
West Side United
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Working with partners to build community health and economic wellness on Chicago’s West Side and build healthy, vibrant neighborhoods.
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West Side United Executive Director Ayesha Jaco joined leaders from The Nourishing Place Hope and @Dion’s Chicago Dream at @WTTW to discuss the impacts of food insecurity on the South and West Side residents. #Chicago #WestSideUnited Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/3Zxshl1



Congratulations to Robbie Wilkerson and his daughter, Destiny, on the opening of the Urban Essentials Coffee Cafe, a Black-owned cafe in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Read more via Block Club Chicago bit.ly/3tSI1Dl


The West Garfield Park Grocery Store Pop-up is now open and residents can stock up on quality, healthy food, including fresh and more. Learn more about this collaboration between Garfield Park Community Council, WSU and the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation in Chicago Sun-Times: bit.ly/3SrzxgL

Thank you to the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation for investing in #Chicago’s #WestSide communities and supporting our initiatives, including the newly-opened grocery store pop-up and our small business accelerator grants. Learn more in Crain's Chicago Business: bit.ly/3QPNrIe

Thank you to WBEZ for featuring Lurie Children's & West Side United program to help pregnant moms & parents on the #WestSide locate & get off waitlists for services like lactation consults to support finding housing - regardless of their income. wbez.org/stories/progra…







Still buzzing about the #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 session on #healthequity and #microlending. Grateful to the AMA for highlighting Chicago's West Side United collaborative and helping journalists understand the barriers to equitable community development.


.West Side United offered tremendous insights as National Press Foundation develops programming for the Oct. 7-10 "Covering Equitable Community Development journalism fellowship in Missoula, MT. Apply through the link below. #healthequity #communitydevelopment nationalpress.org/training/apply…



Ayesha Jaco & Eve Shapiro shared how West Side United’s Anchor Mission tackles Chicago’s health inequity via impact investing, local hiring/ procurement, & employee professional pathways. Remarkable achievements thus far; we look forward to seeing what they achieve in future! #SFS25
