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Feb 21 2017
Community Programs Accelerator Selects Seven South Side Nonprofits
The Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago has selected seven South Side nonprofits to join the program in 2017. The cohort includes organizations whose missions range from addressing homelessness to supporting young aspiring artists to preventing youth violence in local communities.
NewsJan 23 2017
UChicago and South East Chicago Commission Entering a New Era of Partnership and Collaboration
The University of Chicago will partner with the board of directors for the South East Chicago Commission over the next year to transition the SECC to an autonomous, self-governing entity.
NewsDec 5 2016
Dovetail Project Gives Young Father His Wings
For three years, Earnest Hale has held his job at the University of Chicago Medicine while juggling the demands of parenting his three-year-old son, Adyn. The Dovetail Project teaches young African American fathers between the ages of 17-24, life and parenting skills, and their rights as fathers and U.S. citizens.
NewsNov 2 2016
JPMorgan Chase Sponsors Community Programs Accelerator Financial Capacity Building Workshop Series
On November 4, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago will kick off a new series of workshops to improve the financial acumen of nonprofit leaders.
NewsAug 4 2016
UChicago Partners With Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls to Convene First Chicago Event
The Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, an initiative launched by three U.S. congresswomen, including Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois, held its inaugural Chicago event at the University of Chicago's Polsky Exchange on Aug. 26.
NewsJun 16 2016
Dovetail Project Supports Young Fathers With Help From Community Programs Accelerator
A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the situation that led him to community organizing was very typical: he had an absent father.
NewsMay 30 2016
Community-Based Entrepreneurs Discuss Innovation on Chicago’s South Side
South Side communities offer many opportunities for innovators but also face longstanding challenges, according to entrepreneurs and business development specialists who participated in a community-focused panel discussion as part of the University of Chicago’s Innovation Fest.
NewsJan 22 2016
Community Programs Accelerator Selects Six South Side Nonprofits
Of the six South Side nonprofits selected to join the Community Programs Accelerator in 2016, one organization, eta Creative Arts Foundation, will join the core program and receive comprehensive support, while the other five organizations will receive project-based support at the associate level.
NewsJan 20 2016
New Greenline Coffee in the Chicago Innovation Exchange Offers Coffee, Snacks, and Opportunity
Greenline Coffee’s second location – inside the CIE’s main co-working space at 1452 E. 53rd St. in Hyde Park - will provide coffee and snacks to the CIE’s more than 1,500 members, and workforce training and access to CIE benefits to Greenline employees.
NewsJan 18 2016
Civic Leadership Academy Selects 30 Local Government and Nonprofit Leaders for 2016 Class of Fellows
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NewsDec 16 2015
University Signs New Memorandum of Understanding With City of Chicago to Increase Opportunities
The University of Chicago and the city of Chicago have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding that outlines ways the University will work with the city, elected officials and the local community to further develop economic opportunities and jobs on the South Side.
NewsNov 23 2015
The Next 125 Years of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago
On Tuesday, October 27, the Office of Civic Engagement invited mid-South Side residents, local leaders, and the campus community to reflect on the future of civic engagement at the University of Chicago.