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GAGDC Hosts KPMG for Corporate Volunteer Day
- Khaleelah Muhammad, Aug 2, 2023
Corporate partners bring huge volunteers to Auburn Gresham'in Saugus!
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United Way Impact Grants – Additional information session and office hours
- Jun 30, 2022
United Way Metro Chicago - Community Impact Grant, increased our capacity for July 6th's session, and have also added a session on July 7th at 1pm.
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Congratulations United Way on 10 Years of Impact With Neighborhoods!
- Reprint Courtesy of United Way Metro Chicago, Jun 17, 2022
New Video Captures 10 Years of Impact
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Revitalizing Auburn Gresham: One Organization Changes a Community’s Landscape - United Way of Metro Chicago
- By Tate Samata and Jessica Jones reposted from United Way Metro Chicago Website, Jul 20, 2021
United Way Metro Chicago AmeriCorps volunteers (Tate Samata and Jessica Jones) did a great story on Auburn Gresham. It includes a video narrated by Jessica. I hope you enjoy it and can use it.
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MLK Day of Racial Healing and Service - Session 2: Virtual Service Project & Conversation with Christa A. Hamilton
- Rebroadcast of MLK Day United Way Metro Chicago, Jan 18, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has stressed families in our region, making it difficult for them to meet their basic needs. Food insecurity, stress, and job loss are rising. United Way's community partners have put together a list of supplies they need to support our neighbors during this difficult time.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Day of Racial Healing and Service
- Moderated by Jose Rico, Jan 18, 2021
Hear from Sean Garrett, President and CEO of United Way of Metro Chicago, and Dr. Gail Christopher, Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity and architect of America’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation initiative.
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United Way Wins Innovation Award!
- Reprinted from United Way of Metro Chicago eNewsletter 10/2020, Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 Response Fund — launched by United Way of Metro Chicago and The Chicago Community Trust in March — wins the “Collaboration Award” at the Chicago Innovation Awards.
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Meet Auburn Gresham - United Way of Metro Chicago Neighborhood Network
- Reprinted from United Way of Metro Chicago eNewsletter 10/2020, Oct 21, 2020
United Way Metro Chicago Highlights Auburn Gresham's Neigborhood Network work. That's what's up!
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Fall Health Fair on the Block
- Oct 1, 2019
Join us for the fall health fair on the block, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, 10am-2pm, 79th Racine. See you there!
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United Way of Metro Chicago names new CEO Sean Garrett, a career-long employee of the organization, comes here from United Way of Central Carolinas.
- Reprinted from Crain Chicago Business, September 14, 2018, Sep 15, 2018
A career-long United Way employee, he comes to Chicago from Charlotte, N.C., where he was executive director of United Way of Central Carolinas. Garrett, 36, replaces Wendy DuBoe, who became CEO in 2012.
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A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER: THE ANNUAL 79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL IN AUBURN GRESHAM
- Reprinted from United Way Metropolitan Chicago (uw-mc.org), Sep 4, 2018
A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER: THE ANNUAL 79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL IN AUBURN GRESHAM
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School Is out for CPS students, Some Network 11 Teachers Are Ready to Learn
- Jun 21, 2018
School Is Out For CPS Students, Yet Not for Some Network 11 Teachers Who Are Prepping to Learning New Literacy Techniques.
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Big Green Learning Space Comes to AG Gold School
- Derris Cameron, Jun 7, 2018
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Welcome our New Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Network Manager!
- Jan 11, 2018
Please join us in welcoming our new Neighborhood Network Manager Loukisha Pennix to the GAGDC family!
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Auburn Gresham Exhibits BOLD Leadership Around It's GOLD Education Strategy
- Nov 10, 2016
United Way Chicago reviews Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Network BOLD Goals, on November 10, 2016. Read more to find out about the collaborative work our local schools are working collectively in a community driven education initiative, to bring needed support and impovedments for our neighborhood schools.
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Something to Read Into, Auburn Gresham Unveils It's First Little Free Library!
- Norma Sanders, Oct 16, 2015
The first of many Little Free Libraries, was unveiled at Westcott Elementary School, in the Chicago southside inner city community of Auburn Gresham. The project was brought to Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Coporation (GADC), during 2015 national literacy month (September), by the United Way Neighborhood Network, (of which GADC is one of their latest cohorts), on behalf of Northern Trust community affairs.