News | Community Programs Accelerator

11/09/2020

Sharon Grant named Executive Director of the Community Programs Accelerator

Sharon Grant will join the Office of Civic Engagement on November 16, 2020 as the new Executive Director of the Community Programs Accelerator.

08/13/2020

Chicago Tribune: More kids are on path to aviation careers, thanks to nonprofit AeroStar — with boost from U. of C.’s Accelerator for community programs

Thanks to UChicago's Community Programs Accelerator, Tammera Holmes and her nonprofit, AeroStar Avion Institute, have provided incredible opportunities for young people—especially women—in aviation.

08/06/2020

UChicago Stand Together: New Initiative Helps CPS Students Along the Path to College

The initiative offers specialized help for students from Chicago Public Schools and area charter schools who will now navigate the college search and application process virtually, plus support to community-based organizations with expertise in assisting students on the path to college.

07/30/2020

University of Chicago accepting applications for certificate in nonprofit management program

Applications are now being accepted for the Certificate in Nonprofit Management program offered by the University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator and School of Social Service Administration (SSA) to help nonprofit professionals in their work to build a stronger South Side.

06/24/2020

UChicago partners with South Side caterers to provide 50,000 additional free meals to the community

University of Chicago will partner with locally-owned South Side caterers to provide 50,000 free meals over seven weeks to local residents, as well as provide additional assistance to small businesses and nonprofits navigating a landscape shaped by the ongoing pandemic and protests for racial justice.

04/15/2020

University of Chicago Awards $400,000 in Emergency COVID-19 Bridge Grants to 79 South Side Nonprofits

79 COVID-impacted South Side nonprofits will receive grant funding from the University of Chicago to help address their immediate needs and continue their vital programming.

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.