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Address: PO Box 476939

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 3122398783

urbantheaterchicago.org

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URBANTHEATER COMPANY (UTC) is committed to the creation and exploration of urban-inspired works that convey, illuminate and empathize with the human experience.

The multicultural company was founded in 2005 by a Latino ensemble rooted in their community and culture, who through performance art bring awareness to the issues impacting Chicago communities. As a platform for multicultural representation in the performance arena, UTC serves as a bridge between Chicago performing artistic, our respective communities and the youth we work with. Although UTC operates with an intrinsic focus on creating new works, we also engage in performing classic plays and contemporary adaptations.

Our Mission

To create opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their neighborhoods.

We do this by:

• Building powerful and enduring community partnerships

The Door to Your Future is Wide Open!

NHS is a nonprofit neighborhood revitalization organization committed to helping homeowners and strengthening neighborhoods throughout Chicago & Elgin. Neighborhood Lending Services (NLS), an NHS-affiliated corporation, is Illinois’ largest nonprofit lender for homeowners and new home buyers.

Whether you are interested in free homebuyer education classes, a fixed-rate loan to buy a home, would like to fix up your home, or are trying to save your home from foreclosure, NHS has the expert help you need.

Since it began in 1975, NHS has:

• Served more than 182,000 families,
• Loaned $495 Million to borrowers to buy, fix or keep more than 29,000 dwelling units,
• Educated more than 28,000 potential new home buyers,
• Built or rehabbed and then sold more than 600 affordable homes,

In 2012-2013, NHS:

• Served more than 7,000 families,
• Loaned $19 Million to borrowers to buy, fix or keep their homes,
• Educated more than 2,100 potential new homeowners,
• Saved over 900 homeowners from foreclosure, and
• Created more than 280 new homeowners.

Click here for Humboldt Park Neighborhood Profile.

Address: 2704 W North Ave

Chicago, IL 60647

Phone: 7733847113

www.mynewlife.org

info@mynewlife.org

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Our covenant is to bring unbelievers to Jesus, bring them into membership, encourage spiritual maturity through the Word, support their call through ministry, and ignite a passion for worldwide missions; All for the glory of God.

What started as a small neighborhood church has grown dramatically into one church with many campuses making an impact beyond Chicago and throughout the world.

Address: 3541 W North Ave

Chicago, IL 60647

Phone: 7732765338

www.lucha.org

lucha@lucha.org

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LUCHA was founded in 1982 by residents of Humboldt Park, West Town and Logan Square to combat displacement and preserve affordable housing in the community.  Since its founding, LUCHA has helped more than 68,000 low-to-moderate income families rent decent and affordable housing, obtain Section 8 rental assistance, purchase good homes, improve dilapidated buildings, make emergency repairs, obtain adequate insurance coverage, make their home more accessible or more energy efficient, and beautify their neighborhoods.

Address: 1001 E Touhy Ave Suite 50

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 8476354600

www.lssi.org

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Mission Statement

Responding to the Gospel, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) brings healing, justice, and wholeness to people and communities.

Agency Overview

Serving Illinois since 1867, LSSI is a statewide, not-for-profit social service agency of the three Illinois synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). LSSI is the largest social service provider in the state, and last year served 73,000 people through 190 programs at 85 sites across Illinois.

The demographics of clients served by LSSI generally reflect those of Illinois’ population, with one important exception—more than 80 percent of clients report an annual household income under $15,000, compared to just 12 percent of all Illinois households. The organization provides critical programs for the state’s most vulnerable residents including foster care, adoption, mental health services, alcohol and drug treatment, affordable senior housing, residential programs for people with developmental disabilities, and programs that help formerly incarcerated individuals integrate back into society.

Address: 1345 N Karlov Ave

Chicago, IL 60651

Phone: 7732528524

nobelneighbors.org

nobelneighborschicago@gmail.com

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Nobel Neighbors is a community organization founded over 25 years ago in 1985 for the improvement of quality of life for residents and for those who go to school within the borders of North Avenue, Pulaski, Division, and Kostner in the West Humboldt Park area.

