With less than a month left until the CARES Community Center opens its doors to the public, Block Club Chicago took a look inside our new home at 2644 N. Central Ave. The $8.6 million project turns a 31,000-square-foot former funeral home, vacant for years, into a one-stop hub for neighbors. It will include a free primary care clinic with CommunityHealth, a family health clinic with IWS Family Health, bilingual mental health services from Cicero Family Service, and immigration legal support through Latinos Progresando. The center will also have the CARES Corner Store food pantry, adult education classrooms, a community room with a demonstration kitchen, and a rooftop garden.
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