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Forward Chicago, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, envisions our neighborhoods as model communities for people of all ages, where residents can age in place while remaining active, engaged and influential. View all posts by FWDCHI →

Aging in Community, Community Events, Forward Chicago Activities

Spring & Summer 2017 Newsletter is here!

March 31, 2017·0 comments

Please enjoy the new newsletter! FWDCHI Newsletter Spring_Summer 17

Arts & Culture, Local Programs & Services

Let the Music Play! Join the Band.

December 20, 2016·0 comments

If you have longed to play with a band and believe you don’t have the musical wherewithal, here’s an answer…

Arts & Culture, Chicago History, Community Events, Forward Chicago Activities, Lifelong Learning

Where in the Square? Our Historic Scavenger Hunt! Oct 1st 10am

September 7, 2016·0 comments

We are delighted to present Ideas into Action’s latest endeavor – Where in the Square? Create a team or we…

Uncategorized

Celebrating the Random Kindness of our Neighbors

September 1, 2016·0 comments

By Jean A. Despite achy knees I walked to the local post office on Damen and Montrose, intending to send…

Aging in Community, Community Events, Lifelong Learning, Policy Issues

Join us for a talk about Ageism in America this Friday, August 5th

August 1, 2016·0 comments

Addressing Ageism in America 8:30 am – 10:30 am Location: Rush University Medical Center Searle Conference Center 1725 W Harrison…

Aging in Community, Community Events, Local Businesses

Support the #11 Bus with a Pub Crawl!

July 28, 2016·0 comments

Get on the bus!

Community Events, Health & Fitness, Local Businesses

Report from the Field: The Farm on Damen Avenue

July 8, 2016·0 comments

By Pat McParland The Farm On Damen Avenue That’s right! A new farm, well really a farmer’s market, has arrived…

Community Events, Forward Chicago Activities, Lifelong Learning, Policy Issues, Uncategorized

Bringing Your Interests to Life: Great Decisions Expands to the Northside

July 5, 2016·0 comments

By Dr. Tana Durnbaugh The opportunity to discuss foreign policy in a guided format is unique to Great Discussions the…

Aging in Community, Policy Issues

Helping Older Adults Remain Living at Home: The Olmsted Act

June 22, 2016·0 comments

Today marks the 17th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision. In Olmstead v. L.C. the Court ruled that people who need assistance with activities of daily living can remain living at home instead of in a nursing home.

Community Events, Nature

1oth Annual Northcenter Garden Walk – 6/26/16

June 22, 2016·2 comments

By Karen KF | Join your neighbors for 10th Annual Northcenter Garden Walk, on Sunday, June 26, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will feature more than 40 unique gardens and outdoor spaces.