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WEST TOWN — Chicago’s oldest settlement house celebrated its 150th anniversary this month after experiencing a year like no other. We equip our community with the tools and information needed to thrive in the face of adversity, including “Know Your Rights” trainings and direct outreach. We make a healthy lifestyle more accessible with workshops, support groups, and counseling, all through a trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive lens. Rev. Ross Lyman served dual roles as minister of Erie Chapel and executive director of Erie House. Erie House expands to begin serving families in Little Village, a community with a rich Mexican American identity.

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Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. The group operates the house on Erie Street as well as its Erie Neighborhood House Center at 1701 W. During the 2020 Census, Erie House’s community outreach team used digital outreach, car caravans and socially-distanced outdoor events to connect with nearly 350,000 people to encourage them to be counted.

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Our wraparound services ensure lifelong success, keep families together, and help communities thrive. The agency's TEAM mentoring program boasts extremely high graduation and college placement rates for its participants and has placed significant emphasis on preparing students for careers in STEM fields. Today, Erie House is a modern social services nonprofit with programming and resources for children & youth, mental health & community wellness, adult education & training, legal services, and more. Erie House was originally founded as a “little Dutch Church” in West Town with a focus on serving the area’s immigrant population.

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She also serves on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR; board treasurer), Susan G. Komen Chicago, Chicago Women in Philanthropy (CWIP), and the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force. Erie St. began as the “little Dutch church” in West Town, focusing its efforts on helping the area’s immigrants. Typically held after school, the program transitioned to a full-day schedule to give students a safe place to attend Chicago Public Schools virtual classes. Rafael "Rafa" Ravelo is the first Latino individual to become executive director.

We are a human services agency rooted in the settlement house tradition, strengthening Chicago’s immigrant communities since 1870. Other Erie House programs that had been traditionally held in-person — legal consultations for citizenship and immigration clients, youth mentoring, mental health counseling and more — have been conducted remotely since March. Kirstin Chernawsky became executive director after serving as senior director of development and communications.

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From the late 1880s to 1920, the Dutch and Norwegians were replaced by Poles and Italians. “Mom Savino,” came to Erie House when it was still the Erie Chapel Institute in the 1920s. She and her husband both got jobs at Erie, but also volunteered for many hours beyond their work time. She was an Erie institution by then, by far Erie’s most famous Italian participant. For the most part these Italians were Catholics, as were the Poles who also came to Erie.

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Erie Neighborhood House opened in 1870 in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. As the city and community changed over a century and a half, so did we; from a church serving our neighbors to a settlement house delivering wraparound services to immigrants and individuals from all backgrounds to help them thrive and build proud, powerful communities across the city. Since 1870, Erie Neighborhood House has been a classroom, a second home, and a community center for thousands of low-income and recent immigrant families in Chicago. Your investment in Erie House supports a legacy of award-winning educational programming, legal services and mental health programs for the whole family, from early childhood to adulthood.

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Rev. Douglas Cedarleaf marches with Erie House participants in solidarity with an African American family who had been harassed upon moving to West Town. Florence Towne begins her 37-year tenure at Erie House, serving as teacher, girls' group leader, and head resident. Erie Kindergarten is one of twenty flagship programs in Chicago's Free Kindergarten Association.

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We equip our community with the tools and information needed to thrive in the face of adversity, including “Know Your Rights” trainings and direct outreach. We make a healthy lifestyle more accessible with workshops, support groups, and counseling, all through a trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive lens. Crain's Chicago Business named Kirstin to its 40 Under 40 list in 2018 and she was a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, Class of 2019.

Before joining Erie House in 2019, she worked as mission funding director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s $198 Million comprehensive campaign. Kirstin Chernawsky is the executive director of Erie Neighborhood House and is the ninth individualto serve in this capacity since the agency's incorporation in 1915. She came to Erie House in 2013 and served as senior director of development and communications before entering her current role in 2016. Puerto Rican immigrants started arriving in the 1950s, at first settling at the south end of Lincoln Park. This is the neighborhood where former Congressman, Luis Gutierrez, who became a nationally recognized leader in the fight for immigration reform, lived until his parents decided to move back to Puerto Rico when he was about 15.

He returned to Chicago as an adult and settled himself and his wife in West Town, the successor neighborhood to Lincoln Park for Chicago’s Puerto Rican community. The Gutierrez family was a good example of what Gina Perez has called the “va y ven”/ “go & come” pattern of Puerto Rican migration, in her book The Near Northwest Side Story. Sixteen years later, in 1886, the congregation moved a half block east to 1347 W. In 1893, it was selected as one of 20 founding members of Chicago's Free Kindergarten Association. Erie Chapel expanded facilities at its new location two years later to accommodate its growing youth programs, choirs for children and adults, and industrial classes. Equipping children and youth with tools and resources to support a bright future.

