West Side United

Ayesha Jaco & @evetshapiro shared how @WSUnitedChi’s Anchor Mission tackles Chicago’s health inequity via impact investing, local hiring/ procurement, & employee professional pathways. Remarkable achievements thus far; we look forward to seeing what they achieve in future! #SFS25

🚨 Expungement Event 🚨 🗓️ Sat, Sept 21, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM 📍 HOPE CDC, 5900 W Iowa St, Chicago, IL Hosted by My Soul My Blackness, Roman Morrow, & HOPE CDC. Light refreshments served. Bring your record for assistance! #Expungement #HOPECDC

🌟 Join us for the Sankofa Story Garden Community Event on August 17th from 10:30 AM to 3 PM at 4258 W Washington! 🎉 Enjoy food, giveaways, and family fun. Don’t miss out! 🌳✨ #CommunityEvent #FamilyFun

Don’t miss this Back to School event at Boiler Park on August 3rd from 11 AM to 3 PM! Enjoy free food, backpack giveaways, and more. 🎒🍔 #BackToSchoolEvent

Join us for the 4th Annual Back to School Peace Rally on August 4th from 12-8 PM at the BBF Center for the Arts! Enjoy giveaways and live music. 🎶🎁 #BackToSchoolPeaceRally

Join us for National Night Out at the 10th District on August 6th, 4-8 PM, at 3315 W Ogden. Let’s build community and strengthen connections! #NationalNightOut

Join us for the Black and Brown Unity Prayer Walk on August 31st at 3661 W Division from 4-7 PM. Let’s come together for unity and healing. #UnityPrayerWalk

Join us on August 16-17 at the DuSable Black History Museum for the Violence Prevention and Wellness Summit! Your support makes a difference.#ViolencePrevention #WellnessSummit

Please join West Side United and Erie Family Health Centers for an empowering event focused on women's health and resources. Thursday, May 2, 2024 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: St. Michael MB Church, 4106 W Monroe St, Chicago

Thank you to @WBEZ for featuring @LurieChildrens & @WSUnitedChi program to help pregnant moms & parents on the #WestSide locate & get off waitlists for services like lactation consults to support finding housing - regardless of their income. wbez.org/stories/progra…

Thank you to the @NHLBlackhawks Foundation for investing in #Chicago’s #WestSide communities and supporting our initiatives, including the newly-opened grocery store pop-up and our small business accelerator grants. Learn more in @CrainsChicago: bit.ly/3QPNrIe

The West Garfield Park Grocery Store Pop-up is now open and residents can stock up on quality, healthy food, including fresh and more. Learn more about this collaboration between @GPCCouncil, WSU and the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation in @Suntimes: bit.ly/3SrzxgL

West Side communities are experiencing a jump in suicide rates after the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more on this issue and how to access health supports in @ The Chicago Sun-Times bit.ly/47lnXbl

Congratulations to Robbie Wilkerson and his daughter, Destiny, on the opening of the Urban Essentials Coffee Cafe, a Black-owned cafe in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Read more via @BlockClubCHI bit.ly/3tSI1Dl

@GPCCouncil and recently staged an interactive pop-up event to preview their work to transform a lot in Garfield Park into a new nature play space for neighborhood children. #ChicagoWestSide #GarfieldPark #nature Read more in @BlockClubCHI bit.ly/49cJchg

@GPCC ‘s Sankofa Wellness Village aimed at increasing access to health and wellness services for residents of West Garfield Park could be getting a boost through $1 land sale from City Council. Read more in @ChiBizJournal bit.ly/4986qoI

#Chicago is one of the few U.S. cities to integrate equity into our public health planning by focusing on racial equity in our citywide metrics. 👏👏 Read more: bit.ly/3rVnTQx

Join our partners @RUSHmedical and @amermedicalassn for a free community resource fair on October 28. This fair will offer connections to employment opportunities, mental health and youth services, blood pressure screenings, and more!