Non-Profits

Below is a list of the nonprofits that the 1st Ward office works closely with, categorized by the type of services they provide to our residents. Please don’t hesitate to email or give an organization a call if you think you could benefit from their services! Make sure to leave a message if you get voicemail so they can give you a call back.

826CHI

Non-profit creative writing, tutoring, and publishing center.

info@826chi.org • 1276 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Active Transportation Alliance

Non-profit advocacy organization that works to improve conditions for bicycling, walking and transit and engage people in healthy and active ways to get around. Have you been in a bicycle accident? Their crash support resources can help.

info@activetrans.org • 35 E Wacker Place, Chicago, IL, 60647

Alliance of Local Service Organization

Non-profit working on street and domestic violence prevention.

2401 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation

Non-profit committed to the redevelopment of West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Avondale, and Hermosa for the benefit and control of low and moderate-income families in these areas.

773-278-5669 • 2550 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

+ Technical Assistance Community Program

Free program that provides technical assistance to landlords and tenants Referrals for:

  • Community Programs, Services and Trainings
  • Housing Referrals
  • Troubled Building
  • Foreclosure Preventions
  • Senior Citizen
  • Property Tax Assistance
  • Technical Assistance for Landlords and Tenants
  • Homeownership Assistance
  • In-Person Spanish Translation Assistance
  • Improving the quality of affordable rental housing

For more information contact Dean Rennie at 773-278-5669 or email at drennie@bickerdike.org

+ Small Accessible Repairs for Seniors

Free safety, security, and accessibility program designed to assist seniors with minor home repairs that can improve their quality of life.

Repairs can include:

  • Doors
  • Grab bar installation
  • Handrail installation
  • Stairs
  • Bathroom/kitchen modifications for accessibility
  • Floor
  • Program Requirements
  • Senior citizen 60 years and older
  • Owners or renters residing in a 1-4 unit building (renters just receive landlord permission for the repairs
  • Live in the following wards within Bickerdike Service Areas
    • 1st Ward
    • 2nd Ward
    • 26th Ward
    • 27th Ward
    • 30th Ward
    • 31st Ward
    • 32nd Ward
    • 33rd Ward
    • 35th Ward
    • 36th Ward
  • Households must earn no more than 80% of Area Median Income (AMI)

For more information contact Dean Rennie at 773-278-5669 or email at drennie@bickerdike.org

Bridge to Success

Non-profit that enhances employment opportunities for at-risk, low-income men, women, and young adults. Offers professional clothing for teens, women and men Tuesdays 12pm-6pm and Wednesdays through Saturdays 12pm-5pm.

svanveen@thebridgetosucess.org • 2208 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Casa Central

Non-profit offering programs for Hispanic children, adults, and seniors.

info@casacentral.org • 1343 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Center for Changing Lives

CCL partners with participants to uncover possibilities, overcome barriers, and realize their potential. Their work includes coaching on financial, employment and resource mobilization goals that enhance lives, training and skill enhancement opportunities, and advocacy and organizing on economic policy and practices that open up opportunities and resources.

https://cclconnect.org/ • 1955 N St Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Community TV Network (CTVN)

CTVN is a non-profit company devoted to empowering youth with the resources and education they need to make digital media. CTVN promotes positive youth and community development with the overall goal of raising the educational success and economic viability of the neighborhoods in which young participants live and work. CTVN programs instill in their students the awareness, motivation, and tools they need to create positive futures for themselves and the people around them.

info@ctvnetwork.org • 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Esperanza Community Services

Non-profit that supports children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

https://esperanzacommunity.org/contact/ • 520 N Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Girls Rock! Chicago

Non-profit committed to building socially just community with girls, transgender, and gender non-conforming youth through music.

INFO@GIRLSROCKCHICAGO.ORG • 1530 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642

La Casa Norte

Organization that serves youth and families confronting homelessness by providing access to stable housing, restorative justice programs, food and much more.

https://www.lacasanorte.org/ • 3533 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Liberation Library

Volunteer organization providing books to youth in Illinois prisons with the goal of encouraging imagination.

https://www.liberationlib.com/ • 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

Non-profit creating community, hosting events, and relieving isolation for Chicago seniors.

general@littlebrotherschicago.org • 355 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607

Palenque Logan Square Neighborhood Association

Community-based organization serving Logan Square, Hermosa, and Avondale. LSNA offers a Parent Mentor Program, Parent Engagement Institute, Grow Your Own Illinois Teacher Cohort, Quality of Life Planning Initiative and more.

https://www.lsna.net/ • 2840 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

McCormick YMCA

Non-profit offering free produce to families on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 8AM - 12PM, youth safety violence prevention programs for teens, childcare programs, seasonal camps and wellness opportuntities.

773-235-2525 • 1834 N Lawndale Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago

Non-profit offering Chicago residents affordable resources to buy, fix, or keep their homes.

homeownership@nhschicago.org • 1279 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois

Non-profit addressing issues affecting Latino lawyers and the Latino community.

2332 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Renaissance Social Services

Non-profit addressing homelessness, affordable housing and providing shelter and food resources.

(773) 645-8900 • 1527 N Wicker Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Spanish Coalition for Housing

Non-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive counseling, education and housing resources to Latinos and other low-to-moderate income families in the Chicago land area. They provide foreclosure prevention, home buyer education, financial education, energy assistance and landlord and renter assistance.

1922 N. Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60639

VGA Gallery

Non-profit that exhibits, studies, and sells video game art.

2418 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

WIC Food Center

Non-profit that provides WIC-approved food, nutrion education and counseling for pregnant women, new mothers and children up to age five. The 1st ward hosts multiple locations at:

Catholic Charities WIC: 3110 W Armitage Ave, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm

Catholic Charities WIC: 1734 W Chicago Ave, open Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm

Erie Family Health Center: 2418 W Division St, open Wednesday 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm

Erie Family Health Center: Superior- 1701 W Superior St, open Wednesday 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm

YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Non-profit dedicated to empowering women and eliminating racism.

2754 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

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