Onward Neighborhood House Employee Directory
Health and Human ServicesIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
Onward Neighborhood House, founded in 1893, operates in the health and human services sector from Chicago to support Belmont Cragin and nearby communities. Its mission is to open doors to opportunity by providing education, economic assistance, and wraparound services aimed at improving lives and uplifting neighborhoods. Its programs span early childhood education for young children, after-school and summer learning, and adult education in IT, ESL, GED, and citizenship, with English-Spanish bilingual environments to increase accessibility. It also runs a healthcare clinic in partnership with CommunityHealth delivering primary care, labs, vaccines, and pharmacy for uninsured residents, and a food pantry that distributes 5,000 pounds of food to about 250 families weekly. Based in Chicago's Belmont Cragin area, the organization emphasizes community representation within its staff, with a majority of personnel of color and the executive leadership largely Latino with long tenure in the organization. In 2026, Onward Neighborhood House announced plans to open a CARES Community Center at 2644 N. Central Ave to expand healthcare access and wraparound services for immigrant and low-income families in Belmont Cragin.