Gift of Hope Chicago Office Brochure

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Since 1987, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network has partnered with Chicago’s minority communities to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation and the healing benefits it offers grieving families. Our success in expanding organ and tissue donation has allowed us to bolster our efforts to empower the families we serve by creating opportunities for job training and placement and developing a space for community partnerships to flourish.

With that purpose in mind, we are establishing a new office in Chicago’s Chatham community. And we have big plans for the 48,000-square-foot, three-story building located in the neighborhood that civil rights activist and real estate mogul Dempsey Travis called “the jewel of the Southeast Side of Chicago.”

The new office will be home to a health care training facility, health care and not-forprofit organizations and Gift of Hope’s Community Affairs team and Ambassadors for Hope volunteer corps.

Gift of Hope is seeking organizations that want to be part of this growing community • Partners for our community health care job training program • Allied health organizations interested in housing their operations at Gift of Hope’s site • Community organizations in need of space for operations and community activities

A TRAINING CENTER Giving back to and investing in the communities we serve is a priority. By establishing our Chicago office in the Chatham neighborhood, we will join the efforts of area community leaders, businesses and denizens devoted to supporting the futures of young residents. Gift of Hope’s new Chicago office will proudly serve as a community hub and training center for recent high school graduates who are not college bound and may be interested in exploring a health care education option that can lead to job opportunities in the allied health care field.

To bring this vision to life, Gift of Hope will partner with area high schools, community colleges, community groups, religious organizations and health care organizations that can help run the program and provide expertise and resources for three main functions: • Assisting with student recruitment • Providing basic skills training and medical technology education • Facilitating job placement in health care professions

A COMMUNITY HUB Creating a sense of community and offering a wide range of services to residents is also part of Gift of Hope’s vision for the mixed-use building. We will lease up to 22,000 SQ. FT. of our excess office space to allied health care partners interested in becoming part of Gift of Hope’s new community hub and offering their services and support to one of Chicago’s most robust minority communities.

INCUBATOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Gift of Hope will also support local not-for-profit organizations by devoting building space for leasing opportunities. Whether an organization’s mission is to train and inspire young artists of tomorrow or provide residents with community resources and support, we invite established or start-up not-forprofit organizations serving the community to be part of our community partnership center.

• 250 – 2000 SQ. FT. of office space • Conference and community rooms

BECOME PART OF GIFT OF HOPE’S VISION HEATH CARE TRAINING CENTER • For recent high school graduates who are not college bound • 5,000 – 8,000 SQ. FT.

HOME FOR ALLIED HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS • • • •

Blood banks Health care clinics Nutritionist clinics Up to 22,000 SQ. FT.

INCUBATOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Gift of Hope’s New Chicago office

• Not-for-profit organizations • Conference/community rooms • 250 – 2,000 SQ. FT. of office space

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Chatham is a historically and culturally rich African American community, and Gift of Hope is proud to become a part of it. Joining the ranks of thriving businesses, top-tier schools and denizens with a proud sense of community, we look forward to realizing our vision by establishing key partnerships and achieving a common goal we share with residents,

Gift ofHope’s Community Affairs team Ambassadors for Hope volunteer corps Disaster recovery operations 5,000 SQ. FT.

community leaders and businesses — to support the dreams and enrich the futures of young residents.

Become part of our new community endeavor as we join ongoing efforts to ensure that one of Chicago’s historic neighborhoods remains “the jewel of the Southeast Side of Chicago.”

ABOUT THE BUILDING Address: 7936 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 Square footage: 48,000 Floors: 3-story building and basement Access: Available via local roads, interstates and nearby public transportation

Benefits:

• Network with like-minded organizations • Gain access to potential new partnerships • Enjoy affordable rental rates, amenities and services • Become part of and work in a community you serve

Amenities:

• Meeting rooms • Free ample parking space (two lots) • Security

For more information contact: Ross Raspopovich CFO and Vice President of Business Development Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Phone: (630) 758-2611 Email: rraspopovich@giftofhope.org

425 Spring Lake Dr. Itasca, IL 60143 giftofhope.org 630/758-2600