Community leaders are drawing attention to a Chicago police officer who was recently investigated by the FBI for alleged ties to the Proud Boys.
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Faith leaders helping bring credit union to Austin, a ‘game changer’ for West Side→
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Partnership will bring local checking, savings accounts and other financial services for the first time in years to Austin, where nearly 1 out of every 3 adults don’t have a checking or savings account, according to the Chicago Health Atlas.
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The Leaders Network began when Rev. Ira Acree, Rev. Marshall Hatch and Rev. Cy Fields, faith leaders from Chicago’s West Side, partnered to help with relief efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The movement, which originally was focused on providing relief to those affected by natural disasters and issues like the Flint, Michigan water crisis, grew to encompass helping Chicago victims of shootings and standing up for victims of police misconduct. A focus on economic and racial social justice quickly followed.
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Ira Acree, pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church in Austin and co-chairman of the Leaders Network, is blunt about what prompted his organization to want to create a credit union on the West Side.
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The Sankofa Wellness Village project, set to break ground in 2023 with a center that includes a clinic, exercise facility, early childhood programs, credit union and more, is one example.
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