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- 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.
- Elev8 students go to Washington 6/28/2011
- A delegation of 16 middle-school students from Elev8 Chicago participated in the “Voices in Action: National Youth Summit,” held at Howard University in Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
- Free tax prep offered in NCP neighborhoods 4/26/2011
- Residents of five NCP neighborhoods and four others in Chicago once again had the opportunity to seek free tax preparation help in 2011.
- NCP and the 2010 Census 3/3/2011
Most shrank, some steadied, but all NCP neighborhoods can learn much from 2010 Census data
- Free meals on menu, from pantries to schools 1/11/2011
- LISC/Chicago and NCP fund a variety of efforts to provide for those in need.
- 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.
- 'Shops & Lofts' moves forward -- with rentals 2/3/2010
- Mixed-income development at 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Bronzeville will feature 140 apartments, about 48,000 square feet of retail.
- Quad Communities Heroes:
Shirley Newsome, Toni Preckwinkle 11/17/2009 - The community heroes saluted by the New Communities Program lead agencies and their partners are the ones doing the heavy lifting, often with little acknowledgement or reward.
- Bronzeville retail tour gets 'em in the door 10/14/2009
- As every retailer knows, you could have the greatest merchandise in the world, but unless you get customers in the door, what’s the point? Last month, an enterprising group in Bronzeville addressed that issue by scheduling retail tours and offering special discounts to interested shoppers.
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