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07/26/2024

06/17/2024

When Ruby Reynolds and her father found a fossil on an English beach, they didn’t know it belonged to an 82-foot ichthyosaur that swam during the days of the dinosaurs.

06/05/2024

🌈 Hello YEPP Community! Great news. 🏳️‍⚧️ We currently have 4 open positions! 🌈

NOTE
Deadline: We are keeping this job offer open until we hire the appropriate candidate. We invite applicants to submit their applications as soon as they can as we are reviewing applications as they come in and schedule interviews based on our application assessment.

1. Director of Programs (Full Time)
The Director of Programs will oversee all of the logistical aspects of the programmatic efforts of YEPP as well as supervise programs facilitators, teaching artists, interns and/or volunteers.

2. Resource & Healing Advocate Lead (Full Time)
The Resource and Healing Advocate Lead has primary responsibilities to connect YEPP members with resources and opportunities to get to the next level of self-sufficiency and stability; develops and sustains relationships with partner organizations and community agencies to increase resources and services for members; and provides resource advocacy and trauma-healing support to young people.

3. Services & Food Support Specialist (Part Time)
The Services and Food Support Specialist will be responsible for providing support for in-person participant service needs such as food, mutual aid donations shopping, laundry and shower services, etc. Alongside direct service support and de-escalation, this worker will also oversee the administrative efforts around our food resources: outreach, on-boarding of food volunteers, and food distribution across programs.

4. Services Support Specialist (Part Time)
The Services Support Specialist will be responsible for providing support for in-person participant service needs such as food, mutual aid donations shopping, laundry and shower services, etc. The Services Support Specialist will also support young people one on one with low threshold emotional support and de-escalation.

To apply, go to https://www.wesayyepp.com/get-involved For questions, email us at [email protected].

📣 Please help us spread the word by sharing these opportunities with people you think would be a good fit for these roles, we appreciate you!

05/02/2024

🍉 How to help student encampments and *safety tips* for protesting! 🪧✊ Power to the students!🙏

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04/03/2024

Youth and families are invited to join us for a special Slimey Saturday on April 13! Come enjoy snacks and crafts with Junior League of Chicago - including a slime-making activity! We hope to see you there!

For more details and to register, be sure to click the GCC Program Calendar at the link in our bio!

04/02/2024

Selective admissions started out as a way to integrate Chicago’s schools. It became a highly competitive program the school board wants to deemphasize.

03/25/2024

Jonah Newman's new graphic novel is a hit thanks to his endearingly closeted protagonist and attention to baseball details.

03/05/2024

01/25/2024

More than 45,000 child care and home care workers are bargaining with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to address the mounting care worker crisis.

01/25/2024

‼️ MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JAN. 30 at 6:30PM CST ‼️ Skateboarding has transcended into a flourishing industry where skaters of all kinds have gone pro, carved out unique careers for themselves and inspired many of us to pursue our wildest dreams. Join us for an Instagram Live Q+A Panel featuring none other than Dashawn Jordan ( ), a professional skateboarder and musical artist, and Kristin Ebeling ( ), executive director of and former team manager of . We’re so proud to moderate an immersive conversation about the realities of the pro skateboarding industry, where Dashawn and Kristin will share their insights, experiences, and the pulse of this ever-evolving industry. We’ll see you there!

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01/04/2024

Garfield Park's gym is turning into a free roller rink once a month through April. The neighborhood's other rink is closed for renovations.

12/24/2023

From son of Superman gay heartthrob Jon Kent to the gender expansive Circuit Breaker, DC Comics is going warp speed on LGBTQ+ visibility...

12/21/2023

Most 17-year-olds are excited about finishing high school and possibly thinking about college. But Bronzeville teen Dorothy Jean Tillman is in a class all by herself. A typical teen in some ways, she also happens to have just earned her doctorate degree.

12/20/2023

For anyone in need of a meal on Christmas Eve morning, swing by at 2201 N California Ave, between 8:30am-10:30am!

• Serving coffee, eggs, bacon, pancakes, and sausage 🍳☕️🥞🥓✨

Brought to us by (North Ave), Bang Pie & 🙂

🚊Near the California blue line stop and south of the Milwaukee x California intersection (at Cali & Palmer)

12/07/2023

11/19/2023

11/19/2023

This is so rad! Access free harm reduction supplies from narcan, menstrual hygiene kits to basic hygiene kits (once you register for a code)!✨Link to register in bio!✨
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Today, CDPH is proud to launch the Public Health Vending Machine pilot program! The vending machines, located at 5 sites around the City, are part of the department's broader strategy to prevent overdose

11/06/2023

Danny Sotomayor’s acerbic political cartoons were a key tool in his activism during the AIDS crisis in Chicago in the 1980s and ’90s. Drawing had long been a way for Sotomayor to express himself. David Sotomayor, Danny’s brother, told Chicago Stories it was also a source of comfort for Danny w...

11/05/2023

An Onslow County all-girls construction team, who became the first all-girl team to compete in the SkillsUSA TeamWorks competition, is making headlines again after their trip to nationals this past

10/25/2023

📣 📣 Teens📣 📣 Apply for paid internships at Chicago Public Library
Gain professional experience , meet other teens and have fun at the library.
There's plenty of options based on your interests 👇
🎮 Chicago Teen Gamer's Guild Internship
📲 Teen Digital Content Internship
📸 College and Career Saturdays Internship
📚 Teen Best of the Best Internship
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Applications open TODAY and deadline varies per internship.
ℹ️ For more into and to apply go to 👉 chipublib.org/teeninternships
🔗 Link in Bio

10/19/2023

10/18/2023

Unity Park Advisory Council (UPAC) is thrilled to present our 24th-annual PumpkinFest. The beloved neighborhood event invites families to celebrate Halloween with free activities, including the return of our annual favorite: the Unity Park pumpkin patch (sponsored by *play) where children can pick their own pumpkin to decorate. There will also be face painting, a spooky photobooth, free popcorn and candy, a DJ, and more!

New this year is a Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead station to celebrate the Mexican heritage holiday. The station will feature an "ofrenda" (or "altar de mu***os") and crafts activities for kids. The ofrenda will be dedicated to Chabelo, a Chicago-born Mexican entertainer, who passed away earlier in the year.

Attendees are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes and join our parade at noon.

The event is staffed by volunteers from UPAC and City Year Chicago.

Unity Park Advisory Council is a local group of neighbors who work together on maintenance and upkeep of the park, creating garden and art projects, and planning and hosting special events at the park. We’ve been a PAC since 1993, but originally organized in 1986 when the park was a concrete playlot known as Playlot 293.

This event is for all-ages and free to the public.