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School-Age Program Earns Gold Circle of Quality Designation
The School-Age Program at Erie Neighborhood House was awarded the Gold Circle of Quality from Illinois ExceleRate, the state’s primary assessment organization for early childhood and after-school programs. Erie House…
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MENTOR Illinois Assigns Gold Star Status to Erie House TEAM Program
The Erie Neighborhood House TEAM mentoring program earned Gold Star status from MENTOR Illinois, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for children and…
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Erie House Set to Host Future of Promise Awards Dinner on March 14
Erie Neighborhood House will host its annual Future of Promise Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 14, in the Atlantic Ballroom of downtown Chicago’s Radisson Blu Aqua (221 N Columbus Dr).…
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John Burns Construction Company Will Receive Community Investment Award at Future of Promise Dinner
In a city with a proud history as rooted in architecture and construction as Chicago’s, John Burns Construction Company (JBCC) stands tall alongside giants. The company’s foundation was laid more…
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inQUEST Consulting Set to Receive Diversity & Inclusion Award at Future of Promise Dinner
When Scott Hoesman founded inQUEST Consulting in 2011, he wanted to build a model with a proactive approach to constructing more diverse, inclusive workplaces. “A lot of the work in…
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Perspective in—and through—the Arts
It’s a Tuesday evening in the fall at Erie Neighborhood House. Jesús González Flores stands in the front of the first floor computer lab, fielding questions from high school students…
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Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Grant Funds Health Programming at Erie House
A $50,000 grant renewal from Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) will help Erie Neighborhood House in its efforts to build greater well-being alongside families in the community through nutrition education, cooking…
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Relativity Gives Geek Grant Provides $2500 for Robotics at Erie House
Erie Neighborhood House received a Geek Grant in the amount of $2,500 from Relativity Gives, the community outreach program of Chicago-based software company Relativity. The grant will provide supplies and…
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Michael Reese Health Trust Grant Funds Domestic Violence Project
The Michael Reese Health Trust (Michael Reese) provided Erie Neighborhood House with a $40,000 grant to help fund its Domestic Violence Project for the 2019 calendar year. The initiative is…
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Local Youth Gain Digital Media Skills through Comcast Foundation Grant
Erie Neighborhood House received a $10,000 grant renewal from the Comcast Foundation to support the organization’s Visionaries digital media apprenticeship initiative for teenage youth. The grant will support Erie House…
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