STEP school born from a mother's fight for her son
Dorothy Peters recalls the early days of STEP a Chicago program for emotionally disturbed children started after her son Jeffery Peters aged four was diagnosed as schizophrenic. With a small grant and community support STEP grew from six children to thirty three offering education and therapy in a public housing space.
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Jeffery Peters
Infant Welfare Child Development Center
Dorothy Peters
Jeff
New York Times
League School
New York
Ray Robertson
King Drive
Wieboldt Foundation
Department of Mental Health
Tinley Park
Ray Community School
SECC boosts Hyde Park Kenwood housing inquiries program
The South East Chicago commission with local realtors ran an ad campaign in metropolitan media to promote Hyde Park Kenwood, yielding over 350 housing inquiries. A packet on the area was sent to respondents and to personnel at major hospitals and universities, with weekly updated listings while units remain scarce. Coordinator Bonita Sibley asks realtors and landlords for more vacancy details, contact 324-6926.
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Chicago
Hyde Park/ Kenwood
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and College
Michael Reese Hospital
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Billings Hospital
Woodlawn Hospital
Dinator
Sibley
Blackstone Branch Library offers kids programs through August
The Blackstone Branch at 49th and Blackstone hosts movie, reading and arts and crafts clubs for children through August 1. On July 26 at 3 45 p.m. the Movies for Young People series presents Steadfast Tin Soldier and Magic Gifts. Tuesdays and Fridays feature a 1 30 2 30 p.m. reading club, followed by arts and crafts 2 30 4 p.m. On July 31 at 4 p.m. Children's Family Movies show Skinny and Fatty and One Got Fat.
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Blackstone
49Th and
Hans Christian Anderson
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