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A boy watches from his doorstep as parishioners of St. Sabina Catholic Church take part in a Good Friday Way of the Cross Prayer Walk in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Friday, April 2, 2021.

Shafkat Anowar

Race, Class & Communities

My Block, My Hood, My City Offers Grants To South And West Side Neighborhoods

By  Stina Chang
   

From shoveling snow to delivering care packages, My Block, My Hood, My City is a non-profit that embodies the true spirit of community leadership. For the second year, the organization is offering COVID-19 grants for small businesses and scholarships. Reset learns more about the initiative.

GUEST: Jahmal Cole, CEO and founder of My Block, My Hood, My City

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