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Erie Neighborhood House will host an educational briefing geared towards all Property Owners on the benefits of participating in the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Housing Choice Voucher program. La Casa Erie proveerá información para dueños/as de casa sobre los beneficios de programas y participación con la Autoridad de Vivienda Pública de Chicago (CHA). WHEN • CUÁNDO Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Miércoles, 8 de febrero 2012 6:00–8:00 p.m. WHERE • DÓNDE Erie Neighborhood House Centro de La Villita 4225 W. 25th Street Chicago, IL 60623 Please RSVP by phone or email...


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Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. This means women just like you - mothers, sisters, friends - are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don't know what you know: heart disease kills. But it can be prevented. Sisters. Girlfriends. Colleagues. You share everything from recipes and work/life tips to deep and emotional moments with the women in your life. Make sure you share how much you want them to live by passing on some lifesaving knowledge. What to Expect FREE heart-health screenings, including tests for blood...


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NALACC Presents: A National Tour: The Tragedy of Migrants in Transit from Central America-Mexico to the U.S. Special guests will visit Chicago on Nov 18, 2011 Friday, November 18th 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Chicago’s “Little Village” neighborhood Epiphany Church, 4221-22 W. 25th St. Chicago IL 60623 (@ corner of Keeler & 25th. St.) For more information please contact Cristina Garcia at 312-432-2250 o Sandy De Leon at 773-542-7617


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New Futuro is a bilingual one-stop shop that provides Latino families with the information and tools they need to get their students into college and beyond. It's my personal goal through New Futuro to make sure the path to higher education is not only revealed to Latino families, but that they receive the guidance and tools they need 100% free and 100% bilingually. Our first step is to motivate 10,000 Chicago area Latino families to commit to the New Futuro College Plan, a 10-point plan on how to prepare, apply and pay for college. The New Futuro Summit presented by Allstate is the largest...


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Centro de Información with DePaul University Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic Latinos Progresando National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) Presents: Illinois DREAM ACT: What it means for our students Thursday, October 27th 5:30 PM Golfview Elementary School 124 Golfview Lane Carpentersville, IL For more information, please contact: Centro de Informacion at (847) 695-9050 ext 309 This is a FREE event and it will be available in Spanish.


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Union League Club of Chicago 65 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Time: 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM (CT) Tickets: General Admission- $150.00 For more information, contact Mary Beth LeMay, mlemay@latinopolicyforum.org or 312-376-1766 x 223   View Larger Map  


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The New Futuro workshop will give you all the inspiration and tools you need to plan for college and beyond. This three-and-a-half hour experience will help you and your family understand how to prepare, apply and pay for college or other post secondary options. It has been designed by experts and is supported by nationally renowned advisors. Experience a fun, interactive and easy-to-understand college prep workshop for families and students. Learn about financial aid, FAFSA completion, entrance exams, ACT/SAT, community colleges, college admission, and much more. Take away a specific...


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Join us for a panel discussion on immigration led by Esau Melendez on the current state of the immigration movement, where we've been and where we are going. Some of you may recall that Esau Melendez is actually the filmmaker of "Immigrant Nation" which played at the Latino Film Festival and won best documentary. The film has been picked up by PBS and will be shown on this same day after the panel at 9 p.m. this is a good opportunity to hear from some of these folks on their impressions of the current state of the immigration, to support small independent film-makers, and just to hang out. Also,...


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NEW FUTURO LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO GET 10,000 LATINOS INTO COLLEGE RSVP by Tuesday, September 6th at pressevent@sayhitopaco.com or 312.226.7830. New Futuro and Allstate cordially invite you to attend the launch of an unprecedented partnership dedicated to helping Latino families get their students into college and beyond. Please join us for a special announcement as Chicago unites to help create a stronger economic future through education. WHAT: New Futuro Partnership Launch - Press Event Interview opportunities with featured speakers WHEN: Tuesday, September...


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The 6th Annual Feria del Mole History The first Feria del Mole was organized by a group of 15 women who were taking part in Universidad Popular's Women's Empowerment Program. These women, ages 25-60, would come together once a week to discuss their lives, families, hopes, dreams, and support each other. At the time, Executive Director Olivia Flores-Godinez was leading the group, and the main theme was "self-esteem development." Olivia kept hearing disempowering remarks from the women, all Mexican immigrants and mainly homemakers: "I'm not good at anything," or "I'm not smart," or "I don't...


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