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Peace
Growing Home Inc.
Their organization promotes and uses organic agriculture as a vehicle for job
training, employment and community development. They focus on transitional employment (pro-active re-incorporation into the workforce for individuals who may be/have been homeless, previously incarcerated, or have substance abuse issues), green jobs forunderrepresented communities, stimulating local economies and advocacy for local food systems. Growing Home has an urban garden facility, a market garden, a rural farm 75 miles south of Chicago, and they run a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.
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Environment
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
In 1994, community members in the largely Hispanic neighborhoods of Little Village and Pilsen, banded together to move an elementary school to a safer environmental location. Little Village has since expanded to projects covering much of the Chicago metropolitan area. Some of their projects include teaching
residents how to effectively weatherize their houses, campaigning for open space, youth programs and other environmental advocacy.
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Community Development
Fuller Park Community Development Corporation
Fuller Park operates a
Housing Resource Center that creates and manages affordable housing, provides technical assistance to area residents and intervenes in predatory land practices. They run the Southpoint Academy, which trains people in property maintenance techniques, and they also maintain a food pantry. Fuller Park created the Eden Place Nature Center, a public park center, from abandoned lots.
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