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Sep 15 2021
With support from UChicago, Hyde Park Jazz Festival has thrived, fostered local pride, and brought together diverse audiences
Now in its 15th year, the free, community-led festival is drawing acclaimed national and local artists
ProfileNaomi Kebede
For more than 20 years, Summer Links, a program now led by the University Community Service Center within the Office of Civic Engagement, has paired undergraduate students with internships at local community-based organizations like Black Star to explore social issues impacting the City of Chicago.
NewsSep 3 2021
Hyde Park Herald: Local hunger programs continue work amid steady demand
Food programs have continued to gain traction throughout the pandemic. This includes Hyde Park's very own Love Fridge, which arrived last August after a concerted effort by the University of Chicago Community Service Center and local residents.
NewsAug 25 2021
Chicago Citizen: The Accelerator Program provides resources for non-profits
The Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago has, in the past 7 years, been able to largely help with supporting and stabilizing new and older non-profits alike.
NewsAug 24 2021
Hyde Park Herald: Kenwood student explores public science as part of U. of C. internship pilot
A new program offered by the University of Chicago, the Youth Internship Program, offers a six-week opportunity for Chicago Public School students to engage with and learn from the various departments on campus.
NewsAug 18 2021
Chicago Public Schools students gain valuable career experience through campus internships
The new Youth Internship Program is the latest UChicago initiative designed to support the development of skills critical for college, career, and life success
NewsJul 26 2021
After years of support from UChicago’s Community Programs Accelerator, Future Ties on track to provide safe space for more Woodlawn youth
A $1M grant toward a new, expanded facility will also allow the nonprofit to offer wraparound wellness services for other community members
NewsJul 21 2021
Chicago Citizen: Love Fridge, a foodsharing collective, provides for community
The University Community Service Center brought a Love Fridge, a food-sharing collective, to Augustana Church. The Love Fridge fosters a mutual relationship between donators and recipients, while providing food for those in need.
NewsJun 28 2021
New Polsky small business course helps entrepreneurs tap into the power of capital
Its first cohort of sixteen included restaurant owners, real estate agents, retailers, chiropractors, and clothing designers, among others.
NewsJun 28 2021
New, free UChicago course invites community residents — including those with conviction histories — to reflect on themes of identity through humanities texts and professional skills-building
Who I Am, Who We Are is a free, ten-week course for community residents — with priority given to individuals with criminal records or involvement in the justice system — that covers themes like personal and group identity through reading and discussion.
NewsJun 17 2021
Block Club Chicago: Another Love Fridge, ‘a piece of the puzzle’ to address food insecurity, now open around the clock in Hyde Park
UChicago's University Community Service Center partnered with Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park, Love Fridge, UChicago Medicine staff, and University of Chicago Laboratory Schools parents to get the fridge to this location.
NewsJun 15 2021
UChicago’s Civic Actor Studio challenges Chicago’s civic leaders to practice the art of leadership
Led by the University’s Office of Civic Engagement (OCE) and the Court Theatre, the Civic Actor Studio is a unique four-day leadership retreat that invites established and emerging civic leaders to examine the various leadership roles they play.