Nobel Neighbors is a community based membership organization with the mission of enhancing the quality of life in Chicago's West Humboldt Park by promoting and fostering an environment which allows the residents to solve the problems that affect their lives; through community organizing strategies; educational opportunities; leadership building; and encouraging residents to work towards empowerment.
Nobel Neighbors was founded in 1985, to address criminal activity surrounding the Alfred Nobel Elementary School. Today, Nobel Neighbors is a multi-issue organization that works to empower residents to improve their community.
The organization's six areas of current activities are: (1) Capacity Building and Mobilization (2) Community Development without Displacement (3) Community Reinvestment (4) Decreasing Abandoned Buildings (5) Community Safety (6) Neighborhood Beautification Activities.
The geographic area which Nobel Neighbors serves is the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Nobel targets the western part of the community area 23. The service area is designated as Armatage Avenue on the north, Chicago Avenue to the south, Central Park on the east, and Cicero on the west. The census tracts in the area cover most of 2305-2313.
Email us
Nobelneighbors@aol.com
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Nobel Neighbors is a community based membership organization having the mission of enhancing the quality of life in the West Humboldt Park area of Chicago. We accomplish our mission by promoting and fostering an environment which allows community residents to solve the problems that affect their lives; through community organizing strategies; educational opportunities; leadership building; and encouraging residents to work towards empowerment.