In our mission to strengthen the quality of life for residents, Nobel Neighbors has addressed issues such as housing, jobs, education, poverty, and community service. In an area where crime and violence are high (we are the 5th most common destination for ex-offenders in the state of Illinois), local and surrounding residents are afraid to venture out and service the community.

Over the past 25 years, Nobel Neighbors has worked to better the community in terms of housing, education, and community service through just some of these acts:

In an area dominated by rental properties and itinerant residents, the Nobel Neighbors HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency counseled over 300 families annually on home ownership and foreclosure issues for over 3 years. Nobel Neighbors’s most recent survey of the area shows that with proper rehabilitation, new homes have been built, there are fewer run down properties, and fewer homes have been put up for sale.
With a new Wal-Mart located within the community, the store has helped to re-employ about 300 people that had been left jobless. Nobel Neighbors has worked with local industries to help introduce other areas of business such as Menards, Aldi, Advanced Auto, and Family Dollar to provide further careers and jobs for residents.

Community organizations such as the Leader Per Block Club and CPS Administration help to appoint resident leaders on community and educational issues facing residents and students within the Humboldt Park community.

While unemployment, crime, gang, and drug activity are still too high, the community is safer and more vibrant than it was 15 years ago, thanks in no small part to the work of Nobel Neighbors and its allies. However, our community is a victim of its own success: now that residents feel safer, they are less drawn to urgent issues of community development. Yet Nobel Neighbors is a community institution and strives to continue its long history of addressing issues in West Humboldt Park.

Address: 3000 North Elbridge

Chicago, IL 60618

Phone: 7733428865

www.praachicago.org

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The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) is dedicated to preserving Puerto Rican culture by maintaining our traditions, promoting our arts, providing educational opportunities in arts programming, and cultivating pride in our heritage for future generations.

Programs

The core of PRAA programming is to provide access to free multidisciplinary arts programming to underserved youth.

From free music lessons in our Latin Music Project or exploring historical and cultural traditions in our Taíno Project and Three Kings Program, to experimenting with a variety of media and art forms in our Studio Arts Program; PRAA uses the arts as a vehicle to promote cross-cultural understanding among youth.

Address: 3500 S Lake Park 1st Fl

Chicago, IL 60653

Phone: 7737724416

www.architreasures.org

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Archi-treasures is an arts-based community development organization reducing social isolation by creating grassroots partnerships to build public spaces, empowering individuals to shape their future and the future of their community.

Address: 3942 W North Ave

Chicago, IL 60647

Phone: 7735588743

www.nwconnection.org

info@nwconnection.org

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Facts about the Northwest Connection Chamber of Commerce:

• Established in 1944
• Advocate for quality businesses, liaison to local government, city services and other institutions
• 160 members strong (ranging from auto repair to a veterinarian)
• Multi-seasonal promotions to promote local business districts
• Membership Meetings and Seminars geared toward business needs with interesting and informative speakers and topics
• Information and assistance with City, Federal and State programs to help your business
• Members receive a free listing in the annual Community Shopping Guide and on the website
• Networking events ranging from bowling to the Annual Christmas Party
• NWCCC is now a Neighborhood Business Development Center who will troubleshoot City-related issues for small business, help get your small business started and provide information about the Chamber neighborhood.

Address: 3015 W Division Street

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 7734868345

www.nmprac.org

info@NMPRAC.org

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Located in Humboldt Park, in the heart of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community, the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC) is the only self-standing cultural institution in the nation devoted to showcasing Puerto Rican arts and historic exhibitions year-round.

Founded in 2001 by members of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community and local supporters of arts and culture, NMPRAC serves as a one-of-a-kind institution that celebrates the best of Puerto Rico’s identity and heritage. Since its inception, NMPRAC has offered a variety of quality community arts and cultural programming, including visual art exhibitions, hands-on community arts workshops, films in the park and an annual outdoor fine arts and crafts festival.