HOOD HOPES & URBAN DREAMS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 
How many of you have whispered, shouted, or simply stated that 2010 will be your year? The New Year tends to rejuvenate motivation and provide the confidence necessary to tackle that New Year’s resolution list. While we should face forward to address what is to come, we should also reflect on our many blessings of before. Most we take for granted and many we do not acknowledge. The moments in our lives that were cumbersome and difficult were the moments we should cherish. Those moments were there to elevate our mind, body, and spirit. Take long thoughtful leaps into the New Year and be of service to those in need.

~Tina Moon

The Myth of the Man!

    
Growing up, I was told a myth. The myth described a world in which every man on earth was out to get me. These men, I was told would only use me up....hurt me, abuse me and leave me feeling foolish. But I, like most women still desired to know these 'creatures' called men: and thankfully found that this myth is false.  I found that by interacting with these 'creatures', I would learn a lot about myself.

Young Chicago Authors: Brave New Voices

Footage of the 2008 Brave New Voices youth poetry contest in Washington:

The artists, Nate Marshall and Demetrius Amparen were both highschool students at the time of this video. They wrote this peom for Young Chicago Authors, a program to designed to inspire and develop literary skills for youth. The content of the poem was inspired by the violent deaths of the artists' friends and the fear that they too could become victims of similar crimes. The reaction of the audience, which includes students from all over the country is a testiment of how the horror of youth violence is widespread.

FREE Financial Education series

 

Woodlawn Community Service Corporation, AKArama Foundation, Inc., & South Side Community Federal Credit Union:

 

 

 

are presenting a FREE Financial Education series.  Starting Tuesday, October 13, 2009 this seven week series takes place on consecutive Tuesdays thru Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. located at the AKArama Foundation, Inc. Community Service Center 6220-28 South Ingleside Avenue.  For more information/registration call: (773) 548-8859.

Share Your Thoughts: Are parents responsible?

In recent news, our youth have been violently attacked or are violently attacking one another. How much of the responsibility belongs to the parent.  It is the responsibility of the parent to know the whereabouts of their children. If parents were held accountable for the heinous actions of their children, do you think different behaviors would be exibited in parenting?

 

 

Please call Chicago Police if you have info regarding the murder of Derrion Albert

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Please call Chicago Police if you have info (312) 747-8272 regarding the brutal beating of Derrion Albert. 

Respond as if this were your child.

We are in a state of EMERGENCY! Many of our children lack the necessary resources to succeed. They are in undereducated schools and underprivileged communities, which perpetuates a cycle of gangs, drugs, and violence. We need to address the needs of our children. It is our responsibility as a village to lead them down the right path. We must raise their expectations and reiterate their worthiness.

26th Annual UNCF Walk for Education

It’s the 26th Annual UNCF Walk for Education on Saturday, September 19th at our new location Burnham Park located at South Lake Shore Drive at 31st Street.  There’s free food, fun, live entertainment and activities for the entire family!  Registration starts at 7:00AM, program festivities begin at 8:00AM, followed by the Walk.  Register at http://give.uncf.org/ChicagoWalk or call (312) 845-2200.  Support UNCF—the United Negro College Fund, because "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

The 5th Annual Silas Purnell College Expo

The Chesterfield Community Council will host “The 5th Annual Silas Purnell College Expo” on Saturday, September 19th from 10AM to 2PM at Tuley Park Fieldhouse on 90th & King Drive.  This free event will consist of admissions and financial aid representatives from various colleges and universities throughout Illinois and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  This event will also include a seminar on student loan assistance (consolidation, forbearance and more) presented by Sallie Mae.  In addition, State Reps. Constance Howard and Marlow Colvin will discuss State (Member) Scholarships and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Scholarship Program.  There will also be an opportunity to register to vote at this event.  For more information, call (773-651-3958) or visit www.chesterfieldcommunitycouncil.org. 

Urban Health Program - 30th Anniversary of helping minority students

On September 19th, the Urban Health Program of the University of Illinois will celebrate its 30th Anniversary of helping minority students become doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and all other types of healthcare professionals.  As part of that celebration, the Urban Health Program wants to reconnect with all its Black, Latino and Native American alumni who graduated from one of the health professions colleges at the University of Illinois.  If you are minority alumnus of any of UIC’s degree programs that prepared you for a healthcare career, please contact the Urban Health Program’s Alumni Coordinator, Ms. Tara Alcazar, at (312) 996-7727.  For more information about the Urban Health Program and its 30th Anniversary celebration, visit them online at www.uic.edu, keyword: Urban Health.

Aspire's Beautiful Children Fashion Show

Join us at Aspire's Beautiful Children Fashion Show Saturday, September 19th from 11AM to 2PM at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace.  Lisa Parker from NBC 5 News emcees as children from Aspire take to the runway.  Don’t miss your chance to win tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show and more.  Proceeds go to Aspire Children’s Services, helping children with developmental disabilities aspire to a world of possibilities.  Tickets are $50 and include lunch, silent auction, raffle and fashion show.  For more information visit www.aspireofillinois.org, or contact Susan Ondreja at (708) 547-3550 x3558