Solid Auburn Gresham attracts new investment
Auburn Gresham is a predominately African-American middle class community located just nine miles from downtown Chicago. After two decades of residential flight and a few years of commercial disinvestment along the 79th Street retail strip, the community began to see a rebound in the late 1990s through the efforts of a new alderman, alliance of community organizations and investment from the city.
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News and articles
U. of C., South Side NCPs Do Grand Rounds 10/10/2011
Community Grand Rounds program brought a broader definition of health issues to a broad range of the community
Project maps South Side health, vitality 10/10/2011
Partnership between University of Chicago, South Side NCPs focuses on healthcare and other services.
News Literacy Project gives Elev8 students critical eye 6/29/2011
Do video games promote violence? Is Wikipedia a reliable source of information? Can news reporters unintentionally influence the stories they’re covering?
- Elev8 students go to Washington 6/28/2011
- Auburn students green up lagoons, increase the peace 6/28/2011
- Supermarket efforts starting to bear fruit 5/31/2011
- Free tax prep offered in NCP neighborhoods 4/26/2011
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