East Garfield seeks greener, healthier future
East Garfield Park is a mostly low-income, African-American community that sits outside the immediate radius of high-energy gentrification -- at least for now. Located two to three miles west of the Loop on the “El” Green Line, the community’s business sector was devastated and significant amounts of its population fled after the 1968 riots, and the neighborhood has never fully recovered.
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News and articles
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.
East Garfield Park Heroes:
Velma Johnson, Barbara Parks
11/16/2009
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.
Pete’s will bring Fresh to Madison & Western 9/3/2009
Residents of Chicago’s Near West Side will be able to shop at a full-service grocery store for the first time in four decades when Pete’s Fresh Market opens in 2011.
- 11 'Hoods square off in ‘Hoops’ finals 8/19/2009
- Weatherization = Energy Conservation + Jobs 8/5/2009
- Chicagoans take to the Open Streets 7/30/2009
- Music program strikes chord in East Garfield 5/25/2009
Lead agency
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
300 N. Central Park Ave. Chicago, IL 60620 (773) 638-1766 phone (773) 638-1777 fax
Eunita Rushing
Executive director
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Mike Tomas
NCP director
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Rishona Taylor
NCP project manager
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Calendar
March 2010
| Wed 24 | Business Planning Workshop 6 pm –8 pm |
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April 2010
| Sat 24 | Green and Growing Urban Garden Fair 10 am –3 pm |
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East Garfield boundaries
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