CNDA26 INTRODUCTION Creating a Balanced City

26TH ANNUAL CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

#CNDA26 INTRODUCTION Creating a Balanced City

Last year’s Chicago Neighborhood Develop- healthcare, clean air, clean water, good ment Awards reflected on the paradigm shift housing and public spaces that support underway throughout our nation, with new, community vitality? young and diverse leaders being elected to Can we alter perceptions so that all recog- federal, state, county and city office. nize that every corner of this city is worth Nowhere is that more evident than in investing in to ensure people have access Chicago where Mayor Lightfoot was elected to the opportunity to create wealth and with a mandate for change. These are prosperity for themselves and their families? welcomed words for all Chicago, and for How do we reach the point when Chicago those who have dedicated their careers to neighborhoods on the South and West community development, we know the devil Sides are no longer the responsibility is in the complexity of the details. of only community development and As we have learned over the years, deci- when Chicago’s central business district sions about what to do, what to fund, what and North Side are no longer the main to set aside and what to lift up as a model priority for Chicago to stay viable as a major raise difficult questions for everyone, from metropolis and leading global city? local leaders to mayors everywhere. How do we all work together to serve the city as a whole and foster the growth that Power, voice, growth, preservation, race, is a fundamental condition for both greater class, equity, access and investment. What- equity and global competitiveness? ever you call it, in a city with wide economic and racial gaps in wealth, employment, In the pages ahead, you will find some education, healthcare, housing and more— answers. This year’s Chicago Neighborhood the question is how to weigh and balance Development Award winners remind us them all. that, when we strengthen one community— by creating integrative housing, improving Can we alter investment patterns to ensure healthcare or creating a new public space— that every neighborhood has the schools, we also strengthen the city as a whole. stores, amenities, public facilities and housing it needs? For nearly 200 years, Chicago has survived and grown—fueled by the changing tapes- Can we assure that people do not have to try of its many neighborhoods, the diversity move out of neighborhoods they love in of its people, the broad base of industry order to obtain the opportunity they seek or and commerce, and an enviable unity of because others want to move in? #CNDA26 purpose. These are the qualities that will Can we assure that every neighborhood assure Chicago’s success in “Creating a  @liscchicago provides access to the education, Balanced City.”  @lisc_chicago facebook.com/liscchicago My Dear Friends and Neighbors, Dear Friends,

I am more than delighted to be with you today for a cel- Welcome to the first-ever online Chicago Neighborhood ebration of community and the people and partnerships Development Awards. that make our neighborhoods, and the city, great. While many of us have learned to have “Zoom” book I have had the pleasure of attending the Chicago clubs, happy hours and meetings, it still feels strange to Neighborhood Development Awards in the past. Since be sending you this book and holding one of the city’s I moved to Chicago three decades ago, I have watched favorite networking events online. and marveled at the accomplishments that come about In such a short period of time there has been much as a result of the partnership of neighborhood vision and heartbreak for our friends, for our communities and for leadership and government, philanthropic and business our city. We at LISC are comforted, however, by the resources. bonds of friendship and the commitment to community This year the Awards have a special meaning for me— that have been evident these last few months—partic- and I believe for the city as a whole. As in years past, the ularly in communities where committed leaders have individuals and groups receiving the coveted awards worked for many years. represent the diversity of our city—its varied neighborhoods with their unique assets and The same boldness of vision, tenacity and caring that has gone into community development needs. It is in this variety of places and people, and their coming together to celebrate, that over the years and which propelled the particular projects and people we now honor springs we more fully understand that it is this binding together of diverse strands that gives Chicago from the same font as the innovation and effectiveness demonstrated during COVID-19. This its strength and resilience. same resiliency is demonstrated in each of the stories told tonight and will be in the stories Yes, we are the city that burned to the ground in the 1871. We also are the city that rebuilt to and projects we celebrate in years to come. become the national and global hub that we are today. Yes, we are a city that lost its steel Every tale you heard tonight is a tale of ingenuity, innovation and resilience. You’ll hear about and its meatpacking industry. Yet, we are the city with perhaps the most diverse economy of creative funding to combine public libraries with public housing and the transformation of any in the nation—open and welcoming to all. an abandoned and toxic stretch of land into a garden that nurtures plants and people. You’ll We can also be proud that, despite the loss of population from some parts of the city, our city learn about the blossoming of community residents into a cadre of healthcare advocates and has, in fact, has become the first choice of places to go to in the Midwest for young people about community parents growing into education advocates and classroom supports. It is this after high school or college, and the first choice in the entire nation for companies that are resilience—and knowing that all of you participating today are part of a resilient community— expanding or relocating. It is true that our unmatched cultural institutions and enviable geo- that instills us with confidence that we will move forward together to recover and rebuild. graphic location are a draw. So, too, is our city’s robust neighborhood life. A special thank you to our donors, partners, the LISC team and our consultants who worked It is the strength and resiliency of our people, our partnerships and our neighborhoods that tirelessly to make this special event happen. And while today’s event gave you a “taste of give me confidence that we will conquer the challenges we face and emerge stronger and what’s up in Chicago” be sure to learn more about this year’s winners and performers at more united than ever. www.lisc-cnda.org.

