Youth program runs well but funds needed for staff
Coordinated Youth Program signals success with 381 youths registered across three church centers in Hyde Park. Joseph Field, YMCA staff director, cites lack of money to hire adequate staff and fund counseling services as the main hurdle, despite strong volunteer support and community criticism.
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Joseph Field
Field
Hyde Park
St. Paul’s
DUR to Build Modular Low Cost Homes at 50th and Blackstone
The Department of Urban Renewal will erect ten two story modular houses at the I-2 site east of St. Paul Redeemer Church as a three month public review demo. Units cost 13000 to 15000 dollars with financing via Chicago Dwellings Association. If accepted, more units could follow in Hyde Park area.
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DUR
50Th
Blackstone
Department of Urban Renewal
50Th and
I-2
St. Paul
Redeemer Church
Chicago Dwellings Association
Hyde Park
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Don Clapp
Black leadership recruitment driven by Richard Newhouse
State Senator Richard Newhouse says black leaders are underrepresented in Hyde Park Kenwood affairs and helped form the Black Caucus Report to the Ad Hoc Committee. The document notes limited Black involvement in planning and groundbreaking projects despite community support from various organizations.
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Richard Newhouse
Committee On Community Safety
Fifth Ward
Leon Despres
Despres
University of Chicago
Roy Gutman
Newhouse
Black Caucus
Henry McGee Jr
Kentwood
Ray Tillman
Chicago Beach
Norman Simon
Jean Spurlock
Paul Boswell
James Bruce
Charles Runner
Park Pl
Black Caucus Report
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Wood
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Tommy Weber
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Daddy Thomas Weber
55Th Street
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