West Side Athletic Center, Affordable Housing Project Receive Grants To ‘Guarantee An Equitable Recovery’ From Pandemic
“An initiative aimed at ensuring Black and Latino communities are not left behind as Chicago’s economy recovers from the pandemic has invested in two major developments on the West Side.
Ogden Commons in North Lawndale and North Austin Community Center were among the seven South and West side projects awarded $6.7 million in grants from We Rise Together, a program from the Chicago Community Trust launched in 2020 to ‘guarantee an equitable recovery’ from the pandemic,’ Director Gloria Castillo said.
Other projects and businesses that received awards include Brown Sugar Bakery in Chatham; Esperanza Health Center, which operates clinics on the Southwest Side; Little Angels Learning Center in Englewood; Overton Center of Excellence in Bronzeville and Vertical Harvest in Pullman.”