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Community
Information
Photos
of Austin
Austin
Town Hall
•Austin
Town Hall programs for children and adults
Schools
and Universities
Chicago
KidStart (summer jobs and child care from the City
of Chicago)
Chicago
Public Schools Web Site
Chicago
Police Department
Chicago
Public Library--Austin Branch
Interactive
Chicago Map
Chicago’s Interactive Mapping tool uses Geographic
Information System technology to display roads, ward
boundaries, schools, transit, and other points of interest.
Customize and zoom to your area of interest.
Housing
Information
Find
an Apartment Online
This page, provided by the Chicago Tribune, also includes
information on:
•Chicago apartment shopping - Where to find
Chicago area rentals, and how to evaluate apartment
amenities.
•The lease - Chicago apartments are covered
by a Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance. Exercise
your rights as a renter.
•Security deposits - Chicago tenants have
a right to interest on their security deposits. Where
does the money go, and how do you get it back?
•Fair housing - Housing discrimination is
illegal. Here is information on how to assert your equal
opportunity rights.
•Moving in - Whether you're moving to Chicago
or to a new neighborhood, these Chicago relocation resources
will ease the transfer.
•Over 55 - Search for Chicago active adult
communities, and read more about senior senior housing
and retirement living options.
Find
a Home for Sale
(Provided by the Chicago Tribune)
Austin
Area Median Home Prices
(From the
2000 Census)
Information
for Seniors
From
the Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development
Organization
Social
Security Administration
Technology
Locations
for Public Access to Computers/Internet in Austin
Where to go to use computers, the World Wide Web, and
email for
free.
EBV
Online
The
website of the Every Block a Village program
to
promote health education, job training, community action,
and violence prevention throughout Chicago's Westside.
Community
Technology Centers Network, Chicago
CTCN is a member organization comprised of Community
Technology Centers and Support Organizations, serving
Greater Chicagoland, and partnered with like entities
across Illinois, such as the Illinois Community Technology
Coalition. Together we promote Digital Literacy, Access
and Equity.
Connect
Chicago
A community technology organization dedicated to improving
computer and technology access in Chicago.
Government
Austin's
Alderman
Austin's
Congressman
State
of Illinois website
City
of Chicago website
Chicago
Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency
Services & Hotlines
- Information
for Children & Youth
- Information
for People with Disabilities
- Information
for Seniors & Caregivers
- Information
on Health Services & Programs
- Safety
Tips (cold weather safety, fire safety, children's
safety tips)
- Consumer
Protection & Legal Information
Chicago
Department of Streets and
Sanitation
Greater
Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
Mission: Provide comprehensive, accurate, up-to-date
information on housing in Northeastern Illinois Overview:
The Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development
Website is designed to guide and assist researchers
and analysts, comunity-based organizations, government
leaders, housing and planning professionals, landlords,
developers, property managers, grantmaking organizations,
financial institutions, homeowners, homebuyers and renters.
The website will make available a wealth of data and
information about the housing environment in Chicago
and other communities throughout the region.
Chicago
Housing Authority
The Chicago Housing Authority's goal is to increase
housing opportunities by creating affordable and accessible
home ownership opportunities and rental options for
all residents.
Chicago
Better Business Bureau
Grants
and Community Activism
NPO.Net
The NPO Net is a comprehensive, one-stop source
for information
about volunteer work, non-profit organizations,
funding opportunities, and community activism
in the Chicago area.
Donors
Forum of Chicago
• The Donors Forum of Chicago is the region's premier
resource for leadership, education, research, and action
on behalf of philanthropy and nonprofits. The Donors
Forum enables the philanthropic and nonprofit sector
to address community concerns with comprehensive information,
skilled leadership, and the resources necessary to build
institutions and affect change.
• What can the Donors Forum do for you? Whether
you are a donor or nonprofit, the Donors Forum of Chicago
provides resources and services that can help you.
National
Community Building Network
The National Community Building Network (NCBN)
is an alliance
of individuals and organizations that work to
reduce poverty and create social and economic
opportunity
through comprehensive community-building strategies.
The mission of NCBN is to promote and advance
community building principles, in practice and
policy, to
achieve social and economic equity for all children
and families.
Time
Warner Foundation
Time Warner is committed to developing the next generation
of leaders from among diverse and underserved youth.
To achieve this goal, we fund youth organizations that
prepare teens for college, help them build skills in
media and communications, raise awareness about the
importance of after-school programs and develop adult
leaders for the public schools.
• Preparing Teens for Success Grants for developing
and testing after-school programs Creative and Media
Arts Grants that help teens build their skills and prepare
for college.
• Summer Grants Grants for summer youth media and
community involvement programs
• Improving Leadership in Public Schools Initiatives
to help strengthen principal leadership in selected
school systems
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