Meet 2021 Scholarship Recipients

It’s time for our scholarship recipient spotlight! Emelly Soto is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign pursuing a major in Advertising with a minor in Communications. Congratulations on her future endeavors! Itxhel Montaño is...

To all our supporters…A huge thank you!

We have one thing to say to our supporters     January 26, 2022     Dear Supporter,   On behalf of the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (Tax ID #36-2079600), please accept this letter as our most...
SSA 10 – Small Business Recovery Grant

SSA 10 – Small Business Recovery Grant

$2500K The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council and SSA #10 is supporting our small business owners suffering from labor shortage since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SSA #10 program will be offering grants of $2,500 to businesses within the SSA #10 district...

Caminata 47! Community Meeting

The BYNC hosted a community meeting where Caminata 47!, the Alfresco project along the corner of 47th and Honore was presented. Neighbors and local business owners had the opportunity to give their input and ask questions to representatives of DPD, 15th Ward, and the...

Neighborhood Opportunity Fund

The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is now OPEN for applications! Grants of up to $250,000 are available for small businesses and cultural projects across the West, Southwest and South sides. Learn more and apply by Friday, Sept. 24 at...

Playstreets: Zumba Night!

Playstreets: Zumba Night! Finally! It’s been 2 years since we’ve hosted an in-person PlayStreets and our 1st activity was a complete success! We were thrilled to bring Zumba and a Vaccination Bus to 45th and Laflin. Thank you to all our Zumba Dancers! A...