Learn how the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services can assist you when the Moblie Community Service Center comes to your neighborhood. This event is in partnership with: Alderman Burnett Jr. 27th Ward; Alderman Smith, 28th Ward; Alderman Dixon, 24th Ward; Alderman Fioretti, 2nd Ward. This event will take place from 10:00 am to [...]
The Central-West Tax Increment Finance Neighborhood Improvement Programs (TIF-NIP)
The City of Chicago Department of Community Development, 2nd Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti and 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. are all pleased to announce a public information meeting regarding the Central-West Tax Increment Finance Neighborhood Improvement Program (TIF-NIP).
What is TIF-NIP?
TIF-NIP provides grants for home repairs on [...]
Action Now is a multi-issue grassroots organization of working families in the Chicago metro area. They are best known for their successful work in fighting foreclosures.
Action Now works to make sure banks are held accountable for the vacant, foreclosed homes that are destroying Chicago’s neighborhoods. They have won loan modifications for their members and they [...]
This is a state program entitled “Put Illinois to Work”. Federal stimulus funds are being used to pay the temp employees $10 an hour every two weeks until September 30th.
They are looking for hard-working, ready-to-start job seekers from the local area (27th Ward). While the program ends Sept 30th, there is the possibility of the [...]
The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy also known as CAPS, has formed a website for the community to receive trusted up-to date information from the Chicago Police Department. The information can be delivered by text message, online and email.
To register go to www.nixle.com click ‘Register Now’ create an account by choosing a user-name & password. Enter an [...]
Tweet Home Chicago is a partnership of the Chicago Park District and the Bird Agenda working group. They are recruiting participants-from professional artists and designers to high school students and nature-lovers to build houses for one of eight native bird species that nest in cavities in Chicago.
The winners will receive cash prizes such as guided canoe trips [...]
Mayor Daley’s ‘Youth Ready Chicago’ Program, offers summer jobs, apprenticeships and internships for Ages 14-24. To apply online visist http:/www.youthreadychicago.org or call 311.
There are serval progams that the Illinois State Treasurer office have available to residents in the State of IL. that we encourage you to become more familiar with:
Bright Start – A College Savings program that lets parents, grandparents, relatives and friends save and earn tax-free for a child’s education.
Cash Dash – This program reunites Illinois [...]
Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. will host the 2nd Annual Business Expo on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the United Center located at 1901 W. Madison from 10am – 3pm.
Would you like to know what kind of services the City of Chicago Departments has to offer your business? What types of loans can Banks provide for [...]
The Chicago Department of family and Support Services (DFSS) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations interested in serving as Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Centers for Region 2. The career development center will design and implement a youth workforce development program in its region of the City for young people ages 14-24 focused on career [...]