Community
Austin library to hold repair cafe
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Do you need help repairing a broken household item or mending some clothes? Stop by the Austin branch of the Chicago Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25.
Austin
Volunteer session this week at BUILD
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The next one-hour session will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at BUILD headquarters, 5100 W. Harrison St. Please RSVP by mail or by phone.
Community
Take part Monday in the MLK day of service
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The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago invites West Side residents to take part in a day of service on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a discussion about the history of nonviolent action as well as the current work being done to build peace, then participants will make toiletry kits. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd.
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Help clean Madison Street this weekend
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Volunteer for the clean and green day being held May 12 in Austin. Volunteers will meet at 9:30 a.m. at By The Hand Club, 415 N. Laramie Ave., and return at 1 p.m. Service learning hours are available, and breakfast will be served.
News
Roses 4 Austin youth mentoring program blooming at St. Catherine-St. Lucy
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High school senior Sydney Jackson started the volunteer group to connect Oak Parkers with the Austin community.
Community
Mentoring recruitment fair set for Saturday
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Circle Urban Ministries will host host the event from 10:30 a.m. t0 12:30 p.m. at its Austin campus, 118 N. Central Ave.
Community
Local group needs youth mentors
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Circle Urban Ministries is seeking adults to work with 6th through 12th graders.
Community
Sorority members volunteer in Austin
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The Lambda Alpha Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. pitched in at the Fraternite Notre Dame soup kitchen Jan. 20 to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community
Volunteer opportunities on the West Side
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There are many ways you can help out in and near the Austin community during the holidays and beyond.
Community
Miss Illinois visits Austin Tuesday
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Megan Ervin will make a stop at Because I Care Inc., 5811 West Chicago Ave., at 11 a.m. Aug. 7 to talk to youth about healthy habits in urban communities.