OPERATION UP-LIFT INC
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Mission Statement
OPERATION UPLIFT, INC. is a 57-year Illinois Black founded and led grassroots Not-For-Profit Corporation, established in 1968, to provide self-help development services to the unemployed, underemployed and low-income residents of the Proviso Township and Western Chicago metropolitan area. The agency also designs strategies that promote academic, social, cultural, economic advancement, historic preservation and community health initiatives for individuals and minority small business owners. The agency’s programs and services extend “A HAND UP, NOT A HANDOUT” to the residents of Provisio Township.
About This Cause
The organization has conducts two major grass-root programs: 1) Operation UpLift Training and Resource Center - Provides hands on Computer Training, Job Readiness Skills, Employment Referral Assistance, Life Management Counseling, G.E.D. Studies, Nutritional Counseling, and Small Business Seminars. The center is a member of the Maywood Chamber of Commerce, Triton College Advisory Council on Adult Education, and the Mayor’s Summit on Crime & Violence. During its 57-year existence, the Operation Uplift Center has served more than 37,500 low to medium income individuals and families who have needed a social economic and cultural “Hand Up and Not a Hand-Out.” Our service delivery area is Proviso Township which is in the near West Cook County Community. Though Proviso Township consists of 14 small cities within the township, most of our services impact the most socio-economically challenged portions of the township which encompass the cities of Bellwood, Broadview, Forest Park, Maywood, and Melrose Park, Northlake and Stone Park. Operation Uplift, Inc. networks with other agencies including the Cook County Department of Planning, The United Way of Metro-Chicago, Illinois Department of Human Services – Substance Abuse Department, the Maywood Chamber of Commerce, Elementary School Districts 88, 89, 92, as well as Proviso Township High Schools District 209. The Maywood Public Library and Triton College are also a part of our social service network. 2) The West Town Museum of Cultural History - Established in 1995, by our recently deceased (2018) President/CEO Emeritus {Posthumous} Northica H. Stone with the expressed purpose of researching, designing, exhibiting and re-echoing the heritage of Chicago’s West Suburban Community. The West Town has an 80% focus on Black History with a blend of other cultures; that together compose the true story of American History. The archives are a major vehicle for historic preservation, oral history, photographs, videos, textiles, cultural tourism, self-esteem building and overall community pride. This multifaceted mission promotes the legacy of historic achievement and highlights the importance of the present, with hope for the future. The West Town Museum is a member of the Illinois Association of Museums and is certified by the Village of Maywood as the community’s official public museum. It is supported by admission fees, memberships, museum store, donations and contributions from individuals, social groups and private corporations. However, due to lack of funding the museum is being staffed by a group of committed volunteers. SEE 2024 WGNTV 9 NEWS PIECE https://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/exploring-a-hidden-treasure-maywoods-west-town-museum-of-cultural-history/ In 1995, Ms. Stone and her staff were featured in the Chicago Tribune for discovering the Underground Railroad site here in our Village and collaborated with the McDonald’s Corporation to erect a memorial to Freedom and the Underground Railroad. SEE 1998 CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEWS ARTICLE https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-01-18-9801180114-story.html