Our 2018 South Shore Summit - "Shore Up" Join us for our 4th annual neighborhood summit! We are so excited to continue our summit this year, “Making Waves in South Shore: Toward A Cross Generational Action Agenda”. We are so excited about working collaboratively with our youth who are learning to see themselves as cultural influencers and social activists. Their role as … [Read more...]
“Shore Up!” Resource Fair Registration
Register now for the Resource Fair at the upcoming "Shore Up!" neighborhood summit. Community-friendly organizations are invited to register. You will have the opportunity to interact with over 500 residents, delegates, government officals and organizers to provide information about your resources available in South Shore. Click this link for more info. Resource Fair … [Read more...]
Register Now for “Shore Up!”
South Shore Works is planning its 3rd Annual Neighborhood Summit "Shore Up! Action for Neighborhood Revitalization" When: Saturday, May 19th, 2018, 8am–1pm Where: Adam Clayton Powell Academy Click here to register. This event is free of charge. … [Read more...]
Yusef Jackson snags South Shore manse with beach
Crain's Reports: Yusef Jackson, a son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, bought a rundown foreclosed home in the South Shore neighborhood that's one of only a handful of privately owned houses in the city with Lake Michigan frontage. "I haven't decided what I'm going to do with it, but it's a unique property so I wanted to get it," Jackson said yesterday, the day after he … [Read more...]
Upcoming South Shore Works Committee Meetings
Following the successful turnout for South Shore Solutions, each committee within South Shore Works will be meeting regularly to address issues and opportunities raised during that conference. Housing Working Group CO CHAIRS: Tonya Trice; Atty. Jeanette Foreman. Contact: Tonya Trice, ttrice@southshorechamberinc.org Next meeting date: Tuesday May 9, 2017 1818 E. 71st … [Read more...]