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The non-profit organization has helped tens of thousands since starting in a three-flat apartment building. The $15.5 million social service agency employs nearly 300 and has 400 volunteers.
Every Wednesday night in June, residents will stand on corners throughout the West Side neighborhood to show they care about the community and want to be safe.
The group of activists says too few West Side residents get hired for good-paying construction jobs. They point to the Eisenhower Expressway resurfacing project and ask why there aren’t more minorities doing that work.
Volunteers with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago will be at the Austin YMCA tomorrow handing out information, food and condoms.
Is fighting to save neighborhoods overrun with poverty and crime really worth the effort? Can you really believe in a community where some of its residents do not value life?
Friends and relatives go door-to-door hoping to find someone who will help solve the murder of Samuel Elam-Thomas.
All but two of the school’s 116 seniors will get their diplomas next month. Many students credit for their success Principal Karen Washington, who’s also leaving the West Side school.
The program will help residents of both communities fight crime. The office, located on Chicago Avenue near Austin Boulevard, opens in July.
The wrong images dominate Austin, says commentator John W. Fountain III. He wants the youth to see and know about the countless African Americans who’ve shaped the world.
West Side residents can get help saving money through a program that matches the funds they set aside.