Coalition for Equitable Community Development
Promoting an Economically and Racially Diverse Community in Chicago's Hyde Park-Kenwood Neighborhood

Meetings, Events, Publications:
Board: March 15, 4:30 pm, 1525 E. 53rd St. ROOM 906 (usually 3rd Mondays)

CECD ANNUAL MEETING AND COMMUNITY FORUM
"CREATIVE AFFORDABLE LIVING IN HYDE PARK-KENWOOD"
was held February 13 2010
PARTICIPANTS: Prairie Onion Cohousing, Lincoln Park Village, Qumbya Cooperative, North Side Housing Cente, Home Sharing, more. Election of new board members was held (thank you retiring Lenora Austin and Margaret Kennedy).
Membership dues and contributions are also timely at this time.

Report: October 18, 2008 Public CECD forum: "Will the Olympics Affect OUR Housing in Hyde Park-Kenwood?"
Report: February 28 2009 Annual Meeting: Updates on state and federal efforts to make homes affordable and keepable.
In "2008-2009 Agenda" see outcome of push for afforable housing in Olympics benefit agreement, current board and committee actions.
View/print CECD 2009 in Review (presented to 2010 annual meeting).

CECD Brochure in pdf
Our latest issue paper

Here:
Mission, Institutional Members, Officers and Committees, Contacts and Co-sites, Meetings/Reports links

Our Mission

  The mission of the Coalition for Equitable Community Development is to convene residents, faith-based communities, civic, educational, and social organizations, and the business community in planning, guiding, and monitoring housing and related activities that will support the maintenance of an economically and racially diverse community in Hyde Park and Kenwood.

Membership

 

The Coalition for Equitable Community Development (CECD) is a 501c3 membership organization consisting of individuals, organizations, congregations, and businesses that live or do business in Hyde Park and Kenwood.

If you live or work in Hyde Park-Kenwood, you can become a member. Just download the membership application and send it in with your membership dues made out to Interfaith Open Communities (our fiscal agent .) Membership page and appeal.
Checks can be made out to Coalition for Equitable Community Development (or CECD) and sent to CECD at 1525 E. 53rd St. #907, Chicago, IL 60615. Phone - leave messages at 773 955-4455.

Our starters:
Winston Kennedy
John and Brenda Murphy
Pat Wilcoxen

Organizational Charter Members

Hyde Park Cluster, Interfaith Open Communities
Hyde Park and Illinois chapters Older Women's League
Hyde Park and Kenwood Intefaith Council- Peace and Social Concerns
Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce
K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Social Justice
University of Chicago Office of Community Affairs
Racial Justice Task Force and Social Justice Task Force, First Unitarian Church Chicago
57th Street Meeting of Friends
University Church Chicago

Officers and Committees

 
President Pat Wilcoxen Board of Directors- elected February 28 2009
1st Vice President John Murphy  
2nd Vice President George Rumsey 3-year terms
Secretary Gary Ossewaarde  
Treasurer Allison Hartman Allison Hartman

 

  Karen Robinson
Other Board Members Lenora Austin Linda Thisted
  Mark Granfors Pat Wilconxen
  Margaret Kennedy 2-year terms
  Rahsaan Clark-Morris  
    Mark Granfors
Committees   Rahsaan Morris
Affordable Housing Advocacy (AHA) Linda Thisted John Murphy
Community Planning Pat Wilxoxen Gary Ossewaarde
Fundraising John Murphy  
Membership George Rumsey 1-year terms
Research Mark Granfors Lenora Austin
    Margaret Kennedy
Liaison-Interfaith Open Communs Ken Oliver George Rumsey

Contacts and Complementary Sites

 
CECD President Pat Wilcoxen, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chair George Rumsey

1525 E. 53rd St. #907, Chicago, IL 60615,
773 955-4455 (Computer Res.)

 
Interfaith Open Communities & Transitional Hsg. http://www.iocillinois.org/
   
Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference- hydepark.org coalition info (links to more) www.hydepark.org/affordablehousing/HPKaffordSteeringC.htm

hpkcc@aol.com
Sputhsiders Organized and United for Liberation  
Illinois/Hyde Park Older Women's League (OWL) http://www.owlillinois.org
Allison C. Hartman

General Meetings and Reports

 
April 29 2006 Forum (See announcement at top for upcoming meetings)
May 19 2007 Summit  
December 5 2008 CECD Organizational Meeting  
To Dec 5 State of Hsg HP Report- Ken Oliver  
February 20 2008 Kickoff  
May 14 2008 1st General Mtg (in preceding)  
May 14 Statement on the 53rd Cornell development (in preceding)  

October 18 How Will the Olympics Affect Affordable Housing in HPK?

 
Issue Paper on Olympics and Housing- Oct. 2008  
Reports February 28 2009 Annual Meeting

 

Stimulus Bill housing; Proposed for Illinois

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