Congratulations to all! Happy 26th CNDA, Chicago,

Lori E. Lightfoot Meghan K. Harte Mayor Executive Director, LISC Chicago CNDA AWARDS & CELEBRATION May 6 May 7 WELCOME PRESENTATION OF AWARDS WELCOME PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Meghan Harte The Chicago Prize Meghan Harte The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Executive Director, LISC Chicago Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker, Executive Director, LISC Chicago Award for Architectural Samantha Chatman The Pritzker Traubert Foundation Val Warner Excellence in Community Design ABC7 Chicago ABC7 Chicago Presented by Richard Driehaus Polk Bros. Foundation and Anne Lazar, Affordable Rental Housing KEYNOTE PRESENTATION OF AWARDS The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award Mayor Lori Lightfoot Outstanding For-Profit First Place Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Real Estate Project Award John Ronan Architects LLC for PRESENTATION OF AWARDS for West Town Preservation DL3 Realty and Terraco Real Estate Independence Library & Apartments The Chicago Community Trust Presented by Deborah Bennett Outstanding Community Plan Award and Gillian Darlow, for the Woodlawn Jewel-Osco Second Place Polk Bros. Foundation Presented by Maurice Jones, Austin Coming Together for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation JGMA for KLEO Art Residences Austin Quality-of-Life Plan ENTERTAINMENT The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Third Place Presented by Helene Gayle, Ida y Vuelta Illinois Healthy Community Award The Chicago Community Trust Landon Bone Baker Architects for PRESENTATION OF AWARDS La Casa Norte Foundation Center The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Enlace Chicago for Community Health Workers — Health Equity Initiative Award for Outstanding Non-Profit John D. and Catherine T. ENTERTAINMENT Neighborhood Real Estate Project MacArthur Foundation Presented by Harmony Harrington, Creative Placemaking Award Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois E’mon Lauren, Accion Chicago and Young Chicago Authors The Woods Fund Chicago the Industrial Council of Nearwest El Paseo Community Garden Power of Community Award PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Chicago for The Hatchery Presented by Tawa Mitchell, The John D. and Catherine T. CIBC Norman Bobins Presented by Samantha Chatman, Southwest Organizing Project MacArthur Foundation Emerging Leader Award ABC7 Chicago and Logan Square Neighborhood Richard M. Daley Friend of the Association for the Parent ENTERTAINMENT Deon Lucas Neighborhoods Award Engagement Institute Presented by Brant Ahrens, CIBC Toronzo Cannon Marca Bristo Presented by Michelle Morales, Woods Fund Chicago CLOSING REMARKS Presented by Gery Chico, Board Chair of LISC Meghan Harte ENTERTAINMENT Executive Director, LISC Chicago CLOSING REMARKS Reginald Robinson ENTERTAINMENT Meghan Harte Executive Director, LISC Chicago Open the Circle

ENTERTAINMENT Mykele Deville AWARDS COMMITTEE Judges JUDGES Dena Bell Annie Kraft Guacolda Reyes Deborah Bennett Rosa Ortiz IFF Federal Home Loan Bank Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. of Chicago Polk Bros. Foundation (CHAIR) City of Chicago, Deborah Bennett Shandra Richardson Polk Bros. Foundation Mark Kruse The Chicago Community Trust Department of Housing Calvin Holmes Jack Bernard Heartland Housing Ravi Ricker Chicago Community Loan Fund Julie Chavez JPMorgan Chase John Kuhnen Wrap Architecture Chris Brown IFF Mary Fran Riley Joanna Trotter Bank of America Southwest Organizing Project Paul Lopez Accion Chicago First Midwest Bank The Chicago Community Trust Tawa Mitchell Consuella Brown Claudia Rodriguez Jamie Lutton POAH The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Alexis Chernak Lawrence Grisham Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen Capital One Adam Rogers Foundation Tameka Christian Robert Macyauski CIBC Lisa Ladonna Cooper Fifth Third Bank Louise Powell Advocate Charitable Foundation Gaby Roman State Farm Lynne Cunningham Katrina Malone Devon Bank The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Pamela Daniels-Halisi Dell McCoy Andrew Ruehl JeNyce Boolton Foundation BMO Harris Bank JPMorgan Chase Wells Fargo Bank US Bank Felicia Dawson Gwen McNutt Dennis Ryan Nicole Johnson-Scales Kathleen Day Comcast Holy Cross Hospital Nick Brunick Fifth Third Bank POAH Ron Milsap Ernie Sanders Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C. Andy DeCoux Providence Bank Norma Sanders Caronina Grimble IL Housing Development Tawa Mitchell Greater Auburn Gresham Casandra Slade Woods Fund Chicago Authority The John D. and Catherine T. Development Corp. Wintrust Financial Lesly Flores MacArthur Foundation Trish Sessa James Rudyak First Midwest Bank Steven Montgomery BMO Harris Bank LCM Architects Katie Cangimi Northwest Side Housing Center Elliot Frolichstein-Appel Erica Spangler Raz Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois RBC Capital Markets Deborah Moore Chicago Lawyers’ Committee Matt Reilein Jeanne Gieseke Neighborhood Housing Services for Civil Rights of Chicago Jeff Bone National Equity Fund US Bank Anne-Marie St. Germaine Landon Bone Baker Kathleen Gregory Christine Moran Terrace Strategies IL Housing Development Caronina Grimble Haley Taylor Authority Charlie Corrigan Woods Fund Chicago JPMorgan Chase Michael Newman Jake Gross Karen Thomas JPMorgan Chase Shed Studios Byline Bank CIBC Cheryl Noel Adam Gross Mike Tomas Wrap Architecture BPI Garfield Park Community Council Tiffany Odeh Danny Gutman Katrina Van Valkenburgh Associated Bank CIBC Corporation for Supportive SELECTION PROCESS Heather Parish Housing Damion Herron Pierce Family Foundation A wide variety of dedicated organizations and innovative projects contended for the 2020 JPMorgan Chase Kenneth Varner Rachel Pate Healthy Schoools Campaign Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. Teams of volunteer judges—from the non-profit, Andrew Hugger The Chicago Community Trust Bank of America Tim Veenstra public and for-profit sectors—evaluated each submission against three criteria: effectiveness Mary Penn IL Housing Development Ed Jacob of the organizational and developmental process; community impact; project or organizational Chicago Commons Authority Tenisha Jones challenge. After a series of site visits, judges made recommendations to the Awards Committee Westside United Heidy Persaud Joyce Vela PMCS LCM Architects for final determination. Kristine Jurmu IL Housing Development Louise Powell Isabel Velez Diez Authority The John D. and Catherine T. Accion Chicago MacArthur Foundation Susan Kaplan Paul Vlamis Tim Klont Keith Pryor JPMorgan Chase IL Housing Development Federal Home Loan Bank of Cheryl Wilson Authority Chicago CIBC LaDonna Reed Associated Bank 8 THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PLAN AWARD Austin Coming Together for the Austin Quality-of-Life Plan

