Austin Coming Together

Austin Coming Together We are a CONNECTOR, CONVENER, and FACILITATOR of collaborative efforts to support Austin residents.

Austin Coming Together (ACT)’s mission is to facilitate the collective impact of 50+ members and hundreds of partners to improve the quality of life in Chicago's Austin community. Since 2010, we’ve been connecting residents to services, attracting investments for the community, and building capacity for policy change. Recently, the pandemic made long-standing challenges even worse. But we mobilize

d resources to address growing needs, from food, laptop, or PPE distributions and vaccine access, to advocacy for racial equity. ACT has helped Austin become a United Way Neighborhood Network, where ACT leads a community hub initiative to develop a referral network of service providers that help maximize social supports for Austin residents.

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 6/5 Wear Orange March for Peace Event hosted by BUILD, the 6/20 Fathe...
06/01/2026

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 6/5 Wear Orange March for Peace Event hosted by BUILD, the 6/20 Fathers. Family. Legacy Father's Day Photo Experience, announcements about the Loretto Hospital's Outpatient Behavioral Health programming, and announcements about Ashley J's Dance Center's Summer Dance Lab.

Don't forget!!! There is still time to register for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop -- on Satur...
05/26/2026

Don't forget!!! There is still time to register for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop -- on Saturday, May 30 from 10:30am to 1pm. This workshop is designed to help Austin residents better understand and take action around vacant, troubled, and neglected properties in our neighborhood.

Residents will learn how to research property ownership, understand tax delinquency and foreclosure concerns, report problem properties, connect with local housing resources, and organize with neighbors to improve their block. Stop by to hear directly from housing professionals, community leaders, residents making change, and local resource partners.

The event will take place at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation (5500 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60644), and it is free & open to residents. Food will be provided! For more information, contact La'Shawna Bundy at [email protected], or at (773) 417-8611.

Follow the link to learn more: https://shorturl.at/5woLY

Don't forget!!! There is still time to register for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop -- on Satur...
05/26/2026

Don't forget!!! There is still time to register for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop -- on Saturday, May 30 from 10:30am to 1pm. This workshop is designed to help Austin residents better understand and take action around vacant, troubled, and neglected properties in our neighborhood.

Residents will learn how to research property ownership, understand tax delinquency and foreclosure concerns, report problem properties, connect with local housing resources, and organize with neighbors to improve their block. Stop by to hear directly from housing professionals, community leaders, residents making change, and local resource partners.

The event will take place at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation (5500 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60644), and it is free & open to residents. Food will be provided! For more information, contact La'Shawna Bundy at [email protected], or at (773) 417-8611.

Follow the link in our bio to register!

Join us on Saturday, May 30 from 10:30am to 1pm for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop designed to...
05/21/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 30 from 10:30am to 1pm for our "Know Your Block" event -- a free community workshop designed to help Austin residents better understand and take action around vacant, troubled, and neglected properties in our neighborhood.

Residents will learn how to research property ownership, understand tax delinquency and foreclosure concerns, report problem properties, connect with local housing resources, and organize with neighbors to improve their block. Stop by to hear directly from housing professionals, community leaders, residents making change, and local resource partners.

The event will take place at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation (5500 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60644), and it is free & open to residents. Food will be provided!

Follow the link to register: https://shorturl.at/5woLY

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 5/19 Grand Opening of the PCC Collaborative Bridges Health Center, ou...
05/18/2026

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 5/19 Grand Opening of the PCC Collaborative Bridges Health Center, our 5/30 Know Your Block event, the 5/31 Community Golf Exposure event, and the 6/20 Fathers. Family. Legacy Father's Day Photo Experience.

Check out our Weekly Activities in Austin email which includes Territory's 5/14 Trolley Tour, the 5/19 Grand Opening of ...
05/11/2026

Check out our Weekly Activities in Austin email which includes Territory's 5/14 Trolley Tour, the 5/19 Grand Opening of the PCC Collaborative Bridges Health Center, the 5/30 Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures' opportunities for engagement in free enriching Youth Activities (recurring every last Saturday of the month), and the 6/20 Fathers. Family. Legacy Father's Day Photo Experience.

Check out our April Thrive newsletter, which includes a recap of our virtual discussion on collective impact with , a re...
05/08/2026

Check out our April Thrive newsletter, which includes a recap of our virtual discussion on collective impact with , a recap of our Property Tax Saving info session with the Cook County Assessor's Office, a recap of our first Restorative Justice Youth Conference hosted in partnership with BUILD Chicago, and the announcement of our "Know Your Block: Taking Action on Troubled Properties in Austin" event on May 30th.

Follow the link to read the full newsletter! https://shorturl.at/VFgxC

Check out our Weekly Activities in Austin email which includes the 5/6 FREE food distribution by the Greater Chicago Foo...
05/04/2026

Check out our Weekly Activities in Austin email which includes the 5/6 FREE food distribution by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the 5/7 Film Talks film discussion hosted by the Center of Equity for the Creative Arts, the 5/9 Oral History Fundamentals Workshop hosted by the Westside Historical Collective, and the 5/11 Free Record Expungement & Sealing Workshop hosted by Carpls and New Leaf.

TOMORROW: The Greater Chicago Food Depository is giving out FREE food distributions from 1-5pm at Austin Town Hall (561...
04/28/2026

TOMORROW: The Greater Chicago Food Depository is giving out FREE food distributions from 1-5pm at Austin Town Hall (5610 W. Lake Street). Stop by for free groceries, fresh produce and more. All are welcomed.

Can't make tomorrow? They will be doing another food distribution next Wednesday, May 6th at the same time.

Follow the link to learn more:
https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/find-food-2/

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 4/28 Syncopated Spirits Blues notes event, the 5/2 Mental Health Expe...
04/27/2026

Our Weekly Activities in Austin email includes the 4/28 Syncopated Spirits Blues notes event, the 5/2 Mental Health Experience event hosted by the Rutues Center for Business & People Development, the 5/3 Love is on the Green Line Community Kickoff, and the 5/19 the Grand Opening of the PCC Collaborative Bridges Health Center.

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5049 W Harrison Street
Chicago, IL
60644

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+17734178601

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