Community Highlights
Bringing people together is a conscious strategy of the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp., whether it is a family fest in the summer or a winter Blues Breakfast for senior citizens. Read about some of the past events in our neighborhood, and watch the calendar for new ones.
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Meet Auburn Gresham - United Way of Metro Chicago Neighborhood Network
- Reprinted from United Way of Metro Chicago eNewsletter 10/2020, Oct 21, 2020
- United Way Metro Chicago Highlights Auburn Gresham's Neigborhood Network work. That's what's up!
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United Way Wins Innovation Award!
- Reprinted from United Way of Metro Chicago eNewsletter 10/2020, Oct 21, 2020
- COVID-19 Response Fund — launched by United Way of Metro Chicago and The Chicago Community Trust in March — wins the “Collaboration Award” at the Chicago Innovation Awards.
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Warming Up Chicago Coat Drive
- A. Patterson, Case Manager, Oct 19, 2020
- We are collecting coats for young people! All sizes are needed (new coats only please). Drop off at GAGDC office. See flyer for more details.
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Warming Up Chicago Coat Drive
- A. Patterson, Case Manager, Oct 19, 2020
- We are collecting coats for young people! All sizes are needed (new coats only please). Drop off at GAGDC office. See flyer for more details.
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Fall Health Fair on the Block 20201
- Oct 2, 2020
- GAGDC is back with another Health Fair on the Block! Join us outside of 7901 S. Racine Street on October 9th for a (safe!), fun time. We will be hosting from 10 am to 2 pm. There will be COVID…
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Cheers to You! A Campaign Heroes Celebration
- Aug 25, 2020
- United Way of Metro Chicago's Top 25 Corporate Partners announced. We welcome our new 2020/2021 Campaign Chair, Charles Matthews, and salute our outgoing Campaign Chair, Dave Casper.
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GAGDC Hiring for AmeriCorps Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Data Analyst Position APPLY BY TODAY!
- Aug 24, 2020
- GAGDC is looking to hire an AmeriCorps member to support our data analysis work for the Auburn Gresham Neigbhorhood Network! Apply by September 4th. Good with technology? Like to work with real data,…
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Auburn Gresham VIRTUAL PlayStreets 2020 #2!
- Aug 15, 2020
- Welcome to Playstreets activation #2 in three parts! Check out each of the videos, YOGA and DIY Affirmations, NAMASTE!
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AGREEN THUMB’S - UP
- BY MANNY RAMOS, STAFF REPORTER mramos@suntimes.com | @_ManuelRamos_, Aug 7, 2020
- State gives boost to urban farm project that is expected to bring jobs, food, renewable energy to South Side
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Auburn Gresham VIRTUAL PlayStreets 2020 #1! HEALTHY MOVES TO CELEBRATE AGGOLD SUMMER CAMPS!
- Aug 7, 2020
- Auburn Gresham VIRTUAL PlayStreets 2020 #1! HEALTHY MOVES TO CELEBRATE AGGOLD SUMMER CAMPS!
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The State of Illinois and Green Era Announce $32M Investment in New Renewable Energy & Urban Farming Campus on Chicago’s South Side
- State of IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Aug 7, 2020
- The State of Illinois and Green Era Announce $32M Investment in New Renewable Energy & Urban Farming Campus on Chicago’s South Side.
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Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle HUB Proclaims Hope for a Deserving Community
- Mark Rivera, ABC7 Chicago, Aug 6, 2020
- In a neighborhood that for generations has been disinvested now comes a financial windfall. "Now we're here proclaiming, yes! There's hope being instilled, there's resources coming," said Carlos…
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Auburn Gresham Project Wins $10 Million Prize From Charitable Foundation
- Reprinted from Block Club Chicago, Maxwell Evans AUG 6, 2020 2:15PM CDT ENGLEWOOD, CHATHAM, Aug 6, 2020
- The Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s Chicago Prize will help bring a community inclusive of an urban farming campus , a long vacant building anchored by a health center, urban farm to life.
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Auburn Gresham wins $10M to revitalize neighborhood
- WGN9 by: Rob Sneed Posted: Aug 6, 2020 / 07:28 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 6, 2020 / 07:28 PM CDT, Aug 6, 2020
- Auburn Gresham won $10 million to help revitalize parts of the neighborhood
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Auburn Gresham Wins the Inaugural Chicago Prize!
- Aug 6, 2020
- Auburn Gresham Wins the Inaugural Chicago Prize!
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Pritzker Traubert Foundation announces recipient of the Chicago Prize - Official Press Release
- PR Contact: Kimberley Rudd, Aug 6, 2020
- Always Growing, Auburn Gresham has been awarded the first ever Chicago Prize, a $10 million grant competition of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation that sought to invest in collaborative initiatives…
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How A COVID-19 ‘Rapid Response Team’ In Chicago Is Working To Fix Decades Of Neglect In Black, Latinx Communities
- Reprinted CBSNews Chicago By Dorothy Tucker, Samah Assad, Carol Thompson, Aug 1, 2020
- The distribution is among several events part of the efforts by Chicago’s Racial Equity Rapid Response Team . Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the creation of the team in early April, which…
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CDFI Fund Announces More Than $3.5 Billion in New Markets Tax Credits
- Jul 16, 2020
- Washington-- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $3,548,485,000 in New Markets Tax Credits today that will spur…
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Your Neighborhood: Auburn Gresham | Community Reporting Series
- Chicago Tonight - Nick Blumberg | Brandis Friedman | July 2, 2020 8:49 pm, Jul 2, 2020
- Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood is a majority Black, working-class community that at the beginning of the pandemic was considered a hot spot for cases of COVID-19; the neighborhood saw…
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Mayor's Office Announced CARE ACT Funding For Two Projects
- Reprint, Photos CHICAGO CITIZEN NEWSPAPERS, Weekly Newsletter 6-24- 2020 1, Jun 30, 2020
- Mayor's Office Announced CARE ACT Funding For Two Projects in the running for the Chicago Prize.
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Glimpses from the front lines: Food and compassion during COVID-19
- By Megan Bennett CONTACT MEGAN SHARE STORY, Jun 18, 2020
- The new pop-up partners, like the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, are feeding people in communities that have suffered for years from disinvestment, structural racism, and as a…
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Rapid Resource Information Line - TOPICS@2pm June Week #6 Lineup!
- Jun 8, 2020
- Join us every day for interesting topics around community engagement, health, finances, COVID-19 updates and many more! The latest topics for GAGDC's Rapid Resource Information Line (RRIL), call in…
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COVID-19 Response Effort - Food Stability Pop-Up
- Jun 5, 2020
- When a already existing food desert becomes even more arid, Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) Pops-up into a call to action,
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Anonymous African American donors step up to tackle food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic
- By Jon Schlosberg and Deborah Roberts May 22, 2020, 3:24 PM, May 22, 2020
- ABC News Live takes us inside Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.
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Topics @2pm: Call the Rapid Resource Information Line!
- May 4, 2020
- The latest topics for GAGDC's Rapid Resource Information Line (RRIL), call in everyday to 1-727-731-8195, from 1:55pm - 2:15pm, to hear 5-10 minutes of key topics to keep you connnected.
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