Announcements – Page 2 – Onward Neighborhood House

Onward Wins 2018 Acting Up Award!

Onward Neighborhood House Selected as 2018 “Acting Up” Award Recipient

We are pleased to announce that Onward Neighborhood House has been selected as a recipient of The Chicago Community Trust Acting Up awards.

Onward will use this grant to hold our first ever Belmont Cragin Art Walk; designed to connect our families and members of the greater Belmont Cragin area to art, music, and businesses within the community. The event is scheduled for a Friday in October.
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Onward Partners with Rincon for Safety

At Onward House safety is one of our main focuses, both in the classroom and out. That’s why we partnered with another local organization, Rincon Family Services, to provide safety training to parents participating in our programs, who were in need of proper car safety equipment.
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Chicago’s Onward Neighborhood House Launches Business Incubator

Contact: Nikki Way, Director of Development & Communications

Onward Neighborhood House, a nonprofit organization in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood, is launching a new entrepreneurship program to provide local youth and adults with the tools they need to start a business.

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Accountability & Accreditation at Onward House

Onward House is proud to announce that we have secured three important accreditations from leading non-profit accountability organizations! Since February, Onward has earned the Gold Circle of Quality from ExceleRate Illinois, the gold-level seal of transparency from Guidestar, and a reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

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Seeking Volunteers to Launch The Lab

Onward House is very excited to launch The Lab — a business incubator developed through our partnership with INCubator.edu. In February we took our first big step by onboarding our business incubator specialist, Sophia Cabido.

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Remembering Hank Marshall

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