Despite being Chicago’s geographically larg- • At Madison and Central, Austin’s West est and second most populous community, Side Health Authority has reclaimed the Austin has long been defined by the media long-shuttered Emmet Elementary School, and pundits by its losses rather than its assets. turning it into the education/retail/incu- By 2017, leaders of many local organizations bator hub, Aspire Center for Workforce came together to change that perception Innovation and address the challenges that fed it. Their • Through community ties to city-wide method—the creation of a Quality-of-Life Plan forces, Austin’s Michele Clark High School (QLP) to chart a course for Austin’s future. became the first West Side high school to The leaders agreed that the local 50-member offer the rigorous International Baccalau- collaborative, Austin Coming Together (ACT), reate program was the logical organization to guide the • The Economic Development Task Force process and appointed a 20-person steering is tackling the challenge of connecting committee to begin to create the blueprint. Austin’s disparate workforce development Over a two-year period, ACT and the broadly efforts to each other and to potential representative steering committee brought employment together hundreds of community residents and • Addressing the issues of the built envi- public officials to design an action agenda that ronment, task forces are making strides in was made public in December 2018. assessing needs and amassing resources Austin’s Quality-of-Life Plan consists of 23 strat- for housing, green space, and renewal of egies and 84 actions that address the essential the neighborhood’s commercial corridors issues: Community Narrative, Economic Devel- opment, Education, Housing, Public Safety, As to impact, life-long resident and Austin Youth Empowerment, and Civic Engagement, Coming Together Executive Director as well as a focus on two critical locations: Chi- Darnell Shields says, “While the projects are cago Avenue from Central to Laramie, and the great, what has transpired feels even more Madison Street–Central Avenue intersection. profound. From our perspectives, which are As evidence of their commitment to changing diverse but always grounded in the commu- the community, all of the organizations took nity, we have reclaimed our own history, and responsibility for the implementation of one or together are creating our future.” more aspects of the plan. For its powerful vision, the collaborative As a testament to the power of the plan, the process that made it possible, and the enthusiasm and work continues. Since its extraordinary commitment to its implemen- release, at least one Priority Action has been tation, this year’s recipient of the Chicago identified for each strategy and an impressive Community Trust Outstanding Community 36 unique organizations have committed to Plan Award is the Austin community’s Quali- the plan as Implementation Partners. ty-of-Life Plan. THE RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT NEIGHBORHOOD REAL ESTATE PROJECT Accion Chicago and the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago for The Hatchery

East Garfield Park may have lost its man- • workshops and education seminars that ufacturing jobs over past decades, but it help entrepreneurs “grow in place” never lost its entrepreneurs. Few know that • on-site Culinary Training Program, spear- better than Accion and the Industrial Coun- headed by renowned Chicago chef Rick cil of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC). Accion’s Bayless, that trains aspiring chefs and loans to business start-ups and ICNC’s places them in the city’s best restaurants incubator space for emerging companies have been beacons of hope to those with • Accion’s headquarters office big ideas but few resources. Just as important, the East Garfield Park With deep relationships with food and community has adopted the building as beverage entrepreneurs, Accion and ICNC became keenly aware that, just as Chicago was producing an ever-more-diverse and growing group of food entrepreneurs and aspiring chefs, there were few locations where their needs for affordable cooking and storage space could be met.

With what can only be described as entrepreneurial ingenuity, Accion and ICNC turned challenge into opportunity. Vetting their ideas with users and working with a place for meetings and events, and the West Side leaders, they envisioned a facility natural place to expand the Garfield Park with kitchens, storage, meeting space, and Neighborhood Market year-round. even financial services that could support and serve the needs of cooks and bakers Angela Taylor from the Garfield Park Com- at all levels and, at the same time, bring munity Council said, “As I look around at new investment to the East Garfield Park people cooking, at young people learning, neighborhood. at the investment that the building itself represents, I am proud to be a part of this Today, on the site of a former bakery, is vote of confidence in East Garfield Park and The Hatchery. A visually striking structure, it our people.” provides: For its thoughtful design that, in form and • 54 private kitchens leasable by the year function, meets the needs of its diverse and six shared kitchen spaces available by users, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation the hour Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighbor- • dry/cold storage, loading docks and hood Real Estate Project goes this year to meeting space The Hatchery. PHOTOS: NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER raco RealEstate. Afteryearsoffutileefforts well-known shoppingcenterconsultant Ter- myriad ofrelationships,Leonpartnered with understanding ofthecity’sSouth Sideanda did. RaisednearWoodlawn,with adeep DL3 Realtyofferedtohelp,and help he to secureagrocerystore.Leon Walker of nue, POAHandtheCityremainedunable and availablelandonCottageGroveAve- Yet, eventhen,despiteallthenewhousing since the1960s. and incomeswererising—forthefirsttime 2018, crimewasdown,populationup mixed-income homesandapartments.By building andrenovationofmorethan1,000 of neighborhoodinvestments,includingthe turned that$30.5millioninto$410 and othernon-profitdevelopers,POAH Working withtheNetworkofWoodlawn neighborhood. new grocerystorecouldbeluredtothe community, fewwereconfidentthata a springboardtorevivedmixed-income distressed Section8housingprojectas grant tousetheredevelopmentofa and theCityofChicagoa$30.5million Preservation ofAffordableHousing(POAH) tion awardednonprofithousingdeveloper Even in2011,whentheObamaAdministra- Woodlawn. this losswaskeenlyfeltbytheresidentsof Without afull-servicegroceryfor50years, many stores,thebanksandgrocers. Less visibleisthelosstheyrepresent—the boarded-up buildingstelladispiritingstory. in aneighborhood.Vacantlotsand It isrelativelyeasytoseedisinvestment for theWoodlawnJewel-Osco DL3 RealtyandTerracoRealEstate REAL ESTATE PROJECT AWARD OUTSTANDING FOR-PROFIT Estate Project. Outstanding For-ProfitNeighborhood Real are thisyear’srecipientsoftheaward for nity, DL3RealtyandTerracoReal Estate collaboration withtheWoodlawn commu- For theirtenacity,visionand their resident JeaneClark. development canlooklike,”saidlong-time equitable, people-poweredeconomic “This grocerystoreisamodelforwhat residents whohadbeenhired. locally, butalsobythe200community not onlybyneighborseagertoshop opened inMarch2019,itwascelebrated for jobs.WhentheJewel-Oscostore Center torecruitandtrainarearesidents with POAHattheWoodlawnResource The companyspentthenextyearworking ern TrustandloansfromFifthThirdBank. Tax Credits,equityinvestmentsfromNorth- Cottage GrovefinancedwithNewMarket grocery storeandpharmacyat60th on a48,000-square-foot,full-service In March2018,Jewel-Oscobrokeground his partnerslandedadeal. by manyothers,withinsixmonthsLeonand

