Offers full-time transitional jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals and others with significant barriers to employment in a green industry.

-Network of local businesses, both small and corporate, aimed at sustaining business around the community
-Got Illinois Main Street designation in 2005-2006, only inner-city street to get designation. Got funding originally but has since been lack of fund

Safer provides sustainable job training through several new programs that have so far provided hundreds of new jobs for their clients.

Advocating for a new playground and water feature.

Near South Planning Board is a not-for-profit community based organization serving businesses, property owners, developers, and institutions for 64 years.