ACCION Chicago
1436 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States
River City Community Church
3709 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Word of Life Christian Ministries
646 North Parkside Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States
McCormick Tribune YMCA
1834 N Lawndale Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Chicago Cares
2200 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States
The Westside Writing Project
1465 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Street-Level Youth Media
1637 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Fellowship Flock Church
2435 W Division St, Chicago, IL, United States
Community TV Network
2418 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
ACCION Chicago
ACCION Chicago is an alternative lending organization dedicated to providing credit and other business services to small business owners who do not have access to traditional sources of financing. By encouraging the economic self-reliance of microentrepreneurs throughout the Chicagoland area, ACCION Chicago strives to help businesses and communities grow.
The mission of ACCION Chicago is to provide credit to small businesses that do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION Chicago lends from $500 to $25,000 with terms from 2 to 60 months. Collateral filing fees and a commitment fee are added to the loan requiring no out of pocket expense at the time of closing. We require loans to be secured by collateral which is valued at liquidation or trade-in prices. ACCION Chicago may also request a cosigner in some cases (Cosigner: A person who does not live in the applicant’s household and is not a principal member of the business. Cosigners must have good credit and the capacity to make the loan payment). ACCION Chicago never charges a fee for early payoff of a loan, and even encourages it.
River City Community Church
Phone: 7732274837
Address: 3709 W Grand Ave Admin Office
Chicago, IL 60651
River City Community Church
Address: 3709 W Grand Ave Admin Office
Chicago, IL 60651
Phone: 7732274837
Position: Senior Pastor
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Thank you for taking the time to find out more about River City Community Church and our community. River City Community Church was established in Chicago, IL in 2003. We hope that after you look through our website and attend a worship service, you will consider becoming a more active part of our growing community of faith.
Mission & Vision
The vision of River City Community Church is to become a multi-ethnic community of Jesus-followers that transforms the city of Chicago through worship, reconciliation, and neighborhood development.
Worship. Jesus taught that every human being is created to be a worshiper–they are born to live with something as their central object of affection. When that central object of affection for a man or woman is not God, it is always replaced by something else (e.g., relationships, money, job, power, etc.). Our vision at River City is to see every person have a powerful relationship with their Creator, learning to have God as the central object of their affection. We also desire for River City to be a place that people of all spiritual backgrounds can come as they are to hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. John 4:23-24, Exodus 20:2-5, Psalm 96.
Reconciliation. Jesus taught that humanity has been created in God’s image, but that continued disobedience in an already fallen world breaks the intended harmonious relationship between God and His people. Reconciliation is God’s desire to mend those relationships. Our vision at River City is to become a community of faith that sees each person become reconciled to God and become restorers of harmony here in Chicago across racial, class, and gender divides. 2 Corinthians 5.11-21, John 17.20-26, Revelation 7.9.
Word of Life Christian Ministries
As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are driving to impact this generation for an enriched and abundant life through the aid of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.
McCormick Tribune YMCA
The Y is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
WHAT WE DO
The Y makes accessible the support and opportunities that empower people and communities to learn, grow and thrive. With a focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y nurtures the potential of every youth and teen, improves the nation’s health and well-being and provides opportunities to give back and support neighbors.
HOW WE DO IT
There is no other nonprofit quite like the Y. That’s because, in neighborhoods across Chicagoland, we have the presence and partnerships to not just promise, but deliver, positive change.
- The Y is community centered. For more than 150 years, we’ve been listening and responding to our communities.
- The Y brings people together. We connect people of all ages and backgrounds to bridge the gaps in community needs.
- The Y nurtures potential. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
- The Y mobilizes local communities to effect lasting, meaningful change
OUR CORE VALUES
Caring: to demonstrate a sincere concern for others, for their needs and well-being. Related values: compassion, forgiveness, generosity, and kindness.
Honesty: to tell the truth, to demonstrate reliability and trustworthiness through actions that are in keeping with my stated positions and beliefs. Related values: integrity and fairness.
