Our Mission

Brighton Park Neighborhood Council is an intergenerational community-based organization dedicated to equity and racial justice. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the working-class and immigrant populations of Chicago’s southwest side through grassroots organizing and providing free and accessible social services and quality programs for youth and adults.

Our Vision

Our vision at BPNC is to create a community where everyone has access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. We envision a future where institutions and leaders collaborate and coordinate their efforts to ensure that all individuals have access to quality education, healthcare, and housing, regardless of their background or socioeconomic status.

Our Approach

We believe that social change requires a multi-faceted approach. Thats why we have developed a social justice model that weaves together three crucial threads:
 
Develop and train community residents as grassroots leaders to lead campaigns for neighborhood improvement and development.
 
Develop the social service infrastructure to address the needs of the community.
 
Build community by bringing together leaders and institutions from throughout the neighborhood.
Our social justice model engages working class and immigrant Latino community members who are personally impacted by economic and racial injustice, and trains them as grassroots leaders in strategy development and organizational decision-making.