About us
Serving the West Englewood Community Through Programs and Outreach
We are a community-driven organization based in the West Englewood community in Chicago.
Our mission is to simply provide support and solutions to some of the issues plaguing our community,
via programs and direct outreach to those in need.
Some of our initiatives include:
Rooftop Garden | Greenhouse
We make fresh fruits and vegetables and hands-on opportunities to
learn to grow for our community members
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Boxing Program
offering physical fitness and training for members of the community.
In partnership with Chicago Park District, Davis Square Park
Performing Arts Theater Program
focusing on Sound Engineering, Production Design, Lighting,
Stage Management, Event Budgeting and Marketing
Back to School Crusade
An annual back-to-school celebration with free food and entertainment, games and prizes for attendees and our signature school supply giveaway. In partnership with Evening Star M.B. Church.
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With the support of the overall community and the residents of West Englewood, we will create a new space in that will support and help sustain the community in which we live and thrive.
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West Englewood is in need of a path to success for our youth. Our kids and their families
need a community to gather and to help West Englewood rise up against the violence and
hopelessness that we experience everyday.
The West Englewood Community Center will provide that hope and that
opportunity for everyone in our community.
Our Vision
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Our vision for West Englewood Community Center is to provide a community space and programs for all residents residing in our community to utilize, and ultimately lift our community higher.
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Through the West Englewood Community Center, we will empower people and grow a bright light of hope for the future of West Englewood. By connecting our youth with the elders of our community, we can come together to provide hope and opportunity to all.
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The community center will be more than just a gathering place. It will provide jobs, opportunities, educational opportunities and all the while, sharing God’s love and provision
Urban Gardening
Because of poverty, lack of education and opportunity, the obesity rate in the African American community is reaching an epidemic level. Many of the health conditions our youth and the residents living in the West Englewood community face can be reversed or even prevented with the proper education, access and opportunity.
The Urban Gardening feature of the new
West Englewood Community Center will give residents an option and a way to improve their eating habits and to learn how eating better leads to a better and healthier life. Gardening will also provide a unique learning experience that could change their lives forever.