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Public Workshop: Strategies to Improve the Quality of Life in Back of the Yards
To tackle some of the most troublesome issues affecting the Back of the Yards, members of the community came together for a public workshop the afternoon of Wednesday Sept. 21. Greeted with popcorn and...
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BYNC Launches Early Action Project for Quality of Life Plan
From left to right: 9th District Commander, David Jarmusz; Chief Executive Officer of the Resurrection Project, Raul Raymundo; 9th District Police Officer, Alonso Garza; Back of the Yards Neighborhood...
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Residents’ Ideas Drive Next Steps in Quality of Life Plan for Back of the Yards
Back of the Yards residents are gearing up for the next phase of a sweeping endeavor to transform the quality of life for people in the neighborhood – including a public meeting scheduled for Jan. 25...
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Local financial coaching program helps residents build credit histories
Englewood resident Arris Tolbert discusses her financial future with Center for Working Families Program Director Lori Littleton and Financial Coach Vincent Perry. (The Gate/Sonya Eldridge) Englewood...
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Building future basketball champions
Annual program teaches teamwork, builds community More than 25 youth participated in the Hoops in the Hood kickoff event on Saturday, July 12 at Back of the Yards College Prep High School. (The...
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Welcome to Englewood
At 1 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017, community leaders, neighborhood residents, and media crowds gathered on the corner of 63rd and Yale. Everyone wore excitement on their face for the unveiling of the...
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Meet Monse, Hoops coordinator in Back of the Yards
Monserrat Ayala ready to canvass the community with Hoops in the Hood fliers. (The Gate/Gloria Talamantes) For more than a year, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Monserrat Ayala. She is someone...
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