Good News Partners -- Housing and Support

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Housing and Support

Good News Partners, called by God, has empowered very low-income and homeless families to move toward stability for 30 years. Good News Partners began with a homeless shelter and now includes the following programs:

Housing

Jonquil Hotel
The most economical Single Room Occupancy housing in the City of Chicago with units for 58 families. Many in the Jonquil would be homeless without the extended community support God helps us create here.
Click here for before-and-after photos of the Jonquil rehab project.
(Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version.)

New Life Interim Housing
Safe, interim housing and support services for women and children. The Director and Assistant Director, along with other staff work with residents to create new opportunities via other community agencies, case management, encouragement and spiritual support. Our second-stage apartments expand the available options for New Life graduates.

Click below for more detail on New Life Interim Housing:
New Life Overview
New Life Photos
New Life Notice of Uses and Disclosures
(PDF, 35 KB; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Cooperative and Rental Apartment Buildings
Low-income families gain home ownership as they build financial responsibility and community stability. Good News Partners currently supports five cooperative housing buildings and two rental buildings, empowering families and individuals to experience home ownership and create ways out of poverty.
Click here for photos and descriptions of the Cooperative and Rental Apartment Buildings

Support

Youth Programs
Youth develop positive role models and activities including an after-school program, a Saturday morning program, Girl Scouts, tutoring, mentoring and camping. Older teen programs include Noah's Ark, which uses arts and media to promote creativity, self-respect, self-expression and community leadership. Activities include performances, dances, rap sessions, community service and roundtable discussions focused through mentoring groups.

Community and Spiritual Development
In the best understanding of church and extended family we work together, often under the guidance of our ordained staff, in spiritual formation, adult activities, Bible study, counseling and drug rehab. We work with several other community groups in advocacy for better housing, education, and opportunities for work, small businesses and leadership.

Education
Education programs include our Reading Coaches Program, located at Gale Academy. Through this 8-year-old in-school morning tutoring program, struggling young readers learn the joy of reading as they acquire the needed phonic and oral fluency skills to read at grade level by third grade.

In addition Good News Partners operates an after-school program that meets from 2:30 to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. The program focuses primarily on providing homework support.

Volunteer tutors are needed for both programs.

Employment
Training and employment in hotel operations, maintenance, building renovations and construction.

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Housing and Support
Good News Partners, called by God, has empowered very low-income and homeless families to move toward stability for 30 years. Good News Partners began with a homeless shelter and now includes the following programs:
Housing
Jonquil Hotel The most economical Single Room Occupancy housing in the City of Chicago with units for 58 families. Many in the Jonquil would be homeless without the extended community support God helps us create here. Click here for before-and-after photos of the Jonquil rehab project.	(Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version.)
New Life Interim Housing Safe, interim housing and support services for women and children. The Director and Assistant Director, along with other staff work with residents to create new opportunities via other community agencies, case management, encouragement and spiritual support. Our second-stage apartments expand the available options for New Life graduates. Click below for more detail on New Life Interim Housing: New Life Overview New Life Photos New Life Notice of Uses and Disclosures (PDF, 35 KB; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Cooperative and Rental Apartment Buildings Low-income families gain home ownership as they build financial responsibility and community stability. Good News Partners currently supports five cooperative housing buildings and two rental buildings, empowering families and individuals to experience home ownership and create ways out of poverty. Click here for photos and descriptions of the Cooperative and Rental Apartment Buildings
Support
Youth Programs Youth develop positive role models and activities including an after-school program, a Saturday morning program, Girl Scouts, tutoring, mentoring and camping. Older teen programs include Noah's Ark, which uses arts and media to promote creativity, self-respect, self-expression and community leadership. Activities include performances, dances, rap sessions, community service and roundtable discussions focused through mentoring groups.
Community and Spiritual Development In the best understanding of church and extended family we work together, often under the guidance of our ordained staff, in spiritual formation, adult activities, Bible study, counseling and drug rehab. We work with several other community groups in advocacy for better housing, education, and opportunities for work, small businesses and leadership. Education Education programs include our Reading Coaches Program, located at Gale Academy. Through this 8-year-old in-school morning tutoring program, struggling young readers learn the joy of reading as they acquire the needed phonic and oral fluency skills to read at grade level by third grade. In addition Good News Partners operates an after-school program that meets from 2:30 to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. The program focuses primarily on providing homework support. Volunteer tutors are needed for both programs. Employment Training and employment in hotel operations, maintenance, building renovations and construction.