Lorenzo Webber Named Community Person of the Year

PP4H congratulates our very own Lorenzo Webber, Executive Board member, as Rotary Club of Maywood-Proviso Community Person of the year!

Mr. Webber is an intergenerational leader who builds sustainable bridges between youth, adults and seniors from diverse perspectives with SPY , PTMAN,  and PP4H.

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Our Partners

Telehealth Appointments Now Available During Covid-19 Outbreak.

Try Meal of The Day Cafe for Lunch!

Located on the 4th floor of the Eisenhower Tower (1st Ave and 294) Meal of the Day Cafe is open Tuesday-Friday from Noon to 3:00pm. Menu changes daily.

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Be Part of The Team! 
TrustyCup Productions has an opening for a
part-time drama teacher. More info.

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Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) Pilgrimage to El Paso
(For more about CSPL, see our Facebook page)

Over the past several weeks a national coalition of Catholic Latinx leaders and organizations and and partners have begun to form around the crisis at the border and the human rights violations against refugees and asylum seekers. We see this crisis not only as an issue that Hispanic families are facing but as deeply connected to the inhumanities experienced within African American communities and the criminal justice system.

In light of the horrific and tragic shootings that took place in El Paso and Dayton on August 3rd and 4th we pray for the victims, their families and the countless people throughout our nation who've been affected by these violent acts that were perpetuated in the name of white supremacy. 

For us, love and action requires courage, solidarity, honesty and risk. It also requires us to face the demons of our nation’s past and present, to call forth the depths of courage and moral strength within each of us, to work together for a fundamental moral reform that our nation urgently requires, to face our enemies even during the most terrorizing of times and to seek the conversion of their hearts and spirits.

We invite you to join us on this journey. CSPL is part of a growing national coalition of Catholic Latinx leaders and partners who are organizing a National Pilgrimage to El Paso, TX for an ecumenical and interfaith action at the border and a weekend of trainings and formation opportunities. Find out more and how to register to join us by clicking here. 

Presenting the Movie Spiderman on
Friday August 9, 7:00pm 
Movie Night at Proviso East High School

Community Members,

This Friday August 9, 2019 we will present a Movie Under The Stars at Proviso East High School on the Foot Ball Field. We will be showcasing the movie Spider Man.
Our One Proviso Safe Summer signature events are designed to stimulate and encourage intelligent thought, while having fun.Join the Village of Maywood and Proviso Township School District 209 as we continue to work together to provide healthy and positive alternatives for young people throughout our community.
I look forward to seeing you there!! 

Isiah Brandon, Village of Maywood Trustee 

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Cook County Department of Public Health's (CCDPH) will be offering FREE gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and WGCI Summer Jam tickets.
Testing dates/times/locations: Saturdays 12pm - 3pm. .
August 10: CCDPH, 7556 W. Jackson, Forest Park
August 17: Oak Forest Health Center, 15900 S. Cicero, Oak Forest

For more information, please contact CCDPH at DontGuesGetATest.com

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Try Meal of The Day Cafe for Lunch!

Located on the 4th floor of the Eisenhower Tower (1st Ave and 294) Meal of the Day Cafe is open Tuesday-Friday from Noon to 3:00pm. Menu changes daily.

Smart Routes to School Funding Approved!

¡Si se puede! Yes we can! Over the last several months, our CSPL Safety and Violence Prevention Committee has been working with our partners to start a Smart Routes to School program in Maywood and Proviso Township in order to ensure that children in the area can walk safely to and from school on a daily basis.  After months of strategizing, organizing petitions and support, meeting with our local officials and showing up to local town meetings, we have great news to share! Last week the governing bodies of Proviso Township, School District 89 and the Village of Maywood each voted to approve funding to support the start of the Smart Routes to School Pilot Program. This program will start at the beginning of this upcoming school year in August 2019!
 