They built and worshipped at Holy Innocents Church, just two blocks from Erie House where they learned English. The organization also has locations in Little Village and Humboldt Park. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Erie House begins delivering "Know Your Rights" training to the community.

Mexicans were already in the neighborhood and connecting to Erie House by the 1970s. But Mexican immigration increased precipitously following the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986, which opened a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. By 2000, there were an estimated eleven million undocumented immigrants in the US, mostly from Mexico. Mexican immigration to Chicago eventually surpassed the previous record-breaking Polish immigration already mentioned.

As the city and community have changed over the last century and a half, so have we. What began as a church evolved to become the now oldest operating settlement house in the city. Through these programs, we empower the people we work alongside to build powerful communities. Since 1870, Erie Neighborhood House has provided the most comprehensive support immigrant and low-income families in Chicago need to thrive and has constantly evolved to meet their needs.

Prior to joining Erie House in 2019, Michelle worked in regional human resources for retail stores at O'Hare Airport, Midway Airport, Ogilvie Station, and 2 warehouses. She also has experience with workforce development through Skills for Chicagoland and the CARA Foundation. He joined Erie House in 2007 and has served as education programs coordinator, assistant director of YOU and director of YOU. We are the oldest settlement house still operating in Chicago, having worked alongside folks across the city for a century and a half. From those early days as “the little Dutch church” in West Town to the widespread impact we make today, our history is shaped by the immigrant experience—marked by struggle, resilience, and hope—that is such an inseparable part of Chicago's identity. Our in-house team of attorneys and legal representatives help their clients navigate the US citizenship and immigration system, keeping families together, and allowing them to achieve a greater sense of security.

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For the last 25 years this event has drawn thousands of visitors from Charlotte and the neighboring counties. This annual festival showcases the diversity of Indian culture and its traditions with dance, food, art, music and much more. The Festival of India that we have been organizing is held at Uptown Charlotte, in the Belk Theater and on Tryon Street. The Festival program includes performances by artists from the Indian community, Indian food, exhibits of arts & crafts from different regions of India and much more.

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The event is organized to showcase Indian culture and heritage in a very festive spirit. It welcomes people of all communities in the area and provides a great opportunity for cultural exchange with other Americans. It also gives our children an opportunity to display their talents in art, dance and music, thereby reaffirming their pride in their heritage. And it creates an awareness of Indian culture among other communities in the Carolinas. After two successful years of partnership with the Town of Matthews in their cultural diversity initiatives, we are excited to announce our 3rd Regional Festival of India @ Matthews. This is intended to be a one-day event in an open setting in downtown Matthews, with focus on live performances of Indian Dance forms in the Stumptown Park.

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Other activities in addition to Charlotte Idol vocal competition include live dramas on Indian American themes. The organization depends on individual and other voluntary contributions of time & money to pursue its mission and is guided by a volunteer board of trustees. Various activities sponsored by the organization are also accomplished by teams of volunteers. The organization currently organizes a number of activities during the year, with Festival of India being a very significant cultural event in the city. The dramatic surroundings of Hingol National Park in Baluchistan province are the setting for Pakistan’s largest Hindu festival, Hinglaj Yatra, which started on Friday and ends on Sunday.

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HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. The core mission of the organization is to highlight and share the rich cultural diversity of the land of our birth with our friends and neighbors at large around the Carolinas. We also strive to educate the community about public policy issues of particular concern to our community. The festival draws over 20,000 visitors from Charlotte and the surrounding areas. The best way to summarize the impact of the festival is to paraphrase a comment we have heard repeatedly during the festival. “This has been a great opportunity for me as a Charlottean to get a taste of Indian culture and experiencing and understanding a bit more about India without leaving Charlotte.

For the last twenty-five-plus years, this event has drawn thousands of visitors from all around Charlotte and the vicinity. This is a great family event where students will find the event educational while adults will find it entertaining. This annual cultural festival showcases the diversity of Indian dance, food, art, music, and Bollywood entertainment.

Organizers say more than 100,000 Hindus are expected to participate. The festival also aimed to bridge a gap by honoring Indian culture and educating others. The also event got creative in adopting "Going Green" by reducing PR paper collateral with QR code soft access and by showcasing 'upscaled art' from discarded items. The festival is free to attend and there’s ample free parking as well. Other performers included a teen dance group from the Charlotte area called Rhangeelo Dholi.

