Rogers Park Community Development

Established in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders that assists in the promotion and implementation of planning and development policies. The council offers life improvement solutions in the areas of housing, recreation, transportation, retail and industrial development. It provides services to improve public infrastructure and crime prevention. The Metropolitan Planning Council addresses long-term funding needs for system maintenance and enhancements. The council offers a collection of materials exploring education and tax policy reform issues. In addition, it provides recommendations for more grocery stores in Chicago s low-income and minority neighborhoods. The Metropolitan Planning Council is located in Chicago.

We provide services including home health care and more to help seniors stay healthy and independent at home.

Operational since 1989, Family Focus is an organization that offers opportunities for constructive growth and development to empower and promote safe, loving and nurturing homes for children. The organization works in partnership with families. It also provides access to classes in transparenting. Family Focus administers the Healthy Families of Jasper and Newton Counties program, which assists and supports families with newborn children. The program manages a baby boutique that provides access to a variety of materials, such as children s books, diapers, toys, clothes, bottles and DVDs. The organization s Families Beyond Conflict program serves parents who have communication difficulty after a divorce.