We invite you to celebrate this major achievement with us at our special upcoming CSPL General Meeting this Holy Week on Wed, April 17th at 6:00 PM at CSPL's new office.
We will be providing food and refreshments at 5:30 PM. You don't need to be a current member to come - all are welcome!  In addition to reflecting on the success and ongoing work of this campaign, this upcoming gathering will also feature a workshop on how Jesus' struggle for peace, justice and love within a colonized society led him to the cross. We will also reflect together on what the theological significance of "resurrection" can mean for us as we work for justice in light of the societal challenges of our day. We encourage you to join us! 

When:  Wednesday, April 17th - Dinner at 5:30 PM - Meeting at 6:00 PM 

Where: CSPL's Office - 1701 S 1st Ave., Maywood, IL 60153 (Suite 406) - Dinner at Meal of the Day Cafe (Suite 410) 

There is ample parking in the parking lot in front and in back of the building.

RSVP  to  [email protected]

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West Cook YMCA Participating in a Fitness Program for Illinois Residents:
A special offer for insured members covered under an AARP Medicare supplement insurance plan

West Cook YMCA is participating in a fitness program available to Illinois residents who are insured members covered under an AARP Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan insured by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (UnitedHealthcare). Talk to a West Cook YMCA Member Engagement Representative at 708-383-5200. Or call UnitedHealthcare at 1-888-887-5963 with additional questions.

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Keep Your Child Healthy And In School
Monday, October 15, 2018, Is The Last Day To Complete 6th Grade Health Requirements.
Click here for more information.

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Maywood Park District is building a playground!

FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 2018
8AM – 4PM
Winfield Scott Park
17th Avenue & Maywood Drive
We need more than 175 volunteers from the Proviso community to help us give area kids the childhood they deserve by building a new playground.

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Proviso D209's Credit Upgraded to A+
Village Free Press, August 6, 2018
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 recently received an upgraded bond rating from Standard & Poor, district officials announced in a statement released Aug. 3. The district’s bond rating rose from A to A+.
Go to full article

Melody Winston, far left, director of commercial assets at Living Word, cuts the ribbon on Living Fresh Market with her father, Rev. Bill Winston, the church’s pastor, and other local officials. | Alexa Rogals

Living Fresh Market Officially Opens For Business In Former Ultra Foods Space
About 75 people crowded the entrance of the new Living Fresh Market, 7520 Roosevelt Rd., on May 16, sampling products and listening to the origin story of the new grocer.

“Our work just started, we have a long way to go, and I’m thinking this is where our challenge is, trying to get one customer in the store and build one at a time,” said Dan Casaccio, co-owner of the store, with his brother Ken Casaccio.

The two are third-generation grocers who also own Leamington Foods, a chain of three grocery stores in Hillside and Chicago started by their father, Gus Casaccio, in 1923.  Go to full article

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PMSA Ranked 8th in Best Schools in Illinois by US News and World Report
Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park, was ranked among the top 10 public high schools in Illinois this year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of schools across the nation.

The magnet school was ranked 8 out of 670 public high schools in Illinois and 261 out of 20,548 public high schools in the country that U.S. News reviewed — good enough for a Gold medal.  Go to full article

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Active Transport Alliance
American Lung Association
Catholic Charities
CLOCC (Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children)
Cook County Department of Health
Cook County Forrest Preserve
Eternal Life Ministries
Housing Forward
Leyden Township
Loyola University Chicago Marcella School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Health System
Maywood Park District
Meal of The Day Cafe
Mujeres Unidas
Nathan Wright Landscape Design
PLCCA
Proviso East High School School-Based Health Center
Proviso School District 89
Proviso High School District 209
Proviso Township Mental Health Commission
Respiratory Health Association
Re-Use Depot
Rock of Ages Baptist Church
SPY (Strengthening Proviso Youth)
St. Eulalia Parish
Federal, State, and Local Representatives
Sugar Beet Co-op
The Village Free Press
Village of Maywood
West Cook YMCA
Westlake Hospital