The Chicago Community Trust’s On The Table project.

News

  • 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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