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

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.

Why You Should Come Out to the Conference Today

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We are preparing for today’s North Lawndale Community Planning Conference, to be held at DRW College Prep High School, 931 South Homan. Here are some pics from the room setup. We thank Kevin Sutton, Kristin Dean, the staff of Homan Square and DRW College Prep High School for their tremendous support.

Please find attached a media alert regarding today’s community planning conference and a conference program. A link to a Facebook Live post is found here.

Register at https://nlcccplanning.org/register

Be sure to complete the community survey at https://northlawndale.metroquest.com/

Registration for CBA Conference: April 2, 9am-4:30pm‏

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We thank our friend, John Paul Jones, President, Sustainable Englewood Initiatives, for sharing the following information. We realize that the registration deadline has passed. We are assuming that, since it was forwarded to him after the deadline, there is still an opportunity to register.

Good afternoon.

I wanted to follow up with you about the CBA Conference. Attached is the agenda and flier to share with your leaders for the conference.

To register yourself and your leaders, please visit: http://bit.ly/ChicagoAreaCBA

Please let me know if you have any questions. If there are any other groups we should speak with (to invite to the conference, or as panelists), please let me know.
-Amalia

Amalia NietoGomez
Executive Director
Alliance of the SouthEast (ASE)
9204 S Commercial Ave., Ste 301
Chicago, IL 60617
773-221-8908 (Office)
773-800-0322 (Cell)
http://www.asechicago.org
facebook.com/AllianceOfTheSoutheast | twitter.com/asechicago



Photo credit: Eric Allix Rogers

Complete the Survey!

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Help Plan North Lawndale’s Future

We have partnered with CMAP to create a Neighborhood Plan that will provide stakeholders and residents with a single guide for improving the neighborhood’s built environment and quality of life. We need your help to define North Lawndale’s future. Please complete the survey here.

Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

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As you may be aware, the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council will be hosting our first annual North Lawndale Community Planning Conference on April 16, 2016, from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at DRW College Preparatory High School, 931 South Homan Avenue. We expect 200 community stakeholders to attend and provide input into the planning process.  We are blessed that Kevin Sutton, Vice President of the Foundation for Homan Square, has agreed to be the chairman of the conference planning committee and we thank him.

We want to make sure the event is accessible to anyone who’d like to attend.  Although the event will be offered free of charge, there are still costs associated with notifying the entire community and producing a top-notch event with food and materials to facilitate discussion.  We are asking each of our Steering Committee members to make a contribution of $100.00.  We are asking rank and file NLCCC members to contribute whatever you can.  We are asking everyone to reach out to your organizations, neighbors, local businesses and other stakeholders to ask them to consider sponsoring the event or making a tax-exempt contribution to a cause that will benefit the community greatly. If we do this work as intended, we will have improved the physical environment in North Lawndale while improving the capacity of our residents, organizations and businesses to take advantage of the benefits the changes to the physical environment will bring.