News—"Doomsday" cuts to the state budget that would result if the legislature fails to pass a plan for the upcoming fiscal year would directly and seriously impact Elev8 community partners. Continue…
News—Applicants for the 16th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards will be able to submit their entries online for the first time this year.
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News—Sixty students from Ames Middle and Reavis Elementary recently boarded a yellow bus bound for Springfield to lobby for more school health centers. Convincing legislators to increase public funding for school health services is among the goals of LISC's Elev8 initiative.
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News—Students at the five middle schools participating in LISC's Elev8 program are receiving services from an Illinois Masonic mobile dental van, tricked out with two dental chairs, an X-ray machine, a waiting room, an office and the myriad lights, machinery and utensils required to provide professional dental services.
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News—With neighborhoods and families struggling through the economic crisis, it’s no surprise that LISC/Chicago’s Centers for Working Families (CWFs) are busier than ever.
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News—The New Communities Program has released a new video by TuMultimedia that features all 16 NCP neighborhoods. The video offers glimpses of many NCP achievements and serves as a "thank you" to Jonathan Fanton, president of the MacArthur Foundation, for his long-term commitment to the communities.
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News—Taking advantage of the City’s interest in the 2016 Olympic Games, half a dozen Chicago neighborhoods sponsored a new youth sports competition this spring, featuring a range of Olympic sports and engaging more than 1,500 youth during the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) spring break.
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