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Support the Southside Dad's Conference

Chicago, Illinois
This all day dad's conference held on the city's south side would be geared towards helping dad's become better fathers. The conference would include job workshops and speakers focused on the topics such as the benefits of social & emotional learn...
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Local Events & Expand Marketing Partnerships

Chicago, Illinois
Promote local events to all areas of Near North and expand partnerships between Old Town and other commercial areas in Near North.
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Superloop Rapid Streetcar

Chicago, Illinois
The Superloop rapid streetcar: - Links major destinations together by world-class modern transit that’s easy to find, simple to navigate, and fun to ride. - Connects the West Loop train stations to Navy Pier and the Museum Campus. - Connects M...
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Expand technical training and Bridge programs for parents

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward Neighborhood House | WWC, LISC, Center for Changing Lives Project Timeframe: Mid-term
schools jobs

Resource Fairs

Chicago, Illinois
Host employment resource fairs with existing and new employers.
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Create an entrepreneurship incubator

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward House | BC Chamber, City of Chicago Project Timeframe: Short-term
jobs small-business

Job Club

Chicago, Illinois
Launch Job Club in partnership with Citibank and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership to provide job preparedness and financial literacy.
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Pop-up Resource Fairs for the Homeless

Chicago, Illinois
The Church of the Spirit would like to host pop-up events at Fireman's Park in Logan Square where they offer homeless people a wide range of services and resources. At the event, they would offer a hot meal, canned goods, sanitary supplies, blanke...
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Increase summer employment opportunities

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: CPS | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, NWSHC, Park District Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
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Forge Columbus

Chicago, Illinois
Forge Columbus strengthens community business in Columbus. We invest in entrepreneurs who want to build a better city by providing business services, access to capital, and promotion of their community mission to a local and national audience. Ou...

A "Jurassic Park"

Chicago, Illinois
By extracting dinosaur DNA from ancient mosquitoes, we could create a preserve for actual dinosaurs. Some kind of theme park with attractions around the dinosaurs could be a real boon to the neighborhood (tourism, jobs, etc.) Not sure how this wou...
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Postings and E-blast Notifications

Chicago, Illinois
Post job openings on the NNUP website and send e-blast notifications to the community.
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Expand educational workshops and opportunities for parents in CPS

Chicago, Illinois
Examples: Parent mentor and parent university programs Project lead | Partners: CPS | Community First Medical Center, Libraries, Onward Neighborhood House, NWSHC Project Timeframe: Short-term
schools jobs

Beyond Allowance

Chicago, Illinois
Poverty hurts everyone, even the rich. i have an idea to help said people out of poverty. we should give tax breaks to companies that provide stable jobs. the problem is that the jobs we have aren’t enough to provide for our families and ourselve...
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Arcade Library

Chicago, Illinois
The idea i have an idea that the library should have like games and stuff the library could have like an arcade. because the library is boring who wants to be sitting an a library that’s quiet - no one does because kids are getting bored of bei...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Create New Jobs + Encourage Entrepreneurship

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Consider ways to incubate small to mid-size businesses
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Helping At-Risk Youth Living in Underserved Communities

Chicago, Illinois
The current social problem that is plaguing Chicago is an abundance of high crime and violence. There has been an overwhelming amount of news reports that focus on youth violence and crime as being a major concern. To help solve this problem, "...
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HISTORICAL JEWELERS ROW IDENTITY PROJECT

Chicago, Illinois
The three pillars of vibrant community development are Identity, Sustainability and Mobility. Identity represents a community’s historic and present day character. When we think of China town, we know exactly what we are getting, quality restauran...
transforming-wabash

Attract major new employers

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 30th, 31st & 36th Wards Project Timeframe: Long-term
jobs

Apple Store

Peoria, Illinois
Let's open an Apple Store. The closest Apple Store is 107 miles away in Naperville. Opening this store would bring jobs and business to Peoria since people would come to Peoria to purchase Apple products. It would also be convenient for Peoria res...
jobs technology business

Let's Have the City Plow the Sidewalks

Columbus, Ohio
I just read an article about this year's sidewalk snow removal in NYC and how it compares to the sidewalks after the 1888 blizzard in the City of New Haven. If they could remove 45 inches of snow in 1888, why can't we remove 10 inches of snow in C...
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Expand ESL classes for parents

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward Neighborhood House | St. Peter’s Church, Northwest Community Church, CPS, WCC Project Timeframe: Mid-term
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Creating Efficient Homes in the Pullman Community

Chicago, Illinois
With this project we plan to not only create jobs for teenagers in the Pullman area but also make Pullman houses more efficient. Our goal is to make these homes more Eco-friendly and affordable for the Pullman residents with house improvements.
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Training Programs

Chicago, Illinois
Establish training programs for food service and construction certification.
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