The India Association of Charlotte, in partnership with the Town of Matthews, is excited to announce our Regional Festival of India 2022 @ Matthews. The event is a one-day event at the beautiful Stumptown Park in the downtown of Matthews. The event is expected to bring a colorful panorama and festivity of India to all attendees with focus on live performances of Indian Dance forms, delicious cuisine choices and unlimited fun in an open outdoor settings. The festival activities are conducive to individual choices of social distancing. As part of the town's diversity initiatives, Matthews partnered with the Festival of India in 2022 to host a regional festival. The event returned to the park this year with art, dancing, food and cultural displays.

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After hearing about the Festival of India, they decided it would be fun to come and perform, dancer Yamini Sehgal said. The works of more than 30 local artists were on display around Stumptown Park. Bollywood beats and the scents of Indian food permeated the air of Stumptown Park in Matthews on Saturday. Activities for children include Kids Art Corner and Kids Art competition, in addition to all the dancing and singing activities.

A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life

To provide parents with all of the information they need to help them and their kids get "out and about" to fantastic opportunities for fun, education, and cultural enrichment in our area. If your organization has an upcoming event and would like to have photos or videos featured on WFAE.org, send us an email at to find out how. An exhibit on "Bollywood cinema's" 100-plus-year history stoked nostalgia was also featured. Additionally, the festival hosted organizations such as Akshayapatra, Kiran and Isha Outreach's Save the Soils to increase social awareness and promote public service programs. According to festival organizers, the keynote theme of the celebration was how the pandemic taught us that we are all inhabitants of a global village, connected and interdependent on each other for our collective survival. This festival is planned for Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 12 p.m.

Pilgrims purchase coconuts, sweetmeats, flowers, and incense for their ritualistic offerings. But there’s scant parking and vehicular access to the holy sites, so many pilgrims disembark and complete their travel by walking over parched and rocky terrain, sometimes barefoot and carrying children or luggage. Hindus believe Hinglaj Mata is one the places where the remains of Sati, the goddess of marital felicity and longevity, fell to earth after she ended her life. Organisers said they wanted the festival to spark "dynamic conversations and foster meaningful connections among participants".

Its members said their favorite parts of being in the group were practicing together and the vibe they get from dancing. There are performances outside all day, and you’ll also find multiple food vendors and souvenir vendors outside, along Tryon Street, which is closed to traffic during the event. The Festival brings the best talent within the community to highlight a fusion of popular modern (Bollywood) and classical Indian dance forms, in captivating performances that educate and enthrall people of all ages. This event is organized by the India Association of Charlotte, in active partnership with the Town of Matthews, and is supported by grant assistance from the Arts & Science Council. To celebrate and share information on the many splendid artistic, cultural and recreational activities available to residents of cities across the US and Canada. The photo booth, a hit with all ages, had a long line of attendees waiting to get pictures to document their day at the festival.

Don't miss out on fun for all ages including yoga demo, get a henna tattoo, dance on the street to live pulsating music and so much more. The festival is organized by the India Association of Charlotte, a nonprofit cultural organization established to serve the growing Indian American Community in the Charlotte area. For over 25 years, Festival of India has drawn thousands of visitors from Charlotte and neighboring counties to showcase the diversity of Indian culture and its traditions with dance, food, art, and music. Enjoy the many authentic food offerings, yoga demos, get a henna tattoo, dance on the streets to live music, and take in the culture through traditional and contemporary art, performances, and activities. The Festival of India, Charlotte was held on August 27 in uptown on Tryon Street. The festival was organized by the India Association of Charlotte, a nonprofit cultural organization established to serve the growing Indian American Community in the Charlotte area.

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Inside Belk Theater, enjoy dance performances on the main stage. In the lobbies you’ll find art exhibits, and interactive activities like turban tying (for $1), henna tattoos (for $3) and sari wearing (for $2.) To enjoy the indoor activities, you’ll need to purchase a ticket. The prices of these activities are from 2022 and might change for 2023.

Groups of dancers of all ages performed throughout the day, showcasing old and new Indian dance styles and music, including music from favorite Bollywood films. Don't miss out on all the fun including Yoga demo, a Henna tattoo, Saree demo and dancing on the street to pulsating Indian music beats. Versimal Divani, the general-secretary of Hinglaj Mata, lamented that only Hindus in Pakistan can attend the festival. The park’s Hingol River provides Hindu pilgrims with the opportunity for ritual bathing, like the Ganges in India. Hundreds of stalls spring up to sell snacks, drinks, jewellery, and clothing.