Respect: to treat others as I would want them to treat me, to value the worth of every person, including myself. Related values: acceptance, empathy, self-respect and tolerance.
Responsibility: to do what is right–what I ought to do, to be accountable for my choices of behavior and actions and my promises. Related values: commitment, courage, good health, service and citizenship.
OUR IMPACT
The Y is, and always will be, dedicated to building healthy, confident, connected and secure children, adults, families and communities. Every day our impact is felt when an individual makes a healthy choice, when a mentor inspires a child and when a community comes together for the common good.
Chicago Cares
Chicago Cares is a non-profit organization that engages thousands in volunteer service to meet Chicago’s critical needs; including those in Humboldt Park. Chicago Cares develops more than 215 original group volunteer projects each month serving children, adults and seniors in need, as well as the environment. Through volunteer service, Chicago Cares enables, educates and inspires people to make Chicago a better community for everyone. Chicago Cares is an affiliate of HandsOn Network.
The Westside Writing Project
Address: 1465 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 3124985857
Position: Executive Director
frank.latin@westsidewriting.org
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The Westside Writing Project (WWP) is a youth enrichment program that works to improve the overall communication skills of area youth by helping students develop an interest in media and journalism.
The mission of WWP is to provide positive youth development to young people ages 13-19 through the use of writing, digital media and journalism as tools for individual and community transformation.
WWP provides hands-on experience and increased exposure to various career fields available in media and journalism. We now offer various media related programs during school hours as well as after school, that provide a unique youth voice on issues facing not only our young people but our city and our nation as a whole.
At a time when texting is the most common form of writing for young people and the dominant image of urban youth is one of being “at risk” for violence, drugs and educational failure, WWP stands out as a powerful model for reaching and teaching our next generation of thinkers and doers. At WWP we value:
- Youth for who they are, where they are and supporting their personal development.
- Writing and digital media as tools for teaching creativity, self-expression, civic voice and general communication skills.
- “Leveling the playing field” by providing deep learning experiences and positive mentorship that enable youth to succeed.
- Respect for self and community that is modeled by mentors and staff at WWP and that is instilled in youth participants, who in turn model it for their peers.
The Shakespeare All-Stars
The mission of The Shakespeare All-Stars is to produce professional theatrical productions that enliven Shakespeare’s plays for veteran theatre-goers and new audiences alike. We strive to present Shakespeare in a fresh, accessible way by suiting “the action to the word, the word to the action.” Dedicated to educational and community outreach, The All-Stars use Shakespeare’s Theatre to inspire, entertain, and educate student audiences through live performances and workshops.
To book a performance and/or workshop at your school or community center, please call 773-289-2374 or visit our website.
Street-Level Youth Media
Street-Level Youth Media educates Chicago’s urban youth in media arts and emerging technologies for use in self-expression, communication, and social change. Street-Level’s programs build critical thinking skills for young people who have been historically neglected by public policy makers and mass media. Using video and audio production, computer art and the Internet, Street-Level’s youth address community issues, access advanced communication technology and gain inclusion in our information-based society.
Street-Level’s media arts training programs are free and open to youth ages 8 to 22. Each year, we reach 1,000 youth across Chicago through on-site, in-school, and community-basedworkshops in video production, audio and music production, graphic design, and digital photography.
Our programs promote media and news literacy, and empower youth to be agents of social change in their community.
All workshops are free, but space is limited to 15 youth per class. Pre-registration is encouraged. To register, please complete and return this 
on-line membership form.
Fellowship Flock Church
Community TV Network
Community TV Network (CTVN), a leader in community access to media, empowers low-income young adults and children in Chicago by engaging them in the creative and collaborative process of digital video production. Harnessing this dynamic process and the resulting media content, CTVN promotes positive youth and community development with the overall goal of raising the educational success and economic viability of the neighborhoods in which youth participants live and work. CTVN programs instill in youth the awareness, motivation, and tools they need to create positive futures for themselves and their neighborhoods.