I was privileged and honored to have been introduced to the Chicago neighborhood of Edgewater through its diligent network of block clubs, and then further through the efforts of community members in Uptown. An effort […]
It was an honor to serve the Senn High School community in Edgewater and Andersonville as their representative on Senn’s Local School Council. Together, we implemented such dramatic student-enhancing programs, including promoting students to study […]
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It is not easy to begin an organized group such as a block club, but it is easy to fall against the question: what’s next? How do we keep this going? The answer in the […]
It was only 2 months ago when I asked several of my neighbors in my apartment building in Uptown to help organize our community. It truly was an effort in Building Community. Then, 2 weeks […]
by Former Community Representative at Senn High School and twice elected Community Representative at Disney Magnet Elementary, Daniel Steven Kleinman
This story starts in 2011, when a very proactive, newly-elected alderman, Alderman Ameya Pawar, commissioned me to help establish block clubs in his ward. We agreed that the process should be organic. The answer was […]
I am thrilled that the New Neighborhood Bock Club Manual is now available for download via the iTunes and iBooks stores! https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/new-neighborhood-block-club/id1142227542?mt=11
(Copied from original draft first posted in October, 2013) THE MAP ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE outlines each and every elementary school attendance area and the high school attendance areas that circumscribe them. Each of these schools’ […]
Written and published on June 21, 2013 Dear Edgewater and Andersonville Neighbors, Last night, at the Senn High School Local School Council, I, as your community representative, voted against the proposed school budget. The $6.8 […]
“Neighborhood Nights” was a community initiative I organized in 2009 and 2010 with the help of many dedicated volunteers. Together, we supplied positive programming every Monday night of the summer months right outside on street […]