Chicago Commons

✨ We're thrilled to announce that our very own Family & Community Engagement Director, Yomara Mata, was featured on Cafecito Con Vicky! Yomara shares insights about our Early Childhood Education Program and how we're making a difference in Chicago. 🎧 Don't miss this inspiring conversation! Link here//youtu.be/r4o81NPrnTs - Chicago Commons empower individuals, families, and communities to overcome poverty and systemic barriers, embrace opportunities, and thrive across generations. We are Chicago’s second-largest early childhood education provider, supporting 1,750 children across 18 communities. As Chicago's second-largest early childhood education provider, we operate four centers integrating using the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Additionally, through collaborative partnerships with other community-based organizations, we are able to expand our scope offering, providing high-quality Early Head Start and Head Start services in 15 additional Chicagoland neighborhoods across more than 19 community-based programs. #ChicagoCommons #HeadStart #EarlyHedStart #ThrivingAcrossGenerations #FamilyEngagement #CommunitySupport #CafecitoConVicky #ReggioEmilia

Chicago Commons will be participating in Senator Villanueva's Job Fair tomorrow, Thursday, July 18, from 10am - 2pm at Arturo Valezquez Westside Institute. Bring your resume for on-site interviews. Free headshot and other community resources! Registration is enouraged. Call (773) 739-6118 for more information. #Careers #JobFair

Join our resource fair featuring local organizations this Friday, July 19 at 3pm. We will have an afternoon of fun and excitement with face painting, games, music, temporary tattoos, raffles, a bouncy house, and Reggio Emilia art activities! Plus, enjoy delicious snacks and pizza. A Care Van will be on-site offering FREE immunizations and you’ll have the chance to meet Chicago’s first responders. Únase a nuestra feria de recursos con organizaciones locales este viernes 19 de julio a las 3 p.m. ¡Tendremos una tarde de diversión y emoción con pintura de caras, juegos, música, tatuajes temporales, rifas, una casa inflable y actividades artísticas en Reggio Emilia! Además, disfruta de deliciosos snacks y pizza. Habrá una Care Van en el lugar que ofrecerá vacunas GRATUITAS y tendrá la oportunidad de conocer a los socorristas de Chicago. Participating Organizations include / Las organizaciones participantes incluyen: -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Equal Hope -- Anixter Center -- Share Our Spare -- COPA -- Near North Health -- Adult & Teen Challenge Greater Midwest -- Sonrisa Family Dental -- CTS Health Integrated Wellness -- Deborah's Place -- WIC Grocery -- Spanish Coalition for Housing -- Chicago Public Library -- H.A.S. Community Counseling & Treatment -- IWS Family Health -- Acero Schools -- YMCA -- Dominican University -- Hope for the Day -- CDPH -- Revolution Workshop -- Center for Changing Lives -- Polaris Charter Academy -- Greater West Town Community Development Project -- Hire 360 -- HFS -- Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness -- Representative Lilian Jiménez #ChicagoCommons #Community #CommunityResourceFair #HumboldtParkEvents

🎉 We had the most perfect weather for the Paulo Freire Center's end-of-year celebration! Our families and kids enjoyed food, music, painting, temporary tattoos, a bouncy house, and community resources shared by our very own Family Hub. This was also a final hurrah for our preschoolers to hang out with friends and family one last time before starting kindergarten in the fall. - - - A big thanks to all the staff at Paulo Freire Center for your hard work, dedication, and for putting together such a wonderful celebration for our families. 🎨 #ChicagoCommons #ThrivingAcrossGenerations #EarlyEducation #CommunityCelebration #BackoftheYardsEvents https://lnkd.in/gfwUgcAB

SAVE THE DATE: Chicago Commons Market is Saturday, July 27th. Get ready to experience the ultimate shopping extravaganza at our third annual Chicago Commons Market (formerly known as The Entrepreneurship Fair)! Discover a treasure trove of unique products crafted by talented small business vendors from our Family Hub. Grab your squad and join us for a day jam-packed with delicious food, groovy tunes, exciting games, epic prizes, and much more! For inquiries, call the Family Hub at 312-599-2900. #ChicagoCommons #FamilyHub

🌟 Join our team at Chicago Commons! 🌟 We're looking for passionate educators to fill Lead Teacher, Teacher Aide, and Assistant Teacher positions. Make a difference in the lives of children and help shape the future. Apply now at chicagocommons.org/careers. 📚✨ . . . . . . .#ChicagoCommons #Careers #TeacherCareers #EarlyEducationCareers

🎉 We had the most perfect weather for the Nia Family Center end-of-year celebration! We celebrated our preschool graduates with backpacks that included supplies to get our little ones ready for kindergarten. Families and kids enjoyed food, music, painting, a bouncy house, and a special visit from Bluey! A big thanks to all the staff at Nia Family Center for your hard work, dedication, and for putting together such a wonderful celebration. 🎓🍕🎨 We extend our heartfelt thanks to Peoples Gas for their generous contribution of backpacks, which were distributed to our proud graduates. These backpacks, filled with essential learning tools, symbolize the transition from early education to Kindergarten, reflecting Peoples Gas's commitment to empowering young learners and fostering a brighter future for our community. #ChicagoCommons #ThrivingAcrossGenerations #PreschoolGraduation #EarlyEducation #CommunityCelebration #HumboldtParkEvents

SAVE THE DATE: Chicago Commons Market is Saturday, July 27th. Get ready to experience the ultimate shopping extravaganza at our third annual Chicago Commons Market (formerly known as The Entrepreneurship Fair)! Discover a treasure trove of unique products crafted by talented small business vendors from our Family Hub. Grab your squad and join us for a day jam-packed with delicious food, groovy tunes, exciting games, epic prizes, and much more! For inquiries, call the Family Hub at 312-599-2900. ------------------------------------------ RESERVE LA FECHA: Chicago Commons Market es el sábado 27 de julio. ¡Prepárese para experimentar el máximo espectáculo de compras en nuestro tercer Chicago Commons Market anual (anteriormente conocido como The Entrepreneurship Fair)! Descubra un tesoro escondido de productos únicos elaborados por talentosos proveedores de pequeñas empresas de nuestro Family Hub. ¡Reúne a tu equipo y únete a nosotros para pasar un día repleto de comida deliciosa, melodías geniales, juegos emocionantes, premios épicos y mucho más! Para consultas, llame a Family Hub al 312-599-2900. #ChicagoCommons #FamilyHub

🌟 Join our team at Chicago Commons! 🌟 We're looking for passionate educators to fill Lead Teacher, Teacher Aide, and Assistant Teacher positions. Make a difference in the lives of children and help shape the future. Apply now at chicagocommons.org/careers. 📚✨ . . . . . . .#ChicagoCommons #Careers #TeacherCareers #EarlyEducationCareers

Chicago Commons' new Adult Day Services arts program brings creativity and community to seniors and adults with disabilities. Funded by a Healing Illinois grant, local artists lead workshops and performances, fostering engagement and healing. Special thanks to South Side Weeklyand Charlie Kolodziejfor covering this story and to Chicago Commons’ Training Content Coordinator, Taylor Thompson, for initiating the program. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4bx1lpT #ChicagoCommons #ThrivingAcrossGenerations #ArtHealing #AdultDayServices #CommunityEngagement