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We will award a single $10 million grant to a THE CHICAGO PRIZE community-driven project that is investment-ready The Chicago Prize, an initiative of the and uses the built Pritzker Traubert Foundation environment to change lives, by the block, the Chicago’s South and West Sides are The Pritzker Traubert Foundation, through community area or the composed of vibrant neighborhoods and the Chicago Prize, continues to believe whole neighborhood. communities – a vitality and uniqueness on in leaders who can marshal resources, Applicants were asked display in a variety of ways including the build resiliency, and pursue bold ideas to to share their ideas for murals along 79th Street, the retailers of transform their neighborhoods. And, we are building something vital to 26th Street and the boulevards connecting proud to be part of a growing community their communities. They Columbus, Garfield and Douglas parks. It’s of investors committed to the same. We were challenged to detail a vibrancy that’s nurtured by networks of invite you to learn more about the Chicago AUSTIN how, if provided with residents, block club captains, business Prize Finalists, their plans, and, by Fall 2020, $10 million, they would leaders, government officials, nonprofit hear about which team will receive a $10 leverage the grant, impact professionals, and others committed to million-dollar grant at www.ptfound.org/ specific communities, strengthening their communities for today chicagoprize. yield a feasible action and working together to provide an even plan and, assemble the stronger future for their children. Six teams share their plans for using the built environment to lift our city right team to execute the Today, the world is experiencing an unprec- The Pritzker Traubert Foundation launched plan. The winning project, edented crisis. The disproportionate impact the Chicago Prize in 2019 to celebrate and to be announced later this of COVID-19 on African-American and Latinx accelerate the spirit of vibrancy, commit- year, will unlock neighbor- people make the work of these communi- ment, collaboration, and imagination that hood potential and create ties even more challenging. propels Chicago’s South and West Side. a better economic future for residents on Chicago’s South or West Side. ENGLEWOOD More than 80 community Traubert Foundation extends its sincere partnerships submitted their bold ideas in appreciation to those involved in the Chi- Summer 2019. From among these, six com- cago Prize -- the Finalists, external partners munity-driven, collaboratively-led projects and extended community of experts that emerged as finalists. continue to work to make Chicago a better These projects captured the confidence city for all its residents. of 65 local civic leaders, who lent their Join the Pritzker Traubert Foundation in time and talent to review submissions. supporting the six finalist teams. Celebrate The six teams have worked tirelessly over their projects. Support their efforts. Contact the last four months to strengthen their team leaders to discuss their plans. Invest in plans with an array of experts who were their bold ideas. willing to offer their support, including the City of Chicago Department of Planning Learn more and help and Development, DLA Piper, Michael move projects forward Fassnacht & FCB, IFF, Lever for Change, Visit PTFound.org for more information, Mt. Auburn Associates, The Bridgespan videos, and to hear WBEZ stories on each Group, and SB Friedman. The Pritzker Finalist. LITTLE VILLAGE The Chicago Prize Finalists

CATALYTIC DEVELOPMENT THE ASPIRE INITIATIVE OF AUSTIN OF AUBURN GRESHAM Team: Westside Health Authority, Austin Team: Greater Auburn Gresham Devel- Coming Together, By the Hand Club, opment Corporation, Green Era, Urban United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, LISC Growers Collective, New Pisgah Community Chicago, IFF, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Service Organization Purpose Built Communities, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen Overview: The Catalytic Development of Auburn Gresham is a portfolio of three Overview: Aspire builds on the momen- investment-ready capital projects poised tum of the Austin Quality-of- Life Plan to reinvigorate this South Side, predom- to create four investments strategically inantly Black neighborhood as a thriving clustered around existing assets to create destination. a high-quality, cradle-to-career educational system and a revitalized economy by and ECONOMIC EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY Plan components: Sinai ambulatory surgical Plan components: Community health; VIA A LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HUB center with mixed-income housing and renewable energy and urban farming for Austin residents. Team: Delta Institute, Little Village Environ- commercial development; affordable hous- campus; affordable housing; job training; Plan components: Early learning, health mental Justice Organization (LVEJO) ing; a hub for workforce programs, social business incubation center. and recreation facility; curricular expansion enterprises, pop-up retail and community at Austin College and Career Overview: LVEJO and Delta Institute will amenities; and a housing and programming Academy; business incubator; create a new community hub to provide SOUTH CHICAGO space for Opportunity Youth. and affordable housing. Little Village and Southwest Chicago — areas composed primarily of working Latino GO GREEN ON RACINE: WORKING TOGETHER TO American families — with food equity and AN ENGLEWOOD REINVIGORATE SOUTH CHICAGO economic development opportunities. RISING PROJECT Team: Claretian Associates, Interfaith Team: Inner-City Muslim Plan components: commercial prep and Housing Development, Corporation, Special Action Network (IMAN), Team- training kitchen; community meeting space; Service Area #5, Our Lady of Guadalupe, work Englewood, Resident retail center for purchasing food from the Parish/School, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Association of Greater Engle- LVEJO Urban Farm. NeighborSpace, 10th Ward Alderwoman wood (R.A.G.E), E.G. Woode Susan Garza NOW IS THE TIME: ADVANCING Overview: Built on the com- NORTH LAWNDALE TOGETHER Overview: This project will create a spark munity vision and aligned with Team: Lawndale Christian Development for South Chicago’s built environment, hous- Englewood Quality-of-Life Corporation, Lawndale Christian Legal Cen- ing portfolio, and workforce development Plans, Go Green on Racine: ter, New Covenant CDC, North Lawndale opportunities in three to five years, while NORTH LAWNDALE An Englewood Rising Project Community Coordinating Council, North bolstering long-term sustainable efforts that is a cutting-edge initiative to Lawndale Employment Network, Sinai vastly improve economic development and develop a thriving green node Community Institute, Sinai Health System, health outcomes. in the heart of Englewood Under the Grid Plan components: Six repurposed facilities, with, by and for residents. Overview: Following North Lawndale’s three new public spaces; affordable hous- Plan components: Retail Quality-of-Life Plan designed by and for ing; six multi-family units; a grocery store; a food co-op; mixed-use residents, key capital projects will catalyze community performing arts facility; an indoor development (residential, the economic stability of long-time resi- soccer arena; a 10-lot outdoor play space; business incubator, co- dents, working families, low-income families, a gym; a business incubator and workforce working, food retail); recycling Opportunity Youth, and residents ready to development café; and, streetscape enterprise. secure quality jobs. improvements. POLK BROS. FOUNDATION AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PRESERVATION AWARD Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation for West Town Preservation

