Don’t Miss These Upcoming NLCCC Partner Meetings

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Good evening. We just wanted to share upcoming NLCCC partner meetings. Please, come out and support our members.

K-TOWN Historic District Association Meeting

Many things have been and are happening in North Lawndale; the District should be and can be a part of it. Governmental and philanthropic organizations know of us now.
We have owner-occupied buildings without the resources for needed repairs, and new building owners displaying no interest in actually living here.
Are there grants to help with those repairs? Is there money available to attract new owner-occupancy with buyer incentives? KTHDA is a non-profit organization, which makes us eligible for grants that may help.
Tell your neighbors and friends. and join us this Thursday, June 23rd, 6:30 pm at Greater St. Paul AME Church, 4236 W Cermak Rd. Let’s explore our possibilities.

Paul Norrington, Founder, Vice-President
K-Town Historic District Association
“Celebrating History and Cultivating the Future”
P.O. Box 24072 Chicago, Il 60624
ktowndistrict@yahoo.com facebook.com/KTHDAssociation

UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH
CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Former Cook County Board President Bobbie Steele Requests the Honor of NLCCC Members’ Presence

United Baptist Church
4242 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60624
Office: (773) 722-4357 Fax: 773-722-8001
http://www.unitedbaptistchicago.net
Rev. Dr. Wilson Daniels, Pastor
Deacon Lamar Coleman, Anniversary Chairman
Tinki Robinson, Anniversary Co-Chairwoman

MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Tinki Robinson, Communications

JUNE 17, 2016 Email: tinkirobinson@gmail.com

Phone: 773-406-6512

CHICAGO’S NORTH LAWNDALE CHURCH CELEBRATES ITS 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

WHO: Roughly 200 members, friends, clergy and dignitaries including: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 24th Ward Alderman Michael Scott Jr., Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele, Congressman Danny K. Davis, Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown, Former President of the Cook County Board Bobbi Steele, Former Alderman Ed Smith, North Lawndale Employment Network Director, Brenda Palms-Barber.

WHAT: 50TH Year Banner Dedication and Prayer Gathering (Outdoor Event)

WHERE: United Baptist Church 4242 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois 60624

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM – 12:30pm

For Further information about the 50th anniversary events and church history, contact Tinki Robinson 773-406-6512 or Email: tinkirobinson@gmail.com.

Rev. Dr. Wilson Daniels, Pastor
United Baptist Church
4242 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60624

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CTA Blue Line Vision Study

Submit project comments electronically to blueweststudy@transitchicago.com

Join the CTA at an open house for the
CTA Blue Line (Forest Park Branch)
OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
WHEN 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WHERE
Altgeld Park Field House
515 S. Washtenaw Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
WHY Do you use any of the CTA Blue Line stations
between UIC-Halsted and Austin?

The CTA is engaging stakeholders on the Forest Park Branch of
the Blue Line and we need your input! Join us at this open house
to give feedback on CTA station concepts and modernization
plans for the Blue Line.

At the meeting, you will be able to view a brief presentation and
exhibits on station improvement concepts, talk with CTA team
members about the project, as well as give us your input on the
preliminary plans.

Can’t make it on the 29th? NO PROBLEM!
We want to hear from you!
Submit project comments electronically to
blueweststudy@transitchicago.com
> How do you access these stations?
> How can we improve your customer experience?
> Tell us which station improvement concept you prefer!
Learn more about the Forest Park Branch Vision Study at http://www.transitchicago.com/blueweststudy

We thank the Austin Weekly News for covering the NLCCC Transportation Subcommittee meeting, in which the proposed expansion project was discussed. http://www.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/6-17-2016/CTA’s-Blue-Line-plans-include-new-West-Side-stations-/

Cook County Commissioner Steele 2nd District Presents
Cook County Land Bank Series

Date: Thursday June 30, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m
Location: Malcolm X College
1900 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60612
(Room 1104 Conf. Hall B)

What is the Cook County Land Bank?
How can the Cook County Land Bank help you promote
development in your community?
How to engage the Cook County Lank Bank.

Partners:
Cook County
Cook County Land Bank
New Covenant Community Coordinating Council
North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
Washington Park Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix Association

NLCCC Potential Funding Opportunities/ Upcoming Meetings and Events

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Good afternoon, everyone. I just wanted to share a few important updates of which you should be aware.

