Events – Rossana Rodriguez

Category: Events

How to Become a Teacher!

For neighbors who were unable to tune into our Facebook live session on How to Become a Teacher on Thursday, May 5, 2022, you may view watch the video below. Slides from Presentation National-Louis-University-Undergraduate-Education-Programs National-Louis-University-Graduate-Education-Presentations-33rd-WardDownload Links from Presentation: Apply at our website :www.nl.edu/apply Transcripts can be sent to admissions@nl.edu Teach Grant TEACH Grants | Federal Student Aid Teach Grant Application Teach Grant Application | NLU Teach Grant Additional Information Teach Grant Information 2020-2021 Update 2 (00000002) 06.17.2020 (00000002).pdf (nl.edu) Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship https://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/minority-teachers-of-illinois-mti-scholarship-program.html Teacher Loan Forgiveness https://www.isac.org/students/after-college/forgiveness-programs/illinois-teachers-and-child-care-providers-loan-repayment-program.html Gateways Scholarship https://www.ilgateways.com/financial-opportunities/scholarship Grow Your Own https://growyourownteachers.org/ If you're interested in exploring a graduate degree in education, you mayContinue

Join a Community Clean & Green!

This year, as part of the neighborhood clean-up program, join us for Neighborhood Clean & Greens. Assist us in keeping our neighborhood clean and our natural areas thriving! Please indicate which day(s) you would want to participate.Our office will provide grabbers, gloves, and garbage bags. Specific locations will be sent to registrants and announced closely to the date. Fill out the form below to register to attend. Want supplies to host a clean & green of your own? Fill out the form with that information and our staff will contact you. Albany Park Date: Saturday, April 23rdTime: 10am - 1Continue

#HalloweenIn33

Below are a few ways you can join us in Celebrating Halloween in the 33rd Ward. 2021 Halloween Decoration Contest Alderman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez and the team would like to thank our neighbors for always bringing the spooky season to the 33rd Ward in BIG and creative ways. For that reason, we are bringing back our 33d Ward Halloween Decoration Contest for its second year! Voting is NOW open! The top THREE Houses or Apartments will get a holiday gift basket for their families. Neighbors will vote on their favorite decorations from October 22 - October 29 at Noon (12pm)Winners willContinue

2020 Flu Shot information

Due to COVID-19, the City's Department of Public Health will not be hosting the regular Flu Shot Walk-up Clinics around in the community but there are still a handful of upcoming events where you can get free flu shots with or without insurance. If you have insurance, you may call a local CVS or Walgreens pharmacy to schedule your flu shot. Contact information can be found on the City of Chicago's website map here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/flu/home/vaccine-finder.html If you are uninsured here is how you can get your flu shot: Schedule an appointment at a free City of Chicago Clinic Uptown WICContinue

Week in Review (03/2 – 03/6)

Monday Closed for Casimir Pulaski Day Tuesday Fair Housing Training Our team met with Northside Community Resources to learn about their Fair Housing Program and their work regarding landlord/tenant rights. We are grateful to have access to yet another great resource to serve tenants in our ward. CPS Chef Council Culinary Event at Carl Von Linne We attended a special culinary event at Carl Von Linne Elementary School for the 2nd installment of the CPS Chef Council program. The Council was formalized to bring together noted chefs from across the city to provide new recipes for the school lunch program. NSSContinue

Week in Review (02/24 – 02/28)

Monday (02/24) Safety is Lit Brigade Thank you to everyone who came out for our Safety is Lit Brigade. We were able to document dozens of lights out and have great updated information to share with our partners at CDOT. Tuesday (02/25) Meeting with Mayor Lightfoot On Tuesday, we met with Mayor Lightfoot and Deputy Mayor Susan Lee to discuss the recent crime and safety issues in our community, and how we can partner to address them with the urgency they require. They were both supportive of our community-driven, collaborative approach to preventing violence and said that it aligns withContinue

Safety is Lit Brigade, Mon 2/24

One important element to community safety is making sure that our streets are will lit by our street lights. Our office recognizes that in recent month there have been significant delays in the city's response time when it comes to fixing street and alley lights that are out around the city. This delay is due to low numbers in personnel but also due to high numbers of lights out issues that has been caused by the installation of the new LED Smartlights all around the city. With that said, a second barrier to getting lights fixed in our ward isContinue

33rd Ward Safety Townhall

Last Saturday, we held our first Community Safety Town Hall. More than 75 residents attended and shared their thoughts on how we can build healthier, safer communities. We heard from experts in the fields of mental health, violence prevention, and restorative justice. The panelists introduced us to different approaches to violence prevention and gave us examples of what these interventions look like in practice--including the incredible work that Roosevelt High School, our host for the forum, is doing to implement restorative practices and teach students about healthy conflict resolution. As a community, we all committed to taking action. This initial meetingContinue

Community Meeting for Proposed Development at 2801 W Montrose

This fall, our office launched the first community-driven zoning and development process in the 33rd Ward. Our elected representatives should be accountable to the people they represent, not politically connected developers. Therefore, this process makes zoning changes contingent on approval from community stakeholders, and commits our office to informing and involving community organizations at every stage. You can read the full policy we follow here. On Monday, the North River Commission and several neighborhood organizations held a meeting to brief residents about a proposed project at 2801 W Montrose, the current site of Ruby's Dry Cleaners. The developers for the project, MVAH Partners,Continue

“The Ripple”

This week, our office was honored to host the unveiling of "The Ripple," a community art and education project that the 33rd Ward Youth Council has been working on in partnership with artist Maxwell Emcays and families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. Members of the community gathered to view the mural, share stories and talk about how we move forward together. It was a beautiful example of how supporting the creativity and leadership of young people can open up new spaces for change. The mural is now on display in our office, and you can read more about theContinue