By 1983, when Bickerdike Redevelopment With the apartments needing refurbishing and Corporation erected its first dozen West new financing mandatory, Bickerdike faced a Town Housing dwellings, the organization new and daunting challenge. Bickerdike was was already known as a builder of afford- pressured to sell its ownership share to its for- able for-sale single-family homes. In 1986 profit partner, which planned to demolish the with the new resource of the Federal Low housing to make way for high-end dwellings. Income Housing Tax Credit for multi-family Bickerdike said no. Instead it guaranteed rental housing, Bickerdike began creating families long-term stability as it bought out its larger scale affordable rentals to create a partner and proceeded with rehab of all of the variety of housing options for families. apartments with only a temporary relocation of the families. Bickerdike supplemented their housing expertise and renowned neighborhood This spring all 312 apartments will be reputation by partnering with a for-profit complete, updated in style and energy developer with multi-unit rental experience. efficiency. This milestone will be marked In only five years, the organization built by the unveiling of a mural dedicated to 318 apartments in town homes and small L. Frank Baum, author of “The Wizard of buildings scattered from Ashland to Kedzie, Oz,” who lived on the site of the homes. Division to North—all affordable to individ- Bickerdike Executive Director Joy Aruguete, uals or families earning up to 60 percent of commented, “It’s so appropriate. For our area median income. tenants, these homes are the Emerald City; for us, the path to ensuring that families Fast forward to 2017. The communities have the homes they need is our yellow where Bickerdike built these and another brick road.” 1,000 apartments had changed. Even before the opening of The 606 elevated park and For its wisdom, tenacity and compassion, trail, property values and real estate taxes Bickerdike is this year’s recipient of the Polk had risen faster than in any other part of the Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing city—forcing out lower income families. Preservation Award.

12 PHOTOS: LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER PHOTOS: NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER El PaseoCommunityGarden FOUNDATION CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AWARD JOHN D. ANDCATHERINE T. MACARTHUR hood. Not only does the land boast vegetable hood. Notonlydoes thelandboastvegetable planting andgathering spacefortheneighbor transformed thesmallgardeninto anabundant neighbors wentintohighgear.Together they With cleansoil,theAcevedosand their Agency removedthecontaminated soil. in 2013whentheEnvironmental Protection federal governmentforhelp,whicharrived to avoidthecontaminationandlobbied began toplantonthesiteusingraisedbeds nio Acevedoandtheircommunitypartners Undaunted, localresidentsPaulaandAnto- make ithappen. inated lotbutprovidednofundingtohelp a smallcommunitygardenonthecontam- the tenantsandapprovedcreationof City ofChicagobuiltasidewalkforuseby building ofnearbyaffordablehousing,the nity. Thingschangedin2009.Duringthe had longbeenaproblemforthecommu- gamon betweenCullertonand21stStreet, to school,theformerindustrialsite,onSan- Used solelyasashortcutforchildrengoing ated areplicablemodel. people ofthePilsencommunityhavecre- long-standing andnewerresidents?The suffered fromitspollutionisusedtobenefit industrial landinacommunitythathas What doyoutoensurethatformer - presented toElPaseo CommunityGarden. T. MacArthurCreative PlacemakingAwardis past tothefuture,JohnD.and Catherine strength ofthecommunityandthat linksthe diversity, historyandculturethat is the For creatingaspacethatcelebrates the few shortyearsago.” together inwaysthatwereunimaginablejusta “The gardenAcevedo. Paula said brings us become moreactiveinthecommunity,” ages peopletogrowhealthyfoodand “El Paseo is a community space that encour legacy ofthisimmigrantcommunity. depiction ofthepastandenduring celebrates Latinoculture—avibrantvisual that showcasesthehistoryofPilsenand images ofathree-phasemuralproject munity Gardenbecamehometothefirst In 2017,whatisnowtheElPaseoCom- outdoor classroomcalled“TheHive.” meditation andgardenworkshopsinan as thespacehostsKidsGardenDays,yoga, Gatherings forpeopleareequallydiverse plants, awetlandandanherbspiral. peaches tograpes,40speciesofflowering a permaculturesitewithediblevarieties,from butterfly garden,nativeprairieplantingsand a and flowergardens,buttherearealsonow - RICHARD M. DALEY FRIEND OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AWARD Marca Bristo

Many leaders have made a difference in the She was committed to bringing the prog- lives of Chicago residents and their commu- ress made by people with disabilities in this nities. Rarely do we encounter a person who nation to the more than one billion people changes the world. Marca Bristo, who died with disabilities across the globe. As pres- on September 8, 2019, was one such person. ident of the U.S. International Council on Disabilities, Marca worked tirelessly for the A registered nurse, at age 23 Marca became International Convention on the Rights of disabled as a result of a diving accident. Persons with Disabilities. Despite President Soon after, she became President and CEO Obama’s signature, the U.S. Senate has of Access Living, the organization that she twice refused to join the 180 countries that founded to create opportunities for people have ratified the treaty. with disabilities through the pursuit of pro- gressive and just policies on the local, state Marca was co-founder and President of the and national levels and around the world. National Council on Independent Living and served on the Boards of the Ford Founda- Over the past three decades, Marca Bristo tion and Rush University Medical Center. and Access Living brought, and won, landmark lawsuits to enforce the civil rights of More recently, she launched a landmark people with disabilities, including wheelchair lawsuit asserting that the City of Chicago accessibility in Illinois public transportation. has failed, for two decades, to meet its On the national level, Marca was instrumental obligations under federal law for accessible in the drafting and passage of the Americans housing in its affordable housing programs. with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act While Marca may be gone, her spirit and her Amendments of 1988. quest live on.

President Clinton appointed Marca as chair For her indomitable spirit, her inspiring of the National Council on Disability, the leadership, her innumerable tangible first person with a disability to hold that role, accomplishments and their enduring legacy where she served from 1994 to 2002. She here in Chicago and around the world, was a member of the Obama Foundation Marca Bristo is this year’s recipient of the Inclusion Council and co-chaired the Human Richard M. Daley Friend of the Neighbor- Rights Watch Disability Advisory Committee. hoods Award. THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS HEALTHY COMMUNITY AWARD Enlace Chicago for Community Health Workers — Health Equity Initiative

Accessing healthcare always presents As important, the model is being replicated challenges; the procedures and forms are with the development by the City Colleges confusing, if not intimidating. For those of Chicago of Spanish language CHW whose first language is not English, the certification programs and work among all barriers are even greater. health institutions in Chicago to ensure that immigrants are welcomed and protected. Nowhere in Chicago has this been more deeply felt than in the Little Village One community resident was so grateful neighborhood, where 84 percent of for the assistance she received to help her residents are Latinx, 39 percent are for- access the medical care that saved her hus- eign-born and an estimated 25 percent band’s life that she joined the Enlace effort. are undocumented. At an estimated 44 Today, she has a full-time position on the percent, Little Village also has the high- Enlace team working with members of the est percentage of uninsured residents as community to make sure they lead healthier well as childhood obesity and untreated mental health issues.

