News—Over the past seven years, the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) has partnered with several public and private best practitioners regarding focus on community development. See how their efforts has captured attention across this country and overseas. Continue…
Our community—Nearly two hundred Auburn Gresham residents, community leaders, students, and note-worthy supporters came together to clean and tidy the beautiful Winneconna Lakes area in Auburn Park and honor those CPS students who have lost their lives to gun violence.
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News—At Perspectives-Calumet Middle School, leading 'a disciplined life' means respecting those around you, respecting your potential, and respecting yourself – your mind and your body. This March students demonstrated these values by taking advantage of dental health services offered by Atlantic Philanthropies' Elev8 Program and the Chicago Public Schools School-based oral health program.
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Our community—The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) is a delegate agent for the City of Chicago’s Department of Community Development (formerly known as the Department of Housing), which provides free minor home repairs through the HRAIL program. HRAIL (Home Repairs for Accessible and Independent Living) is a program for senior citizens who earn no more than 80% of the medium income—adjusted for family size—and who are at least 60 years of age.
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Our community—While the current economic market has taken its toll on Main Street, it has not hindered a few neighborhood blocks on the City of Chicago’s Southwest side and its home grown recycling efforts.
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Our community—The Auburn Gresham quality-of-life plan was created in 2004 by residents and local leaders, and presented to Mayor Richard M. Daley on May 18, 2005. The plan presents the neighborhood's vision and a set of strategies to achieve it.
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