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Address: 2401 W North Avenue

Chicago, IL 60647

www.also-chicago.org

also@also-chicago.org

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Incorporated in 1998, ALSO was created to coordinate services for youth and families in the Logan Square community on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Becoming aware of the devastating impact of community violence on those families ALSO began to take action by implementing prevention programs to end street violence.

However, violence is pervasive and spans beyond the streets. In 2007, ALSO expanded its violence prevention and intervention efforts to include intimate partner violence. By working to end violence more broadly, ALSO began to see connections between violence on the streets and violence in the home.

Today, ALSO works both locally and nationally to end violence. By expanding its reach, ALSO informs its national work from a local perspective and brings knowledge and best practices from around the country to our neighborhoods in Chicago.

Café Teatro Batey Urbano is a cultural space/youth center for action and reflection for Puerto Rican/Latino youth. It seeks to create meaningful linkages between universities and the community based on grassroots activism. Premised on the notion that our memories (our history) is the source of our imagination, Batey Urbano is a space for critical expression through spoken word, poetry, dancing, music, painting, and writing. This is achieved by fusing cultural expression and technology as means of organizing in creative ways, our work builds on the human and social capital of our community to develop youth leadership in our many programs and projects. We seek to allow for holistic multi-dimensional programming that includes multi-media technology, asset assessment and community involvement.

Address: 1620 N Pulaski Rd Fl 2

Chicago, IL 60639

Phone: 7732271135

blockclubfederation.org

maggie@blockclubfederation.org

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Currently serving the communities of Humboldt Park, Hermosa Village and Logan Square. A multifaceted organization that focuses on issues related to youth and seniors. Programs, services and events are available free of charge to anyone.

Address: 1343 N California Ave

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 7736452475

www.casacentral.org

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As the largest social service organization serving Hispanics in the Midwest, Casa Central provides more than 20 programs for children, families, and seniors throughout Chicago. We build communities one family at a time, as we have been since 1954.

Address: 1603 W Taylor

Chicago, IL 60612

Phone: 3129968775

cureviolence.org

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Cure Violence is guided by clear understandings that violence is a health issue, that individuals and communities can change for the better, that community partners and strategic partnerships are keys to success, and that rigorous, scientific, professional ways of working are essential for effectiveness.

Address: PO Box 477916

Chicago, IL 60647

Phone: 7734899081

www.cawc.org

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Committed to ending domestic violence using a self-help, empowerment approach. Provides a shelter for women and children, and counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline for people affected by domestic violence. Works for social change through education, service collaboration and institutional advocacy.

Address: 700 N Sacramento Blvd Suite 210

Chicago, IL 60612

Phone: 7738260739

www.chicagocommons.org

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Chicago Commons’ mission is to partner with individuals, families, and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination, and isolation.

Taylor Center for New Experiences
Child care programs for ages 2 to 5
1633 N. Hamlin Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: (773) 227-8551

Adult Education & Training Center
Adult basic education, GED preparation, ESL, computer lab, and job readiness skills
3441 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
Phone: (773) 826-0739

Nia Family Center
Child care and after school programs for birth to 12
744 N. Monticello Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
Phone: (773) 722-0115

Address: 2459 W Division St

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 7737820454

Position: Executive Director

www.dsbda.org

earocho@dsbda.org

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Our mission is the economic, social development and growth of “Paseo Boricua”, the heart of the Puerto Rican community in Chicago along Division Street west of Western Ave. In addition, we work to increase the capacity of individuals in the field of business and commerce who seek to enhance their participation in the economic structure of our community and the City of Chicago.

Our motto of “Development without Displacement” focuses on bringing new businesses and jobs that help to add to the evolving continuity of Paseo Boricua while introducing businesses that have been here for decades to a new generation.

Our guided tours are showcased on the homepage and our photo gallery gives you a colorful look at many of our annual events. We hope that these images and descriptions will make it very clear why you should visit Paseo Boricua!

DSBDA services help individuals navigate and apply for programs such as the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) and business loan programs. Our Fast Trac to Business Planning classes for new entrepreneurs and existing businesses has helped to establish 8 new business in the past four years on Paseo Boricua.

Address: 1701 W Superior St

Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: 3125635800

www.eriehouse.org

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A community service agency founded in 1870 that promotes a just and inclusive society by strengthening low-income, primarily Latino families through skill-building, access to critical resources, advocacy and collaborative action.

Address: 500 N Sacramento

Chicago, IL 60612

Phone: 3125639578

www.gwtp.org

elindsey@gwtp.edu

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To develop model programs and policy initiatives linking the employment and training of the neighborhood workforce with local economic development efforts and the needs of small and mid-sized employers.

PROGRAMS

Adult Job Placement Services
790 N. Milwaukee Avenue
312-432-1300

We’re a job-seekers personal one-stop center. We help together solid, experienced workers and motivated entry-level workers with local businesses looking for quality job bring candidates. We do the recruiting and assessment so the employer doesn’t have to. Read More

Job Training and Placement Programs
500 N. Sacramento Bvd
312-563-9570

The Greater West Town Training Project provides two sector-based training programs in Woodworking and Solid Surface Manufacturing and Shipping and Receiving designed to help match the needs of area manufacturers and local workers. Our classroom curricula and hands-on trainings have been developed in partnership with local industry and continuously updated by community business leaders to ensure that the skills that participants develop in class are marketable and meet current industry standards. Read More

Youth Education and Career Development
500 N. Sacramento Bvd
312-563-9044