While community wellness had always been part of Enlace’s Quality-of-Life Plan, the passage of the Affordable Care Act finally created the opportunity to address the situation by providing funding and new access to health care—and Enlace went to work.

The goal: Improve community health by increasing knowledge and access to resources. The method: extend their partnership with community schools and, beginning in 2012, hire trusted local leaders as Community Health Workers (CHWs) who could connect residents to health insurance and services, as well as train them in lives and that they, too, have access to the improving their lifestyles and nutrition. resources they need.

Today, the Little Village community is For its creation of a new model of service healthier and stronger. Nearly one-third of delivery and community empowerment, this the residents are in healthcare and healthy year’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois living programs and, despite language Healthy Community Award goes to Enlace challenges, virtually all are connected to for their Community Health Worker Health affordable healthcare. Equity Initiative. THE WOODS FUND CHICAGO POWER OF COMMUNITY AWARD Southwest Organizing Project and Logan Square Neighborhood Association for the Parent Engagement Institute

Educated by their battles to maintain affordable housing for Latinx and Afri- can-American residents threatened with displacement, in 1994 the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) brought the strength of community voice to area schools. Creating the city’s first Parent Mentor Program, the organization empow- ered mothers to advocate and win more community-friendly schools where their children could thrive. This successful effort network of moms and local organizations was admired across the city and in 2004 not only lobbied in Springfield, but they was replicated by the Southwest Organizing also brought legislators to them to show the Project (SWOP) in Chicago Lawn. impact in the classroom on student achievement, student behavior and school success. Less than a decade later, both organizations had developed a model that integrated In Spring 2019, the efforts of 925 parent moms in schools in a manner that improved mentors working with 30 community organi- their children’s outcomes and enhanced the zations in 117 schools garnered $3.5 million schools’ relationships with the community, from the Illinois legislature. and a corps of activist mothers devoted to The new funding is helping PEI expand changing policies, in and out of school, that again to 1,150 mentors in 148 schools inhibited the potential of children. across 23 school districts and 50 state In 2012, LSNA and SWOP joined forces. legislative districts. That is not the only Together they created the Parent Engagement victory. Through PEI’s efforts, teachers and Institute (PEI) with the ambitious goal of replicat- administrators now see parents as essential ing their Chicago efforts around the state. partners. Where parents were once reticent, their voices are now heard, not only in the In its first year, and against all odds, the classroom for education equity but for just young network fought for and won $1 million and equitable housing, healthcare and in state funding. With it, PEI expanded to 13 immigration reform. organizations training parents in 62 schools, including 20 outside of Chicago. Over the For their courageous leadership, robust col- next seven years, with parent mentors laboration and skillful organizing for voice working with state representatives as well and power, SWOP and LSNA are this year’s as their local schools and in the classrooms, recipients of the Woods Fund of Chicago the network continued to grow. Despite Power of Community Award for the Parent state budget cuts and payment delays, the Engagement Institute. Jury

THE RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY DESIGN The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design was created, in conjunction with the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, to encourage development that respects and strengthens the city’s unmatched architectural heritage—especially in neighborhoods confronting economic and social challenges.

Each year, the award recognizes three developments that are making a significant contribu- tion to the social, visual and cultural life of their neighborhoods through quality of design.

SELECTION PROCESS Based upon the jurists’ site review of finalists selected from all of the applicants received, three projects were chosen for recognition this year. The jury evaluated each submission according to established criteria. For consideration, a project must: demonstrate superior quality design; enhance or serve as an integral part of the comprehensive development of the community; and exhibit a creative design solution that could become a model for projects in other neighborhoods.

JURY Tom Beeby Richard Sciortino HBRA Architects (retired), Jury Chair Brinshore Development Anne Lazar Cynthia Chan Roubik The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation City of Chicago, Department of Kevin Harrington Planning & Development IIT (retired) Angela Hurlock Ernie Wong Claretian Associates Site Design Group, Ltd Nootan Bharani Linda Searl Place Lab at the University of Chicago Searl Lamaster Howe Architects Robert Jank Deon Lucas Northern Trust (retired) Hanns Erving Andrea Sáenz The Chicago Community Trust RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY DESIGN - FIRST PLACE John Ronan Architects LLC for Independence Library & Apartments

while 44 one- and two-bedroom apartments for seniors are on the upper four floors.

With handsome materials such as striated concrete and corrugated metal, chosen for their beauty as well as their functionality, the building has drawn acclaim from users and architectural critics alike. Apartments and hallways are colorful, avoiding an institutional feeling and helping residents find their way. While the library is aligned with neighboring buildings at street-level for continuity, the residential tower is set back to diminish any sense of bulk to the structure. Responding to the community and While it took 130 years to meet their emblematic of the collaborative process request, the residents of Old Irving Park in the design of the building, on its south were elated at the opening of the Chicago elevation is a large owl—the symbol of the Public Library, Independence Branch, which Chicago Public Library. creatively offered both the long-desired library and greatly needed affordable hous- The two-story library is designed to meet ing to the community. the needs of users of all ages. While tots have a space on the first floor, broad stairs, Challenged by fiscal constraints and also used for seating for story time and responding to the need for vibrant commu- lectures, provide a transition to the second nity centers, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel floor with its many special teen room and proposed the novel solution of combining adult study spaces. Walls of windows to the affordable housing and a community library west and east provide abundant natural into a single structure. light and there is a second-floor outdoor One of three such innovative developments patio for resident use, which is comple- in Chicago, Independence Library and mented by architecturally designed lighting Apartments is the work of award-winning inside—as much art as light. architect John Ronan Architects LLC, for For a truly creative and attractive design that developer Evergreen Real Estate Services, meets public and private needs and respects the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago a public budget, this year’s recipient of the Housing Authority. First Place Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Built along north Elston Avenue, the two- Award for Architectural Excellence in Com- story, 16,000-square-foot library occupies munity Design is John Ronan Architects LLC the ground and second floors of the building, for the Independence Library & Apartments.

