News—The Greater Englewood Farmers Market kicked off June 19 in the parking lot of Greater Deliverance Temple Church of Christ at 6452 S. Ashland Ave. The market operates on Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., until Oct. 30. Continue…
News—The new Bernard Place Bee Line for November features information on Englewood Crossings and its new model home and subsidies designed to make the property more affordable. November is also the traditional month for Thanksgiving and the Bee highlights observations from African American writers about giving thanks and staying positive in hard times.
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News—On February 25, 2008, Teamwork Englewood welcomed Ms. Doris Jones as our new New Communities Project (NCP) Director. Ms. Jones works on the implementation and long term continuation of Teamwork Englewood’s community driven Quality of Life Plan.
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News—Through the African American Male Initiative, Teamwork Englewood is utilizing neighborhood partners to offer young men a quality experience aimed at helping increase their success and improve their lives.
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News—Englewood is seeing something different: Produce growing in the city through an urban farming program.
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News—The April edition of the St. Bernard Place Bee Line featured stories about the Kennedy-King College Statesmen basketball team, city elections, Amandla Charter School, a book review and other news.
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News—Teamwork Englewood recently published the inaugural edition of “Teamwork Linkages,” its quarterly newsletter. The newsletter aims to offer interesting and useful information about the work Teamwork Englewood is doing in the community and provide progress on the “Quality of Life” Plan. The newsletter also is a way to let community residents, supporters and potential partners know how to “link” to initiatives in Englewood and contribute to and back Teamwork Englewood’s overall mission.
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News—"Build! People. Places. Policy." An Economic Development Conference for Charitable and Faith Based Institutions will be held, March 6, 9 a.m. till 5 p.m., in the Great Hall of the the new Kennedy-King College, located at 740 W. 63rd Street.
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News—The Bernard Place Bee Line, February 2009, offered an excerpt from a book by presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), Local School Council trainings by Teamwork Englewood, a fire that destroyed a home on West 65th St. and new officers for the Bernard Place Neighbors Association.
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News—Aldermen from four wards assembled in the Grand Ballroom on Cottage Grove Avenue in the heart of Woodlawn recently to talk about issues of south side development, offer some hope, and talk about obstacles to progress.
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News—The Bernard Place Bee Line, October edition, offered coverage of a meeting that featured local political leaders discussing the state budget impasse, changes at an area school, the history of women's basketball and other articles about the community.
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News—The November edition of the Bernard Place Bee Line offered the latest buzz on happenings in Englewood. Among some of the topics tackled were a new action against asthma campaign, the upcoming opening of New Englewood Crossings, the difficulty of finding healthy fresh food in the neighborhood and a "Healthy Smiles Hero" at St. Bernard Hospital.
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News—The New Communities Program (NCP) is a ten year initiative (five years remaining) created by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) that aims to assist selected community-based organizations in rebuilding their neighborhoods through a bottom-up, comprehensive community building effort.
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News—Englewood is a hot property and great opportunity for buyers, according to recent Chicago Sun Times coverage of neighborhood housing trends.
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News—Teamwork Englewood is one of two community-based organizations chosen to provide one-stop services for ex-offenders in a partnership with the city of Chicago.
Mayor Richard M. Daley announced the program Feb. 22 as part of “new city efforts to help ex-offenders turn their lives around and re-enter society.”
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News—The Bernard Place Bee Line, an independent publication, picked up the buzz in Englewood and spread the news to area residents.
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News—Check out the Bernard Place Bee Line and Imagine publications to find out about what's happening in Englewood.
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News—The New Communities Program (NCP) is a ten year initiative (five years remaining) created by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) that aims to assist selected community-based organizations in rebuilding their neighborhoods through a bottom-up, comprehensive community building effort. Teamwork Englewood is seeking an NCP Director who will interact with the organization’s board and staff, neighborhood residents, businesses, local nonprofit organizations and a myriad of community stakeholders. The NCP Director will be responsible for continuing the implementation and management of the strategies and projects identified in the Quality of Life Plan - a process which is community driven.
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News—The generosity of Harmony Health Plan allowed Teamwork Englewood to distribute donations to several families just before Christmas and the start of Kwanzaa. But this was more than just traditional end-of-year “do gooding.” The gifts were another result of work done by residents who crafted an Quality of Life Plan, and support that has come because of their commitment and effort to make that plan a reality.
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Our community—Teamwork Englewood is seeking qualified and dedicated individuals for two open full-time positions, administrative services manager and projects coordinator.
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News—Beginning in 2005 with the Englewood Cultural Council and Imagine Englewood If, the first Living Legend was honored with a birthday celebration. It's time to honor our Living Legends again!
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Our community—Kickert Bus Company is looking for reliable school bus drivers.
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News—Deanna Woods, in yellow hat, Henry Wilson and 26 other neighborhood leaders were chosen as Community Heroes and recognized for their efforts Nov. 30 during the New Communities Program Leadership Assembly at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
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News—Community Heroes are individuals who offer their passion, strength and talent to improve their neighborhoods, benefiting people who may never know them by name, but who will reap the rewards of their work. The Community Heroes for Englewood are Henry P. Wilson and Deanna Woods.
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Our community—Looking for office space? Check out these prime Englewood locations.
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News—Englewood Auto Repair Training: The Chicagoland Youth and Adult Training Center (CYATC) Auto Repair Service, or CARS, provides training to at-risk young adults, especially the formerly incarcerated.
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News—A partnership between Teamwork Englewood, and the city’s 311 Neighborhood Service Division brought a slew of city agency reps into the area. The aim was to acquaint residents with available services and offer some immediate help, like free smoke detectors and cholesterol and prostate cancer screenings.
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News—A summer jobs and youth development program sponsored by Rep. Bobby L. Rush's Hope and Healing initiative ends with fond memories and positive future prospects for young participants.
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News—The annual Youth and Community Celebration, sponsored by West Englewood United Methodist Church, showcased the talents of young people and was devoted to two young girls killed by gun violence in March.
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News—A collaborative effort in Englewood is working to increase the wealth of financial knowledge through a 12-week television series that focuses on financial education and responsibility.
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News—Visions, an Englewood performance group, takes the audience on a trip through Black music and history as youth express their talents and an impressive product of their hard work.
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News—Englewood youths attended a day-long orientation session for a jobs and development program, administered by Teamwork Englewood. The program will eventually provide jobs for 1,000 young people.
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News—Governor Rod Blagojevich and Congressman Bobby Rush delivered a one-two punch on June 12 with the announcement that they will bring at least 600 summer jobs to Englewood youth, more than half way to a goal of 1,000 local jobs.
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Our community—More than 650 individuals participated in the development of an Englewood quality-of-life plan that provides a roadmap for improvement strategies ranging from safety and schools to job creation and retail development. Learn more about the plan and download the summary or full version here.
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Our community—Teamwork Englewood has choosen a handful of Adinkra symbols to represent the neighborhood and all that it stands for. These symbols originated in West Africa and have come to hold significant meaning in the culture there. They can be important here as well.
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About us—Teamwork Englewood was formed as a vehicle for comprehensive community development in 2003 through the joint efforts of St. Bernard Hospital, Greater Englewood Parish United Methodist Church and Pullman Bank (now Park Bank). Its first task was to organize the community planning process that is a requirement of LISC/Chicago’s New Communities Program (NCP).
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