Community Rooms - Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation - Healthy Lifestyle Hub

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation offers the Bears Community Room and Bears Teaching Kitchen at 839 Healthy Hub for use by businesses and non-profit community organizations at a nominal fee. The main purpose of the rooms is to provide a clean, safe, and professional environment for organizations to host their meetings and small gatherings of up to 75 attendees.

Date of Last Formal Update

05/11/2023

Data provided by

211 Metro Chicago

Physical Address

839 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60620

Hours

Mon 8:00am - 8:00pm; Tue 8:00am - 8:00pm; Wed 8:00am - 8:00pm; Thu 8:00am - 8:00pm; Fri 8:00am - 8:00pm;

Fax

(773) 483-3692

Application process

All requests for use of the Bears Community Room and/or Bears Teaching Kitchen must be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the proposed event date. Requests can be submitted via the online Reservation Request Form. Please call or email for additional information.

Fee

GAGDC's Standard Rental Fee for the Bears Community Room or Bears Teaching Kitchen is $500. Non-Profit organizations may be eligible for a discounted rate, up to 10%. Prior approval is required.

Languages

English

Service area

Chicago, IL

Agency info

Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation

The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) works to foster and promote the revitalization of the low-to-moderate income communities that they serve using comprehensive community development strategies. Since 2001, the GAGDC has worked in all, or parts of, Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Washington Heights, West Englewood, and West Chatham.This agency also refers eligible clients needing home furniture to the Chicago Furniture Bank (CFB), which does not accept walk-ins or calls for furniture requests. Individuals requesting furniture may contact Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation staff to discuss further. GAGDC staff will work to assess the client's needs and schedule an appointment on their behalf.