HOOD HOPES & URBAN DREAMS

Free Legal Services

The Cook County Bar Association Foundation (CCBAF) will be providing legal services free of charge. If you need legal counseling in the areas of Mortgage Foreclosure Defense and Unemployment Compensation Benefits, please come out and meet with their volunteer attorneys. Saturdays 9:30AM through 1:00PM. The last Saturday of each month: August 28; September 25; October 30; November 27; December 18.  Legal Clinic Location: Chicago Black United Communities, 330 East 37th Street (Lu Palmer Place) Chicago, Illinois 60653, 773-548-2000.

Sarah’s Circle 1st annual Summer Walk 5K

Sarah’s Circle, a refuge for at-risk women, will host its

1st annual Summer Walk 5K

Saturday, June 12,

9AM-12PM.

All proceeds from the 3.1-mile walk will benefit Sarah’s Circle, which provides essential services for women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We encourage participants to raise pledges for the event and create teams of friends, family and co-workers. All ages are welcome. Walkers who are unable to walk five kilometers are still welcome to walk part of the route.

To register for Summer Walk 5K, or to donate money to Sarah’s Circle, please visit our website: www.sarahs-circle.org.

First Annual “Warriors’ Battle of the Decades” Basketball Tournament

Westinghouse College Prep (WCP) Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) will host the First Annual “Warriors’ Battle of the Decades” Basketball Tournament on June 5- 6, 2010 at the new Westinghouse College Prep campus located at 3223 W. Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL. Team registration is open through May 30^TH and tickets go on sale May 7^th.

This event will help support the school’s educational and athletic programs and initiatives that have been recently deferred due to the state of the economy. Now a new educational model and hybrid of two highly competitive programs, WCP introduces students to a rigorous college preparatory curriculum including 4 College to Careers pathways, foreign languages and Advanced Placement options. To register and purchase tickets, log onto www.westinghouseptsa.com/events.html or give us a call at 773-534-6400 Ext. 18676.

Adult and Juvenile Expungement Summit

The Honorable Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and an array of governmental, legal, community and religious organizations and agencies, are sponsoring an Adult and Juvenile Expungement Summit at

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School,

12700 Sacramento Ave. Blue Island, IL,

Saturday, June 5, 2010;

registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Volunteer attorneys will be on-site to help with expungement and sealing applications, and there will be information on criminal and financial identity theft, job training, housing and other services for ex-offenders. For more information call 312-603-5200, or visit www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org.

KID'S DAY AMERICA

   Kids Day America is dedicated to Children's Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness

Join NPN and Total Balance Chiropractic 

   

May 22, 2010 from 10AM to 1PM for a fun, FREE festival dedicated to making Chicago's kids safer and healthier! This free event will be held in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on Ashland Ave. and Barry St. 

 

All are welcome to come out for a day of fun including: Free health screenings and children's identification cards; Kids yoga demonstrations and physical fitness warm up drills; Face painting, educational arts and crafts & environmental awareness projects; Tasty, healthy snacks and other fun giveaways.

For more information and to RSVP go to:

 http://www.npnparents.org/specialEventRsvp.asp?eventref=400.

Free Legal Services

The Cook County Bar Association Foundation (CCBAF) will be providing legal services free of charge. If you need legal counseling in the areas of Mortgage Foreclosure Defense and Unemployment Compensation Benefits, please come out and meet with their volunteer attorneys. Saturdays 9:30AM through 1:00PM. The last Saturday of each month: May 22; June 26; July 31; August 28; September 25; October 30; November 27; December 18.  Legal Clinic Location: Chicago Black United Communities, 330 East 37th Street (Lu Palmer Place) Chicago, Illinois 60653, 773-548-2000.

 

 

Englewood Community Partners 1st Annual Spring Fair

The Englewood Community Partners will be hosting their 1^st Annual Spring Fair, Saturday May 22^nd from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm at True Vine Missionary Baptist Church located 6720 S. Stewart Avenue, Chicago IL 60621. 

Elijah’s House and HHW School for The Performing Arts will be presenting program opportunities available to youth ages 14 to 21; Imagine Englewood If (IEi) will have Lead Screening and information concerning Lead Poisoning and True Vine Missionary Baptist Church will have information pertaining to Christian Education as well as spiritual entertainment. There will be food, music, entertainment for the entire family, information about summer job opportunities for teens and young adults, games and raffles.

If you would like to be participate in our organization’s 1^st Annual Spring Fair in Englewood, please contact Tija Walters, Event Planner at (773) 609-8272 to arrange for space and table setup. For more information about Englewood Community Partners or our 1^st Annual Spring Fair visit the website at www.elijahshouse.org.

PARKWAYS FOUNDATION PROVIDES OVER $200,000 FOR CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT DAY CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

Release Date: 03/10/10

Thanks to a grant of over $200,000 from Parkways Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Chicago Park District, eligible Chicago families will receive scholarships for the popular summer day camp program. The grant will allow the Chicago Park District to subsidize eligible children at a rate of 50% or 75% of the cost to attend the six-week long session.

“Few of us remain unaffected by this difficult economy,” said Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Tim Mitchell. “As a result, many families must eliminate the expense of summer programs in order to afford their basic needs. This scholarship will help eligible families participate in day camp at a fraction of the cost.”

To apply for a scholarship, families must show proof of participation in the federal free or reduced-lunch program. Families who do not participate in the federal lunch program can submit their most recent federal 1040 tax form and copies of their pay stubs for the last 30 days, or their AFDC/TANF case number, as proof of income. The information submitted is confidential and may not be a matter of the public record of the Chicago Park District.

Scholarship awards are only available to City of Chicago residents. Applicants must have current proof of residency such as a driver’s license, state identification card, Medicaid card, rental lease, mortgage statement or utility bill.

On Thursday, March 18 from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., parents can submit required paperwork to see if they qualify at designated “scholarship processing centers” at nine citywide parks. Applicants must bring copies

Haiti Shoe Drive

The Kiwanis Club of Blue Island, IL is sponsoring a used shoe drive to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.  The shoes must be gently used or new.  The shoes collected will benefit Share your soles, a local organization that will distribute the shoes to Haiti. Such as in the First Midwest Bank, Charter One, Blue Island Public Library, Blue Island Recreation Center, Blue Island Park District, Memorial Park Field house, Blue Island City Hall – Clerks office and Metro South Medical Center – Cafeteria main level.   You can drop of shoes at several locations in Blue Island.  Shoes can be dropped of now until April 5^th. 

Free Tax Assistance

The National Association of Black Accountants, Chicago Chapter is offering free tax assistance including electronic filing now through April 10th. Locations are South Shore Library 2505 E. 73rd St. Chicago, IL 60649 (312) 747-5281 from February 6 and 27, March 13 and 27 and April 10.  At the 4th Ward Alderman’s Office 4659 S. Cottage Grove Chicago, IL 60653(773) 536-8103 from February 6 and 2, March 6 and 20 and April 10. Also at the First Christian Church located on 3600 W. 79th St. Chicago, IL 60652(773) 581-1115 from February 6 and 20, March 6 and 20 and April 3 and 10.