Written by Ashley La Fleur | August 29, 2018 | Press Releases
I Grow Chicago, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the Englewood neighborhood through community connection, skill building, and healing, will host their third annual Peace Fest on September 1, 2018. The event aims to celebrate the Englewood neighborhood...
Written by Zelda Mayer | August 22, 2018 | Peace Campus Updates
On a beautiful sunny day, we celebrated the opening of the Peace Court. Two vacant lots have become not just a safer place to play basketball but also a space for restorative justice circles, chess, spikeball, walking club, yoga, walk-a-thons, and more. We are so...
Written by Ashley La Fleur | August 20, 2018 | Press Releases
Root3 Marketing & Business Development, a national marketing and business development firm providing emerging to mid-market organizations access to the right resources and expertise at the right time to capture opportunity and efficiently scale, announces its...
Written by Laura Zornosa | Photos by Edgar Ramos | August 20, 2018 | In the News
Excerpt: “This was an area that many … shoved to the side and didn’t want to look at,” said I Grow Chicago Co-Executive Director Quentin Mables. “Some still do that to this day. But we’re showing you: given the opportunity, this is what (it can) look like.” Read...
Written by Rhonda White-Douglas, Englewood resident | August 8, 2018 | Blog
I’m spending the entire day compiling everything. I mean EVERYTHING. No phone, no company, just God, Rhonda, my devotion, my heart, and my desire, to make a difference, by conveniencing the lives of others. In this way, it is a blessing in itself. You know,...
