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| Community Programs Accelerator selects new nonprofits for 2017 cohort
Expands to include faculty-led community engagement initiatives
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 | From left: Cosette Yisrael, executive director of the LUV Institute; UChicago Vice President for Civic Engagement Derek Douglas; and Beverly Dawson, founder of Prosperity House, at February 21 Community Programs Accelerator Open House. (Photo by Jean Lachat) |
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The Community Programs Accelerator, which supports nonprofits whose work benefits mid-South Side neighborhoods, has selected seven organizations to join its program in 2017. The cohort includes groups whose missions range from addressing homelessness to supporting young aspiring artists to preventing youth violence in local communities. The Accelerator is also expanding to include community-focused projects led by UChicago faculty members, and will support two faculty projects this year.
The nonprofits selected for the Core Program are the LUV Institute and Prosperity House. They will receive grant funding and other resources for up to three years. The nonprofits selected to receive project-based support through the Associates Program are Chicago Hyde Park Village; Donda’s House Inc.; My Block, My Hood, My City (M3); Pilot Light; and Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors (WECAN). The faculty-led initiatives are Mid-South Side Chicago Stroke Education Project and South Side Home Movies Project. They will receive Core Program support for one year.
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|  | Community and faith leaders celebrate groudbreaking of UChicago Medicine's new adult emergency department and Level 1 trauma center. (Photo by Nancy Wong) |
| UChicago Medicine contributes $373 million to community
In its latest Community Benefit Report, UChicago Medicine details the benefits and services it provides to the community and some of the programs and partnerships it implements. The report also explains how the organization addresses the biggest health challenges facing its service area, including cancer, adult diabetes, trauma care and violence prevention, sexually transmitted infections, and pediatric obesity and asthma.
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UChicago celebrates the Year of Public Art
The City of Chicago has declared 2017 as the Year of Public Art. As home to a significant public art collection, UChicago is partnering with the city to feature prominent public art on its campus. Beginning March 15, the Office of Civic Engagement, UChicago Arts, and the Smart Museum of Art will host From Spaces to Places, monthly walking tours of some of the public art on UChicago’s campus. The tours are free and open to the public. Also in March, the Office of Civic Engagement, in partnership with the William G. Hill Center for the Arts and South East Chicago Commission, will announce the artists selected to create new public art along the underpass on South Dorchester Avenue at 64th Street.
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| Partner Spotlight: Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture at the University of Chicago supports and sponsors a variety of public programs geared toward promoting an investigation of the ties between race, ethnicity and culture. On Feb. 23, the Center partnered with U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL–02) to host a Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls at UChicago’s Center for Identity + Inclusion.
The event, a panel discussion titled “My Sister’s Keeper: Acknowledging Violence, Trauma and Resilience Among Black Women and Girls,” highlighted issues such as punitive school discipline, sex trafficking and domestic violence. Panelists and attendees discussed the roles of schools, churches, and government agencies and the importance of collaboration in addressing these problems.
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| Community Opportunities
Jane’s Walks: The annual international festival of resident- and expert-led walking tours through city neighborhoods, conducted on the first weekend in May, are a living memorial of the writing and thought of 20th Century urbanist Jane Jacobs. Walks are free, last approximately two hours, and offer an intimate introduction to a community or an aspect of its life from the perspective of persons who know it well. Chicago’s walks will all take place during the day on either Saturday, May 6 or Sunday, May 7. Anyone is welcome to develop and lead walks (click here for a simple walk-leader's guide). To create and advertise your walk, visit janeswalk.org. For further assistance in developing your walk, or to recommend someone else as a Chicago-area walk leader, contact UCSC Associate Director Chris Skrable at cskrable@uchicago.edu. Deadline to advertise a walk: April 1, 2017.
On Board 2017: Hosted by Chicago Booth’s Social Enterprise Initiative, the day-long On Board conference brings together Chicago’s business and nonprofit leaders on April 7 for a day of expert panels and insights into board service best practices. Whether you are a board beginner, long-time member, or nonprofit leader, On Board will help you get the most out of your board experience. Highlights of On Board 2017 include: a keynote by Susan L. Axelrod, LAB ’70, MBA ’82, Booth alumna and founding chair of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE); breakout sessions on topics such as evolving your board, mastering the fundraising ask, and building your nonprofit brand; and networking reception with Booth alumni, nonprofit executives, and Chicago nonprofit board members. Register online before April 7. Use the code CivicEngagementOB to receive a $10 discount.
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The purpose of the monthly event series is to spotlight a social justice topic that raises awareness, inspires action, and connects to UCSC’s mission of engaging students with communities and partners.This panel will explore the institutional and cultural reasons for discrimination. Panelists are Joe Albritton, Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, and SSA alumni Fanny Diego Alvarez, AM '15, Associate Director of Enlace Chicago (Fanny is also a 2016 CLA Fellow) and Imani Rupert-Gordon, AM '13, Executive Director of Affinity Community Services.
Friday, March 3
1-3 p.m.
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
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This panel will focus on Brooks's influence, impact, and legacy for African American poetry in Chicago and beyond. Panelists will discuss her role as teacher and mentor of younger black poets; her place in Chicago's network of Black Arts Movement writing workshops; and her example to black poets throughout the U.S. of using new literary idioms as a vehicle for political work. The will also offer their thoughts on the expanding geographical horizons of Brooks's work by reflecting on her later poetry.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
4:30 p.m.
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
5733 S. University Ave.
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Organized by the South East Chicago Commission, the summit is a progressive initiative that drives the collaboration of neighbors, youth groups, elected leaders, business owners, and community stakeholders to promote the comprehensive growth and well-being of the Woodlawn community. The summit is designed by residents for residents and offers an energizing morning of reflection and action for the neighborhood and businesses, providing access to creative solutions to community issues and to connect a network of resources and support.
Saturday, March 18
Registration 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast reception 8 a.m.
School of Social Service Administration
969 E. 60th St.
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About us
The University of Chicago is shaped and inspired by the city of Chicago. Our growing partnership with our neighbors has the potential to enhance the quality of life and economic development of the South Side and the global reach of this vibrant city. UChicago has devoted the research and creative thinking of some of the nation’s top scholars, as well as millions of dollars in investment in recent years, to support local schools, jobs, health care, arts, housing, and public safety. Learn more about the University's civic engagement work at civicengagement.uchicago.edu.
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