To increase the collective impact of our member organizations on improving education and economic development outcomes for the Austin community.
| Website | https://austincomingtogether.org/ |
| Address | 5049 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60644 |
| Phone | (773) 417-8601 |
| hub@austincomingtogether.org | |
| Languages | English; Spanish |
| Service area | Chicago |
| Serves | Small businesses / entrepreneurs |
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ACT's own workforce initiative that works with member organizations to enroll under- and unemployed Austin residents in job readiness and training programs and to advocate for policies that create living wage jobs.
In 2015, ACT launched Austin Career Connect, an effort to create pathways to living wage careers for the under- and unemployed.
ACT-led repurposing of the former Emmet Elementary School into a workforce training and small-business support hub, expanding skills training in sectors like advanced manufacturing and supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Expand and support local resources for skills training in high demand economic sectors, such as advanced manufacturing; and Support small businesses and entrepreneurs.
An annual grant ACT's Austin Eats initiative awards directly to local food businesses that build partnerships supporting culinary entrepreneurship in Austin.
This year we awarded FOUR new and THREE returning local businesses that aligned with the Austin Eats vision and mission were awarded $7,000 and $4,000 respectively.
ACT provides ongoing backbone/collective-impact coordination for a network of over 50 nonprofit, faith-based, public, and private organizations working to improve education and economic development outcomes in Chicago's Austin community.
providing backbone support for a 50+ network of non-profit, faith-based, public, and private entities