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abril 30, 2013

Comcast Cares Day in Pilsen

by Julio Guerrero The Resurrection Project (TRP), 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis, and 15 other community organizations from in and around Chicago’s Pilsen community participated in Comcast Cares Day, the company’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort. For the Pilsen project, some 500 volunteers from Comcast and the community came together on Saturday, April 27, to clean, paint, and garden Dvorak Park, Plaza Tenochtitlan, 16th Street, and Throop Street Play Lot.
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abril 16, 2013

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins TRP to launch Seed Chicago

On Monday April 15th The Resurrection Project, World Business Chicago (WBC), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Pilsen community members launched Seed Chicago, an exciting collaboration with the crowd-funding website Kickstarter that highlights local projects aimed at creating jobs and economic growth in Chicago’s neighborhoods.
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abril 10, 2013

TRP in the news again!

Dear friends and supporters, The Resurrection Project (TRP) works to create healthy communities, and that…
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marzo 27, 2013

The Resurrection Project joins the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and…

Dear friends and supporters, Volunteers from The Resurrection Project (TRP), along with TRP families and friends, joined more than 500 people, including many children, in a march organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to demand immediate immigration reform.
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marzo 27, 2013

Children and families march to demand immigration reform

On March 26, volunteers from The Resurrection Project (TRP), along with TRP families and friends, joined more than 500 people, including many children, in a march organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to demand immediate immigration reform.
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marzo 25, 2013

Newly renovated NSP2 apartments in Back of the Yards

Some of our newest homes for rent in Back of the Yards. The Resurrection Projected invested $13.8 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2) dollars to acquire 40 foreclosed or vacant properties in Back of the Yards, and rehabilitate them into 75 units of quality, affordable housing.
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marzo 14, 2013

TRP helps a couple avoid foreclosure and keep their homeownership…

by Diana Hinojosa Like many couples, Luis and Lucila Ortegon had dreams of retiring comfortably and spending their golden years in the company of their loved ones. So they packed up their things and immigrated to the United States to be closer to their children. Upon arrival, they invested their entire life savings in a down payment toward a house. As Lucila sits in her rocking chair, she tells of the countless memories their home holds for them and of how happy they are to have a place that echoes with the laughter of their grandchildren. “Now, we are content and at ease,” she says. But four years ago, this was hardly the case.
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marzo 14, 2013

A unique partnership resurrects a failed bank in Chicago’s southwest…

by Ulises Silva When concerned neighbors committed $30,000 to establish The Resurrection Project in 1990, even they couldn’t have imagined that, 23 years later, the organization would be part of a unique partnership to rescue a local bank—and potentially the thousands of people the bank had served. But that’s exactly what happened when Second Federal Savings (SFS) was being liquidated by the FDIC.
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marzo 14, 2013

The smallest change can effect the biggest transformation: The physical…

by Ulises Silva Run-down. Often-troubled. Unsafe. These are words often used to describe the Back of the Yards neighborhood in the southwest side of Chicago. But 23 years ago, the same words were used to describe Pilsen. Watch our five-year anniversary video for a glimpse of what Pilsen once looked like. Listen to the words used to describe it. Run-down. Often-troubled. Unsafe. These are words at odds with how Pilsen is described today.
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marzo 14, 2013

TRP expands its Early Childhood Education Transition program to Cooper…

Story and photos by Lyndsi Barboza The Resurrection Project (TRP) is proud to announce the continuation and expansion of its education enrichment programming—Early-Childhood Education Transition (ECET)—into Pilsen’s Cooper Elementary School. Launching with one classroom consisting of 20 students, ECET focuses on providing quality full-day early-childhood education for children and families most in need.
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marzo 14, 2013

La Casa wins at the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards

Photo by Eric Young Smith. La Casa Student Housing received another important accolade at the…
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marzo 14, 2013

Nueva Vida Monthly Newsletter: March 2013

A message from Raul Raymundo Dear friends and supporters, I’m excited to update you on…
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