New Life Little Village is running a softball in the neighborhood to help keep guys off the streets and help provide more opportunities for sports in Little Village.  Last year we had 8 teams and over 150 players and their families come out every week to play!  This year we are expanding to 16 teams and both sides of the neighborhood.  You can help make it happen!  We are running for a Pepsi Refresh grant and need you to help us vote.  You get one vote everyday for the month of May.  Please vote and promote to friends and family.  Go to http://www.refresheverything.com/littlevillagesoftballleague to place your vote.  Thanks for being a part of reaching youth and families in Little Village!

New Life Little Village presents PRAYER WALK FOR PEACE New Life Community Church in Little Village would like to invite you to a prayer walk for peace in Little Village.  Over the last two weeks there have been at least 4 deaths and multiple shootings.  We need to unite as a community and come together to pray for peace in our neighborhood.  Please join us and invite others.  We want to make this a big rally and come together to pray for the youth of our neighborhood and seek to stop the violence! WHEN: Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at 2 PM WHERE: Meet at New Life Little Village at 27th and Lawndale.  March west to Ridgeway, North to 25th, East to Kedzie, South to 27th, and back to the church at 27th and Lawndale WHAT: A rally and march of community residents praying for peace in our neighborhood in response to the recent violence. Don't miss this event and chance to unite together and pray for peace!

New Life Community Church 2657 S. Lawndale Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60623 773-762-0270

Community Tech Center to Open August 17th! On August 17th, New Life Centers of Chicagoland (in partnership with New Life Community Church) will be opening a FREE Community Technology Center in Little Village!  We will offer FREE internet cafe, FREE classes in basic computing and advanced skills, both in English and Spanish! Everything will be free as we desire to train and equip our neighborhood in the area of technology!  Internet cafe will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 Noon to 6 PM and Tuesdays and Thursday from 12 Noon to 4 PM.  The classes will begin in September and will include Intro to Computers and Microsoft Office classes. Please come by and use the lab and also send your students, neighbors, friends and family!  If you have any questions, you can call us at 773-762-0270 or email at ctc@newlifechicago.org.  Thanks and see you soon!

Community Tech Center to Open August 17th! On August 17th, New Life Centers of Chicagoland (in partnership with New Life Community Church) will be opening a FREE Community Technology Center in Little Village!  We will offer FREE internet cafe, FREE classes in basic computing and advanced skills, both in English and Spanish! Everything will be free as we desire to train and equip our neighborhood in the area of technology!  Internet cafe will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 Noon to 6 PM and Tuesdays and Thursday from 12 Noon to 4 PM.  The classes will begin in September and will include Intro to Computers and Microsoft Office classes. Please come by and use the lab and also send your students, neighbors, friends and family!  If you have any questions, you can call us at 773-762-0270 or email at ctc@newlifechicago.org.  Thanks and see you soon!

New Life Community Church
2657 S. Lawndale Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60623
773-762-0270

I would like to formally introduce you to ULS Productions.  ULS Productions is the construction component of the Urban Life Skills Program where the youth from the program will be trained by our professional carpenters.   The youth are mentored and taught how to build and design various projects.   We are going to start out by creating beanbag sets.  Our beanbag sets are designed and created by the youth and mentors.  All of the profits from their work will go directly to the youth and the expansion of ULS Productions.  Through this we will train the youth in business management, provide career training, and empower them for the future.  We want to purchase a shop, equipment, and expand opportunities for youth in Little Village.  Our desire is to see this grow and expand beyond bean bag sets into bigger projects.

CLICK HERE for a flyer for our beanbag sets.  Please distribute to others that you may know who would be interested in purchasing these sets!  Thank you for your support as we see to keep youth in Little Village off the streets and empower them to succeed!

Matt DeMateo
ULS Program Director