22 PHOTOS: NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY DESIGN - SECOND PLACE JGMA for KLEO Art Residences

Community activist Torrey Barrett had a said they desired while saving on utility dream of creating a building in Washington costs and illuminating the building at night. Park that both the artists and neighborhood Further reflecting neighborhood input, and residents who mingled at the community the colors of a community mural that can center he founded in memory of his sister be seen from all of the windows on the could call home. When former Mayor Rahm east side of the building, each floor has a Emanuel suggested that Torrey meet archi- distinct color palette drawn from the mural. tect Juan Moreno of JGMA, he saw that the Similarly, every floor has an art-enhanced dream could become reality. With no prom- common sitting area. ise of a formal engagement or fees, Juan jumped headlong into the project, creating The ground floor is devoted to 5,000 a concept for a mixed-use building, one that square feet of retail space, community would welcome artists and community folks rooms and artists’ studios. One intriguing alike, and affordable to all. and unique feature of the artists’ spaces that face Michigan Avenue are their Armed with vetted drawings and community individual roll-up doors that allow artists to enthusiasm, Torrey recruited Brinshore share their work and their wares with the Development, whose long history in afford- community. able housing boded well for securing the necessary financing and permits. But even When asked how JGMA’s design has been Brinshore could not have imagined what received, Torrey Barrett responds, “When JGMA brought to the project—innovations we began to rent the 58 apartments, more that added beauty, cost savings and unpar- than 1,000 people applied.” alleled community access. For creating a structure that inspires joy and Although it took Juan many long hours enhances life for those who live and work in of discussion with officials, the four-story, it as well as for the community at large, this L-shaped building demonstrates the city’s year’s Second Place winner of the Richard first-ever use of polycarbonate curtain wall H. Dreihaus Foundation Award for Architec- panels. These are cost-effective and amplify tural Excellence in Community Design goes the natural daylight that artists and residents to JGMA for KLEO Art Residences.

28 PHOTOS: NORTHWEST SIDE HOUSING CENTER RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY DESIGN - THIRD PLACE Landon Bone Baker Architects for La Casa Norte Foundation Center

Almost a decade ago, with a growing clien- Just as skillfully, Landon Bone Baker tele and staff, and the desire to expand its integrated yet preserved the uniqueness of housing activities, La Casa’s then-executive each building use. On the first floor are the director Sol Flores knew it was time for some- community facilities, including a food pantry thing new. Through an extensive consultation and café; a Federally Qualified Health Cen- process with service recipients, community ter operated by the Howard Brown Health members and staff, La Casa decided to cre- Center, and a youth drop-in facility where ate a building that would integrate housing, young people experiencing homelessness services and community and office space, or housing instability can get help. a building whose design the organization The second floor houses private offices for entrusted to a longstanding and trusted therapists and social workers and adminis- partner, Landon Bone Baker Architects. trative offices for La Casa staff. On the upper three floors are an inviting common room and 25 one- and two-bedroom apartments for previously homeless youth and families.

Residents of the apartments enter through a private door to the east, assuring them the security and respect that homelessness too often erodes. Each apartment is well-lit, spacious and equipped with the fundamen- tals that the young people and families that occupy them need for their peace of mind, which is enhanced by a view from the windows of each apartment of a green-roofed atrium.

Former director Sol Flores praised the architect, saying, “Landon Bone Baker has given the community, including its most vulnerable The result is The Foundation Center, a residents, a place they can be proud of—a five-story glass and brick building at 3533 place they can call home.” West North Avenue. While new and much taller than the two-story, 1930s-era buildings For the inspiring and sensitive design of that line the streets east and west of it, by The Foundation Center, Landon Bone Baker setting the upper three floors back from Architects is this year’s recipient of the the street, the architect skillfully allowed Third Place Richard H. Driehaus Foundation the building to seamlessly blend into and Award for Architectural Excellence in Com- enhance the surrounding neighborhood. munity Design.

30 CIBC NORMAN BOBINS EMERGING LEADER AWARD Deon Lucas

The life path of architect, activist and That would have been a sufficiently unusual entrepreneur Deon Lucas might have been model of doing business to merit notice, but set in childhood. Growing up on Chicago’s Deon’s vision was even broader and more West Side, he became fascinated with the deeply rooted in community. His desire to city’s buildings—large and small—and the “do good work, with good people, for good role they played in the fabric of the city and reason” became a direct reflection of the peoples’ lives. It was here he also learned commitment he exudes. After three years the importance of having access to assets of community meetings and developers’ and a network of individuals who care. promises of what they were going to do “for the community,” and listening to others, Fortunate enough to go to Westinghouse he concluded that something very different High School, where he studied drafting all was needed. four years, Deon was supported by teachers and counselors who persuaded him to E. G. Woode is that fresh, new approach. go on to college to study architecture rather Building on the foundation and experience than enlist in the Marines. of Beehyyve, Lucas and his collective are building a multi-faceted entity that aims Coming back to Chicago with undergradu- to provide a new way of working with ate and graduate degrees in architecture, minority communities—in and beyond an MBA and years at leading design firms Englewood. As an incubator, an investor and as a sole practitioner, Deon could have (that reinvests profits into new minority gone anywhere. He chose Englewood. businesses) a real estate partner and Englewood would become the crucible builder, E.G. Woode aims to become where his philosophies about architecture, nothing less than a new model and partner business and community, developed over to create opportunity and wealth for com- the years of formal education and life expe- munities that have had little. riences, would be tested. “We support and provide entrepreneurs Understanding the challenge that he and who have created businesses to serve other small firms faced when bidding on their communities,” Deon says. “Successful government or large private-sector con- businesses are the foundation of the vital tracts, his first endeavor was the creation of communities that share our overarching the Beehyyve, a collaborative of indepen- goal, and I am excited that Chicago is dent architects, designers, engineers and where we will make it happen.” contractors who, by joining forces, could bid and work on projects that were previously To learn more about Deon and his endeavors, available only to the city’s largest firms. please visit www.egwoode.com. PERFORMERS AT THE 26TH CNDA AWARDS AND CELEBRATION

