
West Side
Humboldt Park
Culture and connection become community strength.
Humboldt Park's community platform brings local knowledge, trusted relationships and youth-centered opportunity into one connected neighborhood strategy.
Sembrando el Futuro (SELF)
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
- Jose LopezCAP StaffJoseL@ChicagoAreaProject.org
The local strategy
Focused on what helps people move forward.
The profile connects community priorities to CAP's regional service network without losing the local voice that makes the work relevant.
Youth belonging
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
Cultural connection
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Family support
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
2025-2026 activities and events
What took place during the year.
This summary comes from CAP's activity list. Participation figures reflect visits across activities and events, not a count of unique people.
What the activity shows
School partnerships and trusted cultural celebrations helped families move naturally between homework support, recreation, summer opportunities and community belonging.
CAP objectives
Goals reflected in local activities.
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Life skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
Family communication
Families strengthen trusted communication, consistent guidance, academic monitoring and future-focused support.
College & career readiness
Young people explore careers, training, financial aid, work experience and the pathways that connect learning to goals.
One activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
Jobs, programs and services in Humboldt Park.
The affiliate's public board includes job postings, youth and family programs, education, health services and local events.
Community partners
Organizations working with this affiliate.
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership list includes organizations that provided space, services, expertise or referrals.
Humboldt Park Health
Provides health-equity education and early or preventive screening.
McCormick YMCA
Connects young people with neighborhood services and activities.
CPS Nutrition Support
Provides food for the Sembrando after-school program.
West Park Academy
Refers young people to services and activities through a formal relationship.
Recent results
Examples from 2025-2026.
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
Recent result not yet available
This profile will be updated when a result is approved.
The 2025-2026 Highlights file did not include a community-specific result for this profile.
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