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People with disabilities can be especially difficult to count, as are Black and brown residents, the homeless and the elderly, advocates say – and that undercount can lead to cuts in essential services. It’s not too late to be counted in the once-a-decade census, which helps determine billions of dollars in government funding.
Amid a statewide stay-at-home order issued by the governor and multiple shutdowns, the West Side is adapting to a new normal as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin invites residents, other stakeholders to a resource fair May 20 at Austin Town Hall.
Some question how existing clinics would be affected. West Side voters would have to approve a referendum raising property taxes to pay for the new facility.
The free event, organized by ACCESS and Fathers Who Care, will be 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 25.
The office at 5031 W. Montrose will be open to the public from 1 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20th. The nonprofit group Chicago Veterans has been operating it since late December.
Austin residents learned how they could be affected by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget reductions.
The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) will host the first of three events from 6 to 8 p.m. March 11 at Goodcity, 5049 W. Harrison St.
Circle CEO Andre Hines said the financial reorganization would allow the non-profit to continue to provide services to Austin and other West Side residents.
The violence prevention program held an advocacy luncheon Wednesday, with students, residents and community leaders, to reflect on its first year working with Austin youth.