Douglas, Grand Boulevard, North Kenwood-Oakland
Historic community undergoing rapid change
The Mid-South Side is the historic location of Chicago’s “Black Metropolis,” an economically integrated neighborhood that was the epicenter of African-American social and cultural life.
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News and articles
Fruits, vegetables and community 8/6/2010
Farmers markets and street festivals liven up NCP neighborhoods.
Lower-income filers receive free tax prep 3/26/2010
Thousands of families with incomes under $50,000 and individuals under $25,000 have availed themselves of free tax preparation and other financial services since Jan. 23 at sites in seven NCP neighborhoods, four of them co-located with LISC/Chicago Centers for Working Families.
Laying a stable foundation 2/25/2010
Barely a year after the city got word it was getting $55.2 million in first-round federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funding, the City of Chicago and its non-profit program manager, Mercy Portfolio Services (MPS), have created a nimble system for buying and recycling hundreds of foreclosed homes and apartment buildings.
Lead agency
Quad Communities Development Corporation
4659 S. Cottage Grove Ave., 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 268-QCDC (-7232) phone
(773) 536-7296 fax
Bernita Johnson-Gabriel
Executive director
email
Yvette D. Kelly
NCP organizer
email
Calendar
September 2010
| Sat 18 | Connect 4 "Promoting Community Togetherness" Trolley Tour and Workshop 11 am –5 pm |
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Douglas, Grand Boulevard, North Kenwood-Oakland boundaries
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