Steering Committee Meeting with the Chicago Community Trust

The Steering Committee is in the process of setting up a meeting with the Chicago Community Trust to discuss the Benefit Chicago initiative, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust and the Calvert Foundation. This initiative will fund social enterprises. We will also discuss the range of products and services provided by the Chicago Community Trust, and the needs of our membership, as outlined on the North Lawndale Community Snapshot survey. We will keep you posted of the outcomes of the discussion.

Chicago Community Trust On the Table/Acting Up Awards Application Video

A number of our members participated in the Chicago Community Trust’s On the Table conversations on May 10th. The Trust will be providing fifty $1,000 grants to various participating groups to ensure that some of the ideas that were discussed to bring about community unity are implemented by the end of the year. Here is the video from the NLCCC application. If selected, we will use proceeds towards the first annual North Lawndale Arts Festival in Douglas Park, to be held August 6, 2016, from 10 am-7 pm. We should know the outcome of the competition the first part of July, 2016.

LISC Quality of Life Planning

NLCCC will be applying for LISC Quality of Life planning funds to strengthen our comprehensive planning process, currently under way with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). CMAP is currently facilitating the comprehensive planning process, with a focus on land use around housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, health care and arts and culture. If we are successful in securing this, we will use the funding to help us strengthen initiatives in those areas that are not being emphasized in the CMAP planning process, such as technology, education, public safety, workforce development and capacity building. We will submit our letter of intent by June 17, 2016, at 6:00 pm.

New Covenant CDC, the fiscal agent for the NLCCC comprehensive planning process, will also serve as the lead agency in this application. Lawndale Christian Development Corporation was the lead agency for the North Lawndale Quality of Life Plan completed in 2005. We thank Richard Townsell, Executive Director of LCDC, and the chairman of the NLCCC housing subcommittee, for supporting this effort.

Please let us know if you are interested in participating in this planning process. If so, we ask that you provide us your contact information so that we may include it as an attachment to our letter of intent to LISC. Ideally, we would also like you to include a letter of support as well. We will provide a model letter under separate cover to those agencies that have expressed an interest in participating.

Upcoming NLCCC Meetings

Please find attached a PDF file of our meetings flyer outlining the meeting schedule for NLCCC subcommittees, as well as a copy of our brochure. A link to the electronic application is found here.

Please Support our Members’ Upcoming Events:

Grand Opening of North Lawndale Peace Parks

HOST: Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center 773-542-9126
SUNDAY, JUNE 5 FROM 12:00 PM
TO 5:00 PM
1st North Lawndale Peace Park
2101 South Spaulding Avenue
Chicago, IL 60623

For more information, please click here.

An Evening Affair With the Board of Directors of HSI

Please join the Board of Directors of Habilitative Systems, Inc. (HSI) on Monday, June 13th at 6:00 pm at the South Shore Cultural Center for an evening overlooking Lake Michigan, enjoying appetizers and cocktails while learning more about this dynamic organization. For more information, please click here.

Please share these announcements widely. Your assistance, as always, is most appreciated!

 

Check Out NLCCC’s Acting Up Awards Application Video

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Each year following On the Table, the Chicago Community Trust hears from excited and passionate community members about the conversations they had and the ways in which they want to make a difference on a local level. This year, the Trust will help ensure creative and actionable ideas raised during the discussions come to fruition.

To this end, the Chicago Community Trust has invited all individuals and organizations to submit a short video featuring their table’s idea of an actionable task to benefit your community. Some ideas included planting a community vegetable garden to buying school supplies for a classroom in need; cleaning up a local playground to supplying dinner for a week at a local soup kitchen. In essence – what could participants do with $1,000 to benefit their community?

On June 28, Chicago Community Trust will announce up to 50 On the Table participants who will receive a $1,000 Acting Up award to implement their idea. The charge is simply to encourage people to work together and take action for the public good.

Here is a copy of the NLCCC video submittal. Regardless of the outcome of the competition, we thoroughly enjoyed participating in several On the Table discussions on May 10th and have come back with a number of ideas that may be incorporated into our community planning process.

NLCCC Participates in On the Table

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NLCCC members participated in several On The Table events on May 10, 2014. On the Table is an annual forum sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust, and is designed to elevate civic conversation, foster new relationships and create a unifying experience across the region. Thousands of Chicago-area residents gathered in small groups to share a meal and discuss the challenges and opportunities we face. These conversations have the potential to inspire new ways we can work together to make our communities stronger, safer and more dynamic.  Check out some of the #OntheTable pictures here.

