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  • Location
  • Englewood is one of the 77 official community areas in Chicago and is located on Chicago’s South Side.
  • Demographics
  • According to 2020 census data, Englewood is home to just over 24,000 residents. Nearly 95% of Englewood’s residents identify as Black, and an estimated 45% of Englewood’s population lives in poverty, including one of every two children.
  • Looking Back
  • In 1852, several railroad lines crossed in what was then called Junction Grove, ultimately providing for the start of the community we now know as Englewood. Driven by German and Irish workers, the construction of apartment buildings and the city’s then second largest shopping district at Halsted and 63rd, the population in Englewood soared in the early 1900s. Real estate values in Englewood began to decline in the 1940s, with redlining and disinvestment resulting in decreased housing and opportunities for community growth. As housing decreased and retailers left the community, Englewood has faced significant population loss. While challenges remain, the leadership of community stakeholders is focused on building a stronger, more vibrant Englewood.
  • History of the Neighborhood Network
  • The Englewood Neighborhood Network is one of three new networks launched in 2022, the first expansion of the Initiative in six years. Teamwork Englewood serves as the “community quarterback” for the Englewood Network.

Englewood Community Vision

As a new Neighborhood Network launched in 2022, Englewood will build its coalition and refine its community vision over the next three years.

Neighborhood Network in Action

The Englewood Neighborhood Network was included in the expansion of the Neighborhood Network Initiative in 2022 due to its existing plans and vision for strengthening its local communities, stakeholder and funder interest, and Teamwork Englewood’s high degree of readiness for implementing the model.

Coalition Highlights

Teamwork Englewood produced a Quality-of-Life Plan in 2016. Through funding and staffing support provided by the McCormick Foundation and United Way, Englewood will engage their coalition in refining and implementing a community vision.

Hear from your neighbors and supporters

Cecile De Mello

Executive Director at Teamwork Englewood

“This investment in the Englewood community will help us support our efforts to improve the quality of life for residents, designed to increase Teamwork Englewood’s capacity as well as our partners.”
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