Chicago · starting in North Lawndale
Neighbors helping neighbors, one community at a time
Chicago Urban Honor Syndicate is a nonprofit for community and neighborhood development in Chicago. Our programs start in North Lawndale, one of the city's 77 community areas: events, a winter coat drive, jobs and a say in what happens next.
Signed up at one of our tables? Claim your account with the code on your card.
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How it works
Join
Sign up here with a phone number or an email, or at one of our tables with a volunteer.
Your address, if a program asks
You can have an account without one. Our coat drive is for North Lawndale neighbors, and a street address is how that check is made. A ZIP code alone doesn't count, and your address is never published.
Choose what you want to see
Tell us which kinds of help you care about. Your events list follows that, and you can change it whenever you want.
What's coming up
Online sign-ups and listings open soon. Questions? Write to hello@chicagouhs.org.
Programs
Here is what we are starting with in North Lawndale, one of Chicago's 77 community areas. Each program has its own page.
Calendar
Events
Upcoming gatherings. Sign in, and the list follows the kinds of help you want to hear about.
This winter
Coat drive
A coat in your size, and one for each child, for neighbors in North Lawndale.
Fall 2026
Needs survey
A few short questions. We publish the totals once enough neighbors answer.
To help at a table, write to us.
For youth
YN Academy is a separate organization, and you sign up on their site. It is not a program of this organization, and it is not one of the pages in the programs list.
Our status
The IRS has recognized Chicago Urban Honor Syndicate as a 501(c)(3) organization and classified it as a public charity. We received the determination in October 2026.
Donations
Donations are coming soon, after state charity registration. Illinois asks a charity to register with the Attorney General before it asks the public for gifts, and we are doing that first. Until then this site does not ask for money.

