Creating milestones in education, economic development, quality housing, youth programs, neighborhood beautification, civil rights, and crime, neighborhood organizations on Chicago’s South Side like Chatham Avalon Park Community Council; Park Manor Neighbors Community Council; Chesterfield Community and the Greater Chatham Alliance, have made a real difference for years.
Park Manor Neighbors:
Chesterfield Community Council (CCC):Park Manor Neighbors Community Council (PMNC), the oldest of all four, started in 1948 and was founded by a Caucasian minister when the neighborhood was predominately white. Today, Darlene Tribue, who has been president for 20 years, has a lot of hope for the community. “We’re still struggling, but we have some successes. We’ll never give up on the community and what it continues to stand for and that is integrity, dignity, and justice,” she said.
Frank Sayre started CCC in 1952 and later became the first president in 1955. The organization was originally founded to keep Black people out of the community in the 1950s when Blacks first began migrating into the area. Today, CCC advocates for quality housing and education on behalf of residents, helps prevent crime and promotes the overall well being of the community.CAPCC:
Established in 1955, the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council (CAPCC) led by Keith Tate was instrumental in bringing Whitney Young Branch Library to the community and was a driving force behind attracting businesses like Senior Suites of Chatham, Mathers More than a Café and Target into the neighborhood. Working with established businesses like Izola’s Restaurant, Army and Lou’s Restaurant, Tailorite Cleaners and Fletcher’s One Stop Record Shop to fight crime by using cameras promises to benefit residents and businesses alike.Greater Chatham Alliance:
Members of Greater Chatham Alliance (GCA) are taking their cause to the streets and are looking for, “No Excuses,” when they get there. Formerly the Wabash, Indiana, and Michigan Block Association, the group changed its name to the GCA in 2008 and was founded in 1983.Read the whole thing to see what these organizations do and what their plans for the future are!
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