News | Community Programs Accelerator

03/04/2020

Hyde Park Herald: U. of C. Accelerator awards $50,000 each to Hyde Park Village, West Point School of Music

The University of Chicago Community Programs Accelerator has awarded $50,000 to senior citizen-serving Chicago Hyde Park Village and to the West Point School of Music in South Shore. Five other South Side nonprofits have been selected for the associate-level program, receiving a year of organizational and technical support from Accelerator consultants and university graduate students.

02/28/2020

Seven South Side Nonprofits Ready to Grow in University of Chicago Community Programs Accelerator

At a reception at the Green Line Performing Arts Center on February 28, the UChicago Community Programs Accelerator welcomed to its program seven South Side nonprofits, which will receive customized support to grow their respective organizations’ work and impact.

11/27/2019

Living the legacy: making careers in medicine accessible to South Side youth

Founded 1995, the Provident Foundation provides education, opportunities, and access to the medical industry to youth of color on Chicago’s South Side.

10/14/2019

Aerostar Avion gives wings to dreams

Tammera Holmes, the CEO of Aerostar Avion Institute—a Chicago-based aviation, education and training organization—is on a mission to recruit as many young students of color as possible to careers in aviation.

09/06/2019

Nonprofits focused on housing issues find support at the Community Programs Accelerator

To make sure South Side residents have access to stable, affordable housing, UChicago’s Community Programs Accelerator connects housing-focused community-based nonprofits with University resources that help them fulfill their missions and serve their neighborhoods.

07/09/2019

Community Programs Accelerator Accepting Applications Through July 26

The Chicago Crusader reports on the Community Programs Accelerator, an initiative from the Office of the Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago that has been operating since 2014. Applications are now open for the 2020 cycle.

07/01/2019

Jennifer Maddox, of Future Ties, at trauma-informed training

South Side organization participates in training to strengthen trauma-informed care at Parkway Gardens

Staff of Future Ties, a nonprofit serving children and youth at Parkway Gardens, participated in a two-day training on trauma-informed care organized by the University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement and its Community Programs Accelerator.

06/28/2019

Local Change in a Global City: Darius Ballinger (CLA'19) and the Power of Community

With the help of the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy, founder and executive director of Chasing 23 Youth Empowerment Group Darius Ballinger works to build unity and introduce life-skills to Chicago’s young people.

05/29/2019

University of Chicago Launches Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Early to mid-stage nonprofit professionals who work in or focus on Chicago’s South Side are invited to apply for the University of Chicago’s new Certificate in Nonprofit Management — a free, two-year program designed to help leaders create, grow and operate sustainable, effective community-based organizations.

03/13/2019

U. of C. Accelerator adds 3 South Side nonprofits to Core Program

The Hyde Park Herald reports on new partnerships between the University of Chicago's Community Programs Accelerator and three community nonprofits.

03/08/2019

Community Programs Accelerator Core Organizations

Select nonprofit organizations that receive funding along with intense, focused, and customized support over a period of time.

03/08/2019

South Side Nonprofits Poised for Growth in Community Programs Accelerator

Thirty-four organizations that address community needs on Chicago’s South Side joined the UChicago Community Programs Accelerator, which will help them take flight at warp speed.