Community-wide forum
In 1999, Children's Memorial Hospital formed a community-wide forum to expand
the focus of the Community Relations program to address issues that impact the
entire Lincoln Park community.
Forum mission
The mission of the forum is to leverage the considerable resources of the
Lincoln Park community towards improving the quality of life in our
neighborhood.
Forum membership
Forum membership is open to the entire Lincoln Park community. The forum's
membership currently includes representatives from Children's Memorial, local
community organizations, institutions, social service agencies, government
institutions, churches and synagogues, businesses and neighborhood volunteers.
Forum projects
In 1999, a group of community leaders determined that the first project of
the community-wide forum would focus on improving the educational experience for
students at Lincoln Park High School. To this end, five subcommittees were
launched, each with its own goals and objectives.
The tutoring subcommittee, jobs resources subcommittee, conflict resolution
subcommittee, study hall subcommittee, and external affairs subcommittee each
worked with the administration and teachers at Lincoln Park High School over the
next two years to implement programs and strategies to address the needs of the
students.
The local school council at Lincoln Park High School has committed to
continuing the programs created by the forum. Click here to view the 2002 Annual Report (pdf file).
In the summer of 2002, the forum started a second
project. A steering committee developed the new project goal — to connect the
Lincoln Park community through a social service and community service Web-site,
www.lincolnparkconnect.com
.
Lincolnparkconnect.com connects people with all non-profit organizations
located in Lincoln Park that provide community services. It features a community
calendar, a searchable database of donated goods accepted by local organizations
and a list of all social services provided in Lincoln Park.
Currently, the Forum has created a steering committee to determine
the framework for a third project.
If you are interested in becoming a member or have any
questions for the community-wide forum, please contact Ken Labok
at 773.880.6851 or email him at klabok@childrensmemorial.org.
Check back for up-to-date reports on Children Memorial's community-wide
forum.