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- Points of light amid foreclosure funk 8/2/2011
Failed mortgages continue to dog Chicago neighborhoods, but new or improved programs show promise
- NCP and the 2010 Census 3/3/2011
Most shrank, some steadied, but all NCP neighborhoods can learn much from 2010 Census data
- 10 Commandments of a good community tour 2/1/2011
- A how-to guide for putting your neighborhood on the map.
- Who benefits from neighborhood tours? Everyone. 2/1/2011
- 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.
- Known for Edna's, intersection attracts CVS 12/2/2010
- For four decades, the corner of Madison and Kedzie in East Garfield Park bustled thanks to Edna’s Restaurant, which kept palates and stomachs satisfied with a unique brand of southern dining classics, all done from scratch in a "down home" atmosphere.
- NCP Foreclosure Response Fund:
Lessons learned, more work ahead 11/19/2010 - Local leadership developed “best practices” for counseling borrowers and negotiating with lenders through NCP's Foreclosure Response Fund. Now it’s a matter of scaling up … way up.
- Inspiration Corp. breaks new ground in East Garfield 8/6/2010
- The community will get an affordable new restaurant -- and culinary training for those who need job skills.
- Hot town enjoys Hoops, markets, festivals 8/6/2010
- Summer in the city has meant no shortage of outdoor activities in NCP neighborhoods.
- East Garfield cafe to serve side of job training 4/28/2010
- The homeless, formerly incarcerated and other low-income people on Chicago’s West Side soon will have a new point of entry into the job market – and everyone who lives in and around East Garfield Park will have a tasty new place to eat.
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