Subcommittee Meeting Dates

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NLCCC has several subcommittees working across various community sectors. Outlined below is a list of the meetings, dates, times and locations. From time to time it may be necessary to change the meeting dates. It is highly advisable that you contact the subcommittee chair to confirm meeting dates and times before going to your first meeting.

Arts and Culture
Sheila McNary, Chair
sjmcnary1@aol.com
1st Thursday of the Month
Sheila McNary’s Home (I won’t publish her address)
7 pm-9 pm

Capacity Building
Annetta Wilson, Chair
annetta.wilson@sbcglobal.net
2nd Monday of the Month
Sankofa House
4041 West Roosevelt Road
10:00 am

Economic Development
Rodney Brown, Chair
rodney@new-covenantcdc.org
2nd Monday of the Month
New Covenant CDC
1111 South Homan Avenue, 2nd Floor
4:00 pm

Education Committee
Dr. Betty Allen Green, Chair
BAllenGreen@comcast.net
Fourth Monday of the month
10th District Police Station
3315 W. Ogden Avenue
5:00 p.m.

Health and Wellness
Debra Wesley, Chair
debra.wesley@sinai.org
First Tuesday of the month
Sinai Community Institute Town Hall
2753 West Ogden Avenue
10:00 am- 11:30 am

Housing
Richard Townsell, Chair
rtownsell@lcdc.net
Scheduled around Richard’s schedule
Lawndale Christian Development Corporation
3843 West Ogden
4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Infrastructure
Dr. Dennis Deer, Chair
drdeer@deerehabservices.com
2nd Saturday of the Month
Alternating In-Person Meetings and Conference Calls
Deer Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
9:00 am

Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Committee
Annamaria Leon, Chair
annamaria.leon@christywebber.com
Third Monday of the month
UCAN
3640 W Fillmore Street
11 to 12:30

Public Safety
Roger Washington, Chair
kappacheno42@gmail.com
Third Saturday of the Month
UCAN (Nichols Tower)
906 S. Homan Ave., 9th floor
10:00 am

Transportation
Valerie F. Leonard, Chair
valeriefleonard@msn.com
1st Tuesday of the Month
Douglass Branch Library
3353 West 13th Street
6:00 pm-7:30 pm

Workforce Development
Brenda Palms Barber, Chair
brenda@nlen.org
Third Saturday of the month
North Lawndale Employment Network
3726 West Flournoy
1:30 pm-2:30 pm

Please Complete the North Lawndale Snapshot Survey

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Thank you for participating in our survey. Your feedback is important.

As we have shared before, the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council revitalizes the physical, economic and social fiber of the community through strategic and comprehensive planning, civic engagement and implementation of stakeholder-driven initiatives. We continually develop and execute bold community-driven solutions with the input of an engaged community that questions assumptions and challenges the status quo.

From time to time we engage funders in discussions about the issues that impact the North Lawndale community as a whole. In order to get behind the numbers that are so commonly quoted from the Census and other public sources, we are asking you to complete the following survey. The goal is to get a snapshot of the state of North Lawndale organizational stakeholders and to assess their needs. The high level results will be used to make the case for increased funding and investment activity in North Lawndale. If you complete the survey you will receive a copy of the summary and your own organization’s responses.

We will not reveal individual names of contacts or organizations in the summary. While we cannot guarantee that any one organization will be funded through our efforts, the summaries will help you to assess your own organization’s capacity within the context of the “universe” of organizations that respond to the survey. The results may be used for your own internal decision making process; to help inform your strategic planning process or to help you make the case for funding your organization’s capacity building efforts. Complete the survey here.  Please note that this is different from the North Lawndale.Metroquest survey, which focuses on the physical environment.

If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact

Valerie F. Leonard at consulting@valeriefleonard.com;
Dennis Deer at drdeer@deerehabilitationservices.com; or
Rodney Brown at rodney@new-covenantcdc.org.

NORTH LAWNDALE – WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

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What are the biggest challenges facing North Lawndale? How can we make North Lawndale a healthy, vibrant community?

The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are collaborating to develop a neighborhood plan that establishes a unified vision for the North Lawndale community. All residents, business owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders from the community are invited to participate. Join us as we begin the process to create a new North Lawndale Neighborhood Plan.