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Inside Safe has had mixed success when it comes to its goal of completely eliminating the encampments it targets. The city attempted to close a camp earlier this year at North Spring and Arcadia streets, two blocks from City Hall. On a recent afternoon, about 15 tents still dotted the sidewalks around that intersection. Pete Wales, 65, is one of the few Inside Safe participants who found permanent housing. But Wales already was working with a nonprofit on getting into housing before he moved into one of the program’s hotels in February. There’s a lot riding on its success at a local, state and even national level.

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Despite concerns about the low number of people housed through the program, the City Council allocated $250 million to continue and expand Inside Safe over the next year. Inside Safe already has been a godsend for people like Tim and Sandy, who live in a condo about two blocks from the overpass and are relieved to see the now-spotless sidewalks. Tents, makeshift shacks and broken-down RVs crowded both sidewalks under a U.S. Shulman’s famous seven-minute exposure captures the house and its sprawling city backdrop.

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She has received two 10-minute counseling sessions and a prescription for Zoloft since arriving at the hotel. But she says she needs ongoing, in-depth mental health treatment and medical care for her teeth, and she’s not getting either. At the time he was interviewed by a reporter late last month, Wales was preparing to move into a subsidized studio apartment in a new building near Echo Park. “Make no mistake — We are not satisfied with the amount of people in housing,” she said in an emailed statement.

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Los Angeles’ new homelessness solution is meant to quickly get people out of encampments and into housing – as the city grapples with the state’s largest population of unhoused residents. But the program is struggling to house people and connect them with social services. Skid Row, the infamous center of Los Angeles’ homeless community, is another area where any progress Inside Safe made is scarcely visible. The program moved 175 people from encampments in that neighborhood into hotel rooms, but it barely made a dent.

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His reprieve from living outdoors lasted only about six months. Street Care who works with Smith and others at that motel, said Smith isn’t the only one whose needs aren’t being met. Another guest at the hotel has a hernia so severe that she’s forced to use a wheelchair, Rehl said. People have to jump through a series of hurdles to prove they qualify for subsidized housing, including obtaining the right form of identification. The city’s lack of affordable housing is another major factor.

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Sometimes, people pitched tents right outside the gym’s door and it took months for the city to remove them, he said. On a Wednesday afternoon last month, all traces of the tents – and the people who lived in them – were gone. California cities of every size lack shelter beds for the state’s growing homeless population. A new bill would force local governments to do more, and punish ones that don’t plan housing for homeless Californians. After dropping him from the hotel, outreach workers gave him a tent and drove him back to the overpass, he said. After he pitched his tent, police quickly came and told him he could no longer camp there.

Inside Safe has clear advantages over previous efforts to make a dent in L.A.’s homeless crisis. It removes the sprawling encampments that, as the city’s most visible symptom of homelessness, spark never-ending complaints. Advocates say it’s much easier to find long-term housing for people in hotel rooms than for people still in tents. Hotel rooms provide a safe place where residents can heal from the trauma of the street, get their documents in order and relearn how to live indoors.

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Miguel Berrios, former head chef at The Grill Room in Hauppauge, runs the kitchen. He has put together a menu of bar food classics as well as Mexican- or Asian-inspired plates such as duck tostadas or satay ($10 to $15). Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. The situation makes him feel useless and worthless, like “a waste of space and a waste of time.” Still, he insists he deserves a chance. “I’m a good person,” he said, a tear running down his cheek.

The streets remain lined with tents and make-shift camps, where as many as 2,000 people are estimated to live. The city is leasing rooms in about three-dozen motels, paying between $100 and $125 a night, per room. So far, Inside Safe has burned through nearly $40 million, city staff said during a committee meeting earlier this month. To make the program more affordable, the city is trying to buy some of the hotels. The 101 overpass at Cahuenga Boulevard, cleared in December, was the first Inside Safe operation.

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She wants to bring in doctors, nurses, dentists and social workers in-training from local universities to help fill the gap. But for those living and working near the U.S. 101 overpass that was the site of the city’s first Inside Safe operation, the difference is night and day. Bass said that was one of a small number of Inside Safe sites the city wasn’t able to completely clear because some people at the encampment declined a hotel room.

Bass has all but staked her tenure as mayor on fighting Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. Enjoy a carefully created menu filled with food that is simultaneously familiar yet inspiring. Our cocktail list harkens back to the days when cocktails were created with care, yet surprises you with modern flair. The homeless population fell by a third in Texas over the past decade as it surged in California. The cost of living is a big reason Texas is doing a better job at alleviating homelessness. “That is a major concern of mine,” said Bass, who says the service providers simply don’t have the capacity to meet everyone’s needs.