Toronzo Cannon Ida Y Vuelta Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and city bus driver. Ida y Vuelta’s presentations come from a long tradition of Mexican folk music called Son Toronzo Cannon was born in Chicago in 1968, and grew up in the shadows of the notoriously Jarocho. The genre is a fusion of African, Spanish-Arabic and Indigenous music and poetry. tough Robert Taylor Homes. Theresa’s Lounge, one of the city’s most famous South Side Ida y Vuelta’s instrumentation is native to the Sotavento region and includes jaranas (8-string blues clubs, was nearby. As a child, Cannon would stand on the sidewalk outside the door, small guitars), requinto (lead 4-string guitar), leona (acoustic bass), harp, and zapateado soaking up the live blues pouring out. He absorbed sounds, styles and licks from Buddy Guy, (percussive foot tapping) and they also incorporate the cajón peruano and cajita (Peruvian box) Albert Collins, Hound Dog Taylor, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Jimi Hendrix, J.B. Hutto, for percussion reinforcement. Ida y Vuelta keeps the spirit of traditional “sones” alive, which Lil’ Ed and others. From 1996 through 2002, Cannon played as a sideman and in 2001, he date back over 300 years. They aspire to make known its rich historical and musical value by formed his own band, The Cannonball Express. Cannon has played the Chicago Blues Festival performing this music. idayvueltamusic.com on ten separate occasions. When he’s home, he drives a Chicago Transit Authority bus by day and performs by night. Cannon has played major cities all over the U.S., Canada, Europe and, Reginald Robinson most recently, Japan. toronzocannon.com Reginald Robinson is a self-taught American jazz and ragtime pianist. Born and raised in Chicago, Reginald grew up in the Henry Horner Homes on the west side of Chicago. Open the Circle Robinson’s first demo, entitled The Strong Man, jumpstarted his professional music career. Founded in August of 2017 on the South Side of Chicago, Open the Circle (OTC) is a nonprofit In 1995, Robinson scored original music for the Goodman Theatre play “Each One As She organization devoted to channeling resources into grassroots creative projects. Their initial May” and that year received a nomination for best original music at the Joseph Jefferson focus is on Chicago Footwork, a style of African American dance and music developed by Awards. In 2003, Robinson’s music was used for the play “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn young people living in immediate proximity to some of the greatest problems facing American Nottage and Robinson was nominated for best music director at the Beverly Hills/Hollywood society. Open the Circle provides positive outlets to keep Chicago youth safe through Theatre Awards. In 2004, he was awarded the rare and distinguished John D. & Catherine dance; strengthens community among footwork dancers and DJs on the South and West T. MacArthur Award for his innovation in ragtime. In 2017, he worked with Illinois Humanities Sides of Chicago; creates opportunities for footwork dancers and DJs to support themselves to present “An Evening at the Pekin Theatre” which recreated the first owned and operated financially, providing upfront investments so that artists can own and control their work; and African American music theatre in the world, located in Chicago’s Bronzeville district. Robinson helps Chicago to recognize its own cultural assets by documenting the history of footwork and lectures at colleges across the United States and collects and preserves historical materials sharing it in Chicago and internationally on terms set by Chicagoans. otcprojects.org related to ragtime and African American classical music. reginaldrobinson.com

Mykele Deville E’mon Lauren - Young Chicago Authors Mykele Deville is a Chicago-based rapper, actor, artist, author and poet who performs live E’mon Lauren is from the South Side of Chicago. E’mon uses poetry and playwriting to explore with a band. This combination of rap and jazz has put Mykele on the map. With his releases a philosophy of hood womanism. She was named Chicago’s first Youth Poet Laureate. “Super Predator” in 2016, “Each One Teach One” in 2016, and “Peace, Fam” in 2017, he quickly A former Kuumba Lynx Performance Ensemble slam team member and Louder Than a found his audience in Chicago and slowly started making a name for himself throughout the Bomb champion, E’mon has performed in many venues including The Brave New Voices U.S. His music is made to inspire, cultivate and motivate listeners and, unlike many rappers International Youth Poetry Festival and The Chicago Hip Hop Theatre Fest. She was a 2016 who go into trap waters, he pursues higher enlightenment through his music. Apart from being finalist for The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. Her first chapbook COMMANDO, was an artist, he works as a mentor for youth at The Yard Theater Company. He is also one of published by Haymarket Books in Fall of 2017. Through creative writing, Young Chicago the founding members of Growing Concerns Poetry Collective through which he worked on Authors helps young people from all backgrounds to understand the importance of their own releasing numerous poetry books. mykeledeville.bandcamp.com stories and those of others, so that they can pursue the path they choose and work to make their communities more just and equitable. youngchicagoauthors.org AWARD UNDERWRITERS The Awards are managed by LISC Chicago and generously underwritten by the following:

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Associated Bank Pierce Family Foundation Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Preservation of Affordable Housing Cara Chicago Providence Bank & Trust Chicago Community Loan Fund RBC Capital Markets Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Redstone Equity Partners Community Investment Corporation SB Friedman Development Advisors Cubs Charities Seaway & Second Federal, Divisions of Self-Help FCU Garfield Park Community Council Site Design Group Ginsberg Jacobs LLC Skender Construction Illinois Housing Council Southwest Organizing Project Illinois Housing Development Authority Teska Associates Landon Bone Baker The Community Builders, Inc. Lightengale Group The Michaels Organization Linn-Mathes, Inc. The NHP Foundation Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C. The Resurrection Project Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Media Sponsor: "Architecture, of all the arts, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is proud to support the is the one which acts the most slowly, 2020 Creative Placemaking Award winner El Paseo Community Garden. but the most surely, MacArthur is committed to Chicago, its diverse neighborhoods, and its vitality. We have invested $1.4 billion in over 1,600 organizations and individuals across the Chicago region — more than any other place in the world. Learn more at www.macfound.org/Chicago. on the soul." - Ernest Dimnet PRITZKER TRAUBERT FOUNDATION Congratulations 2020 Award Winners & LISC Chicago on the 26th anniversary of the Chicago Congratulations! Neighborhood Development We applaud the winners of the 2020 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. We also Awards celebrate the Chicago Prize Finalists for their efforts imagining and working toward impactful community development on Chicago’s South and West Sides.

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The Parent Engagement Institute, a partnership between the Logan Square Neighborhood Association and Southwest Organizing Project, who together with a network of 30 community organizations and 1,200 Parent Mentors, won the expansion of the Parent Mentor Program into 150 schools

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This victory demonstrates how these two grassroots leaders, together with their network of parent leaders, were victorious in building a grassroots movement of Black, Brown, and immigrant parents who are determined to continue their work until racial equity is achieved. The biggest winners of this victory are the 26,000 children who benefit from having a parent mentor in their classroom to ensure they get the attention and love that they deserve.

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