A Community Planning Conference was held at DRW College Prep on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and we heard from over 300 of your friends, family, and neighbors! Now we are taking our search for ideas to the community at large. Please take the online survey at northlawndale.metroquest.com or visit the iPad kiosk during the months of May and June as it rotates to different locations throughout the neighborhood. The survey will be open through July 1, 2016.

iPad Kiosk Schedule*

·         April 29-May 12 – Sinai Community Institute, 2653 W. Ogden Ave. (Lobby), Chicago

·         May 13-26 – Homan Square Community Center (Lobby), 3517 W. Arthington St., Chicago

·         May 27-June 9 – Lawndale Christian Fitness Center (Green Tomato Cafe), 3750 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago

·         June 10-23 – Chicago Park District, Homan Square (Lobby), 3517 W. Arthington St., Chicago  

* Location and dates subject to change.

For more information, visit the project web page at http://cmap.is/lta-north-lawndale or contact Ashleigh Johnson (ajohnson@cmap.illinois.gov or 312-386-8712) for more information.

Brandon G. Nolin, AICP

Senior Planner

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606

312.386.8752 | bnolin@cmap.illinois.gov

Looking for Artists for our First Annual Arts Festival

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Message from Sheila McNary, Chairperson of the NLCCC Arts and Culture Sub-Committee.

The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council Arts and Culture sub-committee is planning our first event an Arts Festival in Douglas Park August 6th and if you or someone you know would like to showcase their Art or other talents please let us know, we welcome your participation!

Contact Sheila at sjmcnary1@aol.com for further information.

Taking Our Electronic Communication to Another Level

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We want to thank you so much for your support of NLCCC and for following our website and blog.  This website is a work in progress, and rather than doing the work behind an “Under Construction” page we decided to launch it and build it in plain view.  We are bringing content to broaden the sense of community.

The North Lawndale Connection

Our electronic newsletter will be branded “The North Lawndale Connection” to reinforce our role as a community coordinating body.

Community Bulletin Board

If you have announcements that you would like to share for our monthly newsletter, contact  Kimberly George at Kimberly.george@chicagoyouthcenters.org. If you have announcements that you’d like to go on our website, contact Rodney Brown at rodney@new-covenantcdc.org; Dennis Deer at drdeer@deerehabservices or                Valerie F. Leonard at consulting@valeriefleonard.com.

Community Hub

We are in the process of developing a community hub on the NLCCC website. There will be a page each for community-based organizations, businesses, institutions, elected officials, churches, city agencies, state agencies, county agencies, federal agencies. Those entities that are outside the North Lawndale community may be listed on a community partner page. Please let Dennis Deer, Rodney Brown or Valerie F. Leonard know if you would like to assist with this project.

Jobs Board

We thank Rodney Brown, who has volunteered to start a jobs page on our website. Given that the website is still under development, please allow 6-8 weeks before you see this in operation. We’re just priming the pump so you can start sharing that information in this forum and with Rodney.

These are a few example of some of the updates in the works. There are more where these came from, and we will keep you posted.

Hitting the “Reset” Button for North Lawndale

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http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=879089&episodeId=8749381

It has been over 50 years since North Lawndale has had a comprehensive plan that could be used to attract resources and guide public policy as it relates to transportation, utilities, land use, recreation, and housing.  As a result, much of the limited development that has occurred in recent years has not been coordinated or yielded maximum impact for the community as a whole. There are some pockets of North Lawndale that have seen significant development, while other parts have remained untouched since the 1950’s. In an effort to rectify this situation, the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) recently held its first annual community planning conference, in partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), at the DRW College Prep High School on Chicago’s West Side.

Alderman Michael Scott, Jr., Rodney Brown and Dennis Deer will be guests on the Nonprofit “U” radio blog talk show on Monday, April 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Nonprofit “U” is an online forum where nonprofit stakeholders can discuss the latest developments in the sector and increase their capacity to serve their clients and build sustainable communities. Valerie F. Leonard, an expert in community and organizational development is the host. The show will stream live from BlogTalkRadio.com/nonprofit_u.  The archived podcast will be available on BlogTalkRadio, Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU, iTunes and Stitcher.

Alderman Scott, along with Brown, Deer and Leonard, members of the Executive Sub-Committee of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, will recap the conference and share next steps for the community planning process. There will be opportunities for listeners to call in with questions and participate in live chats. Nonprofit professionals, educators and community stakeholders are especially encouraged to call in and share their stories. The live call in number is (347) 884-8121.

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