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People in a hard way, trying to get on their feet, need your support. Pass along a job lead and you'll be helping a real person out of a jam.

The job leads we're looking for start at minimum wage and require a W-4. They are accessible by CTA public transportation. For the following fields, simply type your job lead in the box (above) and click send.

• Janitor
• General Labor

CLEARpath Block Clubs

What are Block Clubs? Block Clubs are groups of people on any block in the city who wish to improve the quality of life in their neighborhood. People who form Block Clubs are concerned and care about their communities and share information, identify concerns and act collectively to address those concerns.

Where is my Block Club? Use CLEARMAP to find a registered Chicago Block Club. See if a Block Club already exists for your block: Click here and at the bottom of the page just type your address and click GO.

What can the Block Club do? A Block Club can help ensure that our seniors have the services they need to lead fulfilling lives. A Block Club can help our children travel safely to and from school, so that they have every opportunity to learn and succeed. A Block Club can improve the environment by planting and maintaining new green spaces. And a Block Club can provide a strong deterrent to gangs, guns and drugs.

Learn more at portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/BlockClub This site will not only help you organize your neighbors and get active, but will also give you some practical ideas that you can implement in your community and help you get connected to other Block Clubs in your area.

CeaseFire Chicago

CeaseFire is a national public health strategy that has been scientifically proven to reduce shootings and killings. An interdisciplinary model, CeaseFire maintains that violence is a learned behavior that can be prevented using disease control methods.

Learn more at www.ceasefirechicago.org

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