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  • Location
  • Far South includes 13 communities on Chicago’s South Side: Altgeld Gardens, Calumet Heights, Cottage Grove Heights, Fernwood, Golden Gates, London Towne, Morgan Park, Pullman, Roseland, Roseland Heights, Rosemoor, Washington Heights, and West Pullman.
  • Demographics
  • The Far South communities have a combined population of over 76,000 residents. Approximately 98% of residents are people of color, and more than 65% are unemployed or not in the labor market.
  • Looking Back
  • The Far South communities are rich in natural and cultural assets rooted in African American culture. The Far South is home to the Cal-Sag River and Channel "Calumet-Saganashkee Channel," which was a part of the Underground Railroad, and the National APR Pullman Porter Museum & Pullman Visitor Center, which celebrates the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African American labor union in the country to win a collective bargaining agreement. The once bustling business and cultural corridor has seen a dramatic decline over the years. However, the region is poised for a revival due to the rise of resident-led programming and the return of local business.
  • History of the Neighborhood Network
  • The Far South Neighborhood Network is one of three new networks launched in 2022, the first expansion of the Initiative in six years. The Far South Chicago Coalition serves as the “community quarterback” for the Far South Network.

Far South Community Vision

As a new Neighborhood Network launched in 2022, Far South will be working to build its coalition and begin implementing its community vision over the next three years.

Neighborhood Network in Action

The Far South Neighborhood Network was included in the expansion of the Neighborhood Network Initiative in 2022 due to its existing plans and vision, strong community leadership, stakeholder and funder interest, the proposed expansion of the Red Line, and the Far South Chicago Coalition’s high degree of readiness for implementing the Neighborhood Network model.

Coalition Highlights

The Far South Chicago Coalition produced a Quality-of-Life Plan in 2021. Through funding and staffing support provided by the McCormick Foundation and United Way, Far South will build its coalition and create and implement a community vision.

Hear from your neighbors and supporters

Joyce Chapman

President of the Far South Chicago Coalition

“We are fundamentally lifting up the humanity of the people so that we can successfully make a collective impact for the betterment of us all. Having partners like United Way who value a place-based, community-led approach is vital to transforming neighborhoods and improving health, educational, and economic outcomes.”
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