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Learning Comes Full Circle for Little Village Volunteers
A small group of tweens and teens are making a big difference locally this summer. Three days a week, a handful of students visit Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago’s South…
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$30,000 Grant Will Support Literacy Program in Little Village
The LV READS literacy intervention program at Erie Neighborhood House received a $30,000 grant from Chicago Tribune Charities – Holiday Campaign, a McCormick Foundation Fund. The grant will support the…
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Erie House Receives $75,000 Grant to Support Literacy Initiatives
The Illinois Secretary of State/Illinois State Library Literacy Office awarded a $75,000 Adult Volunteer Literacy Grant to Erie Neighborhood House. The grant will support the agency’s Community Literacy program, a…
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Q&A with Nicolas Guzmán
Nicolas Guzmán is an attorney at Drinker Biddle & Reath who has served on the Erie Neighborhood House Board of Directors for the past 7 years. In addition to working…
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Block Party Will Deliver Fun, Resources to Little Village Families
Residents of Chicago’s South Lawndale/Little Village community will be able to access free resources and information during a Community Wellness Fair and Back-to-School Block Party organized by Erie Neighborhood House.…
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Conagra Brands Foundation Supports Erie House Health and Leadership Program
Conagra Brands Foundation (“The Foundation”) has provided a grant to support the Health and Leadership Program at Erie House. The grant will advance the work of the Super H and…
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Workforce Development Receives $45K Grant Renewal from The Chicago Community Trust
The Workforce Development program at Erie Neighborhood House received confirmation last month that The Chicago Community Trust (“the Trust”) will renew a grant to support its work with adult learners.…
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Erie House School-Age Kids Shift Gears for the Summer
School might be out for summer, but learning is still in session for approximately 200 children enrolled in the School-Age Program at Erie Neighborhood House. Walk into Templeton Hall, the…
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Erie House Receives Two Grants Totaling $12,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Erie Neighborhood House $12,000 through two separate grants to support adult literacy year-round and a summer literacy program for children. The local…
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Woodward Charitable Trust Renews $10,000 Grant for TEAM Program
Woodward Inc. and the Woodward Charitable Trust renewed a $10,000 grant to support the TEAM initiative at Erie Neighborhood House. TEAM stands for Tutoring to Educate for Aims and Motivation.…
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