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UPDATE: Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is open! Apply by Friday, Sept. 24: Sep 6, 2021; than $4 million in funding available for small businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions across Chicago’s West, Southwest and South sides. The deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 24.
Auburn Gresham Evaluation Committee - Video Recap: Patrick Brutus, Jul 26, 2021; Evergreen/Imagine development team DPD hosted an Evaluation Committee last week on July 22, 2021. Click the link in story to see the meeting video recap.
Mental Heath Fair Draws Resources and to Address all Dimenisions Health: Alethea Patterson, Jun 21, 2021; Be Kind to Your Mind was GAGDC's first health fair, touchingn all dimenions of health, yet focusing solely on mental health.
JUNE 8th, INVEST South/West Initiative Starts Series of Community Engagement Meetings!: Patrick Brutus, Jun 8, 2021; INVEST South/West Initiative, invites you to our series of community engagements starting on June 8, 2021, with two more planned meetings to follow!
Draft Day Dream, "My Chicago Bears!": By Colleen Kane | Chicago Tribunen, Jun 2, 2021; Carlos Nelson will forever be associated with QB Justin Fields. Here’s how the Auburn Gresham community leader got to the NFL stage weeks after losing his father, an avid Chicago Bears fan.
So, who is Carlos Nelson?: Chris Emma covers the Bears, Chicago’s sports scene and more for 670TheScore.com, May 20, 2021; So, who is Carlos Nelson?
Happy Two Year Anniversary Mayor Lightfoot!: May 20, 2021; Happy Anniversary Mayor Lightfoot!
Chicago Bears & Bears Care Invest $611,000 In Auburn Gresham: May 19, 2021; We are getting closer to the finish line, thanks to sizeable donation from "My Chicago Bears!"
COVID-19 Response Team Shovels for Seniors!: Feb 16, 2021; COVID-19 Response Team Shovels for Seniors!
Auburn Gresham Pet Food "Pop Up" Dished Up 1st Compassion in Action Award by Anti-Cruelty Society!: Linda Johnson and Eric Christion (videographer), Feb 15, 2021; The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation's new partnership efforts with the Anti-Cruelty Society has led us to be the recipient of their inaugural Compassion in Action Award!
February GAGDC Staff Spotlight: Linda Johnson, Feb 15, 2021; Sharing the spotlight on GAGDC Staff....take a loolk!
Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment: Webinar Registration: Jan 26, 2021; How to Direct Public & Private Investment to Black & Latinx Neighborhoods to Scale CATALYZING NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT, Tuesday, January 26, 2021
INVEST South/West Auburn Gresham RFP Sole Pitch: Evergreen Imagine: Reposted from City of Chicago, DPD, INV/SW, Jan 21, 2021; Auburn Gresham Invest SouthWest pitch by sole developer?
"teamwork, makes the dream work": Dec 14, 2020; Huge final steps -- Finance Committee, votes Yes, for AG Healthy Lifestyle Building resources.
Artists in Residence in four INVEST South/West neighborhoods - Auburn Gresham Selected Dorian Sylvain!: City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Nov 16, 2020; Mayor Lightfoot announced the artist residence program in four neighborhoods on the south and west sides. artists were selected through a community led process. This will lead to public art and cultural programs for Auburn Gresham, Austin, Englewood and new city back of the yards!
Warming Up Chicago Coat Drive: A. Patterson, Case Manager, Oct 19, 2020; We are collecting coats for young people! All sizes are needed (new coats only please). Drop off at GAGDC office. See flyer for more details.
Fall Health Fair on the Block 20201: Oct 2, 2020; GAGDC is back with another Health Fair on the Block! Join us outside of 7901 S. Racine Street on October 9th for a (safe!), fun time. We will be hosting from 10 am to 2 pm. There will be COVID testing, flu vaccines, and many more resources. Don't forget to wear a mask, see you there!
Chicago Group Given $10 Million For Community Redevelopment In Auburn Gresham: Reprinted from CBS2 Chicago, Aug 7, 2020; The “Always Growing, Auburn Gresham” group received the grant from the Pritzker Traubert Foundation to advance a plan to turn the four-story building into a “Healthy Lifestyle Hub.” The building will include health care, nutrition, urban farming, a recycling enterprise facilities and office space the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
The State of Illinois and Green Era Announce $32M Investment in New Renewable Energy & Urban Farming Campus on Chicago’s South Side: State of IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Aug 7, 2020; The State of Illinois and Green Era Announce $32M Investment in New Renewable Energy & Urban Farming Campus on Chicago’s South Side.
AGREEN THUMB’S - UP: BY MANNY RAMOS, STAFF REPORTER mramos@suntimes.com | @_ManuelRamos_, Aug 7, 2020; State gives boost to urban farm project that is expected to bring jobs, food, renewable energy to South Side
Auburn Gresham Wins the Inaugural Chicago Prize!: Aug 6, 2020; Auburn Gresham Wins the Inaugural Chicago Prize!
Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle HUB Proclaims Hope for a Deserving Community: Mark Rivera, ABC7 Chicago, Aug 6, 2020; In a neighborhood that for generations has been disinvested now comes a financial windfall. "Now we're here proclaiming, yes! There's hope being instilled, there's resources coming," said Carlos Nelson, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation CEO.
Pritzker Traubert Foundation announces recipient of the Chicago Prize - Official Press Release: PR Contact: Kimberley Rudd, Aug 6, 2020; Always Growing, Auburn Gresham has been awarded the first ever Chicago Prize, a $10 million grant competition of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation that sought to invest in collaborative initiatives using physical development to spur economic activity, strengthen civic infrastructure, and improve the safety, well-being, and economic mobility of residents in the city’s South and/or West sides.
Auburn Gresham wins $10M to revitalize neighborhood: WGN9 by: Rob Sneed Posted: Aug 6, 2020 / 07:28 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 6, 2020 / 07:28 PM CDT, Aug 6, 2020; Auburn Gresham won $10 million to help revitalize parts of the neighborhood
Your Neighborhood: Auburn Gresham | Community Reporting Series: Chicago Tonight - Nick Blumberg | Brandis Friedman | July 2, 2020 8:49 pm, Jul 2, 2020; Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood is a majority Black, working-class community that at the beginning of the pandemic was considered a hot spot for cases of COVID-19; the neighborhood saw the first coronavirus death in Illinois.