What's Happening This Month?
Subject To Change
October: Learning, Preparing & Staying Engaged
October is shaping up to be a busy month across the 20th Ward as we continue creating opportunities for residents to learn more about City processes, access resources, and stay involved in decisions affecting our neighborhoods. This month, our office will host events focused on Development 101, Special Use Permits, Paper Shredding, and other events designed to help residents. We’ll also host a community paper shredding event, giving residents a safe and convenient way to dispose of sensitive documents while keeping our neighborhoods clean. As always, we encourage residents to follow our website, newsletter, and social media pages for additional events, resources, employment opportunities, grants, and community updates throughout the month.
October also brings us closer to City budget season, an important time for residents to stay informed about how City resources are proposed, discussed, and allocated. Our office will continue sharing updates and opportunities for residents to learn more about the budget process, ask questions, and stay engaged as those conversations move forward.
Whether you are interested in development in your neighborhood, need assistance with a City service, or simply want to stay informed about what is happening across the 20th Ward, our team is here to help. Call the 20th Ward Office at (773) 966-5336 or stop by and speak with our team. We look forward to another month of learning, connecting, and strengthening our community together.
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Mikiya Coley
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Health & Wellness
The City of Chicago offers a variety of health and wellness resources to support seniors in staying active and healthy. These include free or low-cost health screenings, fitness classes, mental health support, nutrition and meal programs, and assistance with managing chronic conditions.
Meal Services
The City of Chicago’s Home Delivered Meal (HDM) Program provides nutritious meals to eligible Chicago residents, 60 years of age and older, who are frail and/ or homebound because of illness, incapacitating disability, or are otherwise isolated. An in-home assessment is conducted by a case manager to determine eligibility for this program.
Transportation Assistance
Transportation is the critical link that assures access to vital services such as health care, social and nutritional services, family and friends, stores and jobs. The availability of transportation allows older adults to live independently in their communities and helps prevent isolation and premature nursing home placement.
Financial Support & Legal Aid
Professional attorneys are available to assist caregivers with various legal issues such as; Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Guardianship and other legal issues that caregivers are often faced with when assisting their older loved ones. Legal services are coordinated and provided by Legal Aid Chicago (LAC).
General Resources
Helpful programs, benefits, and information from across the City of Chicago — all in one place.