Volunteer Orientation for La Casa Norte’s Fresh Market
La Casa Norte is officially recruiting volunteers for our new client-choice food pantry, the Fresh Market, an initiative of our Nutrition Center! Join a team committed to combating food insecurity in Humboldt Park, with shifts available every Monday morning and afternoon starting March 18!
La Casa Norte’s Fresh Market Opens
La Casa Norte’s Fresh Market is a food pantry designed like a grocery store where low-income residents of Humboldt Park can browse the aisles for fresh, nutritious food for the whole family. The Fresh Market is operated in partnership with Lakeview Pantry and is located on the first floor of La Casa Norte’s new Community […]
Steppenwolf’s We are Proud to Present at Mandrake Park
Mandrake Park 3858 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesCome join us for an afternoon of theater as the Chicago Park District collabs with Steppenwolf Education’s City Connections partners, BUILD, Inc, and the Chicago Public Library to showcase, “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation…” a powerful story that explores themes of race, representation, storytelling and the power group-thinking can have on an individual. […]
Film Screening: Ella es el matador (She is the Matador)
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesFor Spaniards — and for the world — nothing has expressed their country's traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter's masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from the sport. Ella Es el Matador reveals the surprising history of the women who made […]
Steppenwolf’s We are Proud to Present at Austin Town Hall
Austin Town Hall Park 5610 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL, United StatesCome join us for an afternoon of theater as the Chicago Park District collabs with Steppenwolf Education’s City Connections partners, BUILD, Inc, and the Chicago Public Library to showcase, “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation…” a powerful story that explores themes of race, representation, storytelling and the power group-thinking can have on an individual. […]
Tavern Talk: Parks as Cultural and Community Connectors
Revolution Brewing 2323 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, United StatesMeida McNeal, Arts and Culture Manager of the Chicago Park District will lead a conversation among artists and community members that are part of Re:Center, an initiative that unites artists and communities to reimagine cultural priorities. You’ll hear from artist Haman Cross & cultural liaison Latham Zearfoss about the unique mini-golf project and other community […]
Navy Pier Job Fair
Navy Pier 600 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, United StatesLooking for a job this summer? Register to attend the Navy Pier Job Fair on Thursday, March 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Crystal Gardens. The job fair will feature opportunities with Navy Pier, Inc. and its on-Pier partners in retail, restaurants and attractions. As Chicago’s iconic landmark continues its exciting transformation, the Navy Pier Job […]
The 606 Phenology Workshop for Community Volunteers
Simons Park 1640 N. Drake, Chicago, United StatesBecome a nature observer for The 606! We’re looking for community volunteers who would like to monitor and report on plants that make up The 606 park and trail landscape. In other words, practice phenology, the study of the timing of life cycle events of plants and animals, for example, when birds migrate, insects emerge, and plants […]
Tool Up for a Career Making Cabinets and Other Wood Products
Greater West Town 500 N. Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesTool Up for a Career Making Cabinets and Other Wood Products! Learn high-tech skills at Greater West Town Training Partnership for jobs in the wood products manufacturing industry in Chicago. Jobs are well-paid, highly satisfying, and and include life-long learning.
Give Your Career a Lift: Learn Forklifting, Shipping and Receiving
Greater West Town 500 N. Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesGive Your Career a Lift: Learn Forklifting, Shipping and Receiving! Every company needs workers with inventory control, warehousing, and material handling skills. Short-term training to get working in a career with opportunity for advancement.