COMMUNITY CHALLENGES ADDRESSED BY IMANI VILLAGE

 

• 20% African American Unemployment Rate in Chicago

• 34% African American Poverty Rate in Chicago

• $29K African American Median Household Income in Chicago

• 60619, 60628, 60617 zip codes (all adjoining Imani Village) have the highest rates of Obesity, Cancer, and Hypertension in Chicago

• Health Food Desert

• Health Care Desert

• Nearest high quality Fitness Center is 6 miles

• Inadequate youth Athletic facilities in Chicago

• Viable workforce development and training programs are underfunded

• No other social enterprise and economic development projects of this scale under consideration within our communities in Chicago.