Our Community
It takes one seed, one step, one chance to change a person’s life. And one dollar can go a long way in helping us make that happen.
West Englewood Community Statistics
EMPLOYMENT:
- Per-capita income: $10,559
- Households below poverty level: 32.3%
- Unemployment rate: 34.7%
- No high school diploma: 30.3%
SAFETY:
- Third most violent community in Chicago
- Population ever arrested: Male 59% Female 16%
- Felt unsafe alone in neighborhood in the daytime: Male 30% Female 39%
- Felt unsafe alone in neighborhood in the nighttime: Male 46% Female 47%
HUNGER:
- West Englewood has the 2nd highest food insecurity rate and lowest income per capita
- Hunger Insecure residents: 48%
- Used emergency food resources in the past year: 44%
- Received Food Stamp Benefits in the past year: 73%
Leadership Team
Robbin Carroll
Founder/President
Erin Vogel
Co-Executive Director
Quentin Mables
Co-Executive Director
Zelda Mayer
Director of Development
Program Staff
Board of Directors
Robbin Carroll
Founder and President
Eugene Lipov
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Karampal Kaur
Sat Nam Yoga Chicago
Kina Collins
Illinois Council on Women and Girls
Chris Ruder
Spikeball
Robert Cooper
White Eagle Corporation
Brian Speers
Merrill Lynch
Gwen Johnson
Englewood resident
Associate Board
Olivia Hodges
Olivia Leigh Photographie
Ashley La Fleur
Root 3 Growth Marketing
Natalie Calverley
Glenview School District
Annie Durling
LimeRed
Nicole Lopez
Hales Property Management
Nicole Zenner
Zen Events Chicago
Connor Sullivan
Braintree
Mike Kincaide
Bad Kow Events
Mark Beier
Shred 415
Josh Zuckerman
Endless Greens
Jenn McAllister
Lululemon
Portia King
Revolt Media
Brent Hamlet
Chicago Collegiate Charter School