by Alex Morales Published: November 14, 2011 We are proud to announce that in August 2011 The Resurrection Project began construction of La Casa, an innovative community-based dormitory in Pilsen that will serve 105 college students with housing, internships, and mentorship programs. The project is currently under construction at the intersection of 18th Street and Paulina Street. La Casa is a 6-story, 33,000 square feet building. The First floor structure will house a student educational resource center, recreational space, and commercial space.  The project will also have a lounge area, fitness area, classroom, and meeting space. The structure will feature ample glass curtain wall systems and vegetative green roofs.

by Alex Morales Published: November 14, 2011 Happiness naturally follows through giving and sharing, but Harry’s pathway to happiness was interrupted by obstacles that forced him to make life-changing decisions.  Born in New York’s Spanish Harlem in 1953 to Puerto Rican immigrant parents Harry has been a dedicated community volunteer since he was a teen and through his studies at Princeton University. After graduating from college he continued serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in South Korea and later as a Peace Corps recruiter in Chicago in 1981. Chicago offered him a chance to be civically engaged by working and volunteering in the Latino community at different local non-profit organizations where he taught English as a Second Language. Life was rewarding, productive and stable until Harry’s health began to decay.

by Alex Morales Published: July 15, 2011 On June 22, 2011 The Resurrection Project was selected by the Advisory Board of the Chase Community Giving campaign to receive an extra $43,000 award for building La Casa - the nation's first community-based student housing development - bringing the total award of $68,000! TRP thanks Chase Bank for their generous support!  

by Alex Morales Published: July 15, 2011 On Wednesday May 4, 2011 The Resurrection Project, Casa Juan Diego, the IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Cooper Dual Language Academy celebrated the graduation of the first Civic 2.0 class. The Civic 2.0 classes are designed to introduce community members to basic computer use, from turning on a system and operating a mouse to surfing the web and using email. The Civic 2.0 classes are part of the SmartChicago initiative which is currently bridging the digital divide in our communities via classes and community workshops.

by Alex Morales Published: July 13, 2011 On June 11 & 12, 2011 The Resurrection Project (TRP) - in partnership with the Alliance for Stabilizing Our Communities, led by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR, the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), with the support of Bank of America— hosted a free Home Rescue Fair at Casa Esperanza in Melrose Park, Ill.  Loan specialists, housing counselors, and attorneys provided intensive counseling and offered home retention strategies through workshops and in-language assistance to 199 Illinois families facing financial hardship.

by Alex Morales Published: April 7, 2011 Sandy Guzman has been able to achieve her goals and, at 28 years old she continues pursuing life improving opportunities thanks to the Mujer Avanzando program. Her difficulties started when she became a mother at the early age of 18, as she was still in her junior year of high school living with her parents. After her first child was born she continued going to school but it was difficult to manage her time between school, being a mother, being in a romantic relationship and also maintaining a part time job as a bookstore cashier. Her days will start early, as she would take her son to daycare then go to school, pick him up, drop him off at her parents place and then going to work until 9pm, with very little time to spend with her kids and her partner. A year after having her first child, she became pregnant with a second child, moved in with her partner to raise the kids but due to her responsibilities her relationship started deteriorate. This unstable situation led to other more serious problems ultimately escalating into domestic violence.

by Ryan Kelsey Published: April 7, 2011 Members of the greater Pilsen community came together to honor those who led a 25 year fight as they celebrated the 1st Open House of the Senior Satellite Center at Casa Maravilla located at 2021 S. Morgan St. “This Senior Satellite Center is now open to everyone 55 and better throughout the adjacent neighborhoods,” Carmen Velasquez, Executive Director of the Alivio Medical Center said. “We hope that everyone across neighborhoods beyond Pilsen such as Little Village, Heart of Chicago, Back of the Yards, and South Loop make this center a part of their weekly wellness and social routine.  We have the courageous people here in these photos to thank for it.”

by Alex Morales Published: April 5, 2011 The Resurrection Project is honored to announce that on Thursday, March 31st, Guacolda Reyes, TRP’s Vice President of Community Development, was awarded La Raza’s Annual Mujeres Destacadas/Distinguished Women recognition awards, a prestigious award honoring the many contributions Latinas have made within our community. Guacolda was selected out of 30 strong nominees in the Business & Technology category, which recognizes women who have played a significant role in the economic development or technological advancement for the Latino community.

by Erendira Rendon Published: April 4, 2011 On Thursday, March 3rd over 40 community members including Resurrection Project tenants from Casa Maravilla, members from Centro Toribio Romo Immigrant Center and parishioners from Saint Agnes of Bohemia parish packed a bus and two cars and headed down to Springfield on a mission to talk to their state elected officials.  It has become a tradition; this time of year hundreds of immigrant advocates flood the halls of the state capital to ensure that the state assembly is doing the best it can be for all the immigrants and refugees in the state. 

Published: February 18, 2011 On February 18th 2011, The Resurrection Project, in partnership with Instituto Del Progreso Latino, broke ground on the construction of the Instituto Heath Sciences Academy.  The high school is addressing the profound shortage of Latinos and other urban youth in the health care field in Illinois and ensuring parents and students have a high-quality educational option that leads directly to the jobs of the future.