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How to Organize a Neighborhood Cleanup

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Anyone can host a Neighborhood Cleanup and the HNA would love to help! Contact us by any method below and we’ll assist you in organizing one for your block or area you feel is need within Hermosa.

  1. Contact the Hermosa Neighborhood Association to help with promotion and supplies:

  2. Contact Your Neighbors, Friends and Nearby Schools

    Neighbors: You may not have contact information for your nearby neighbors, but this is a great opportunity to becoming a block leader. Leave a note on someone’s door to recruit residents, post on social media and gather a phone and/or email tree to get people involved.

    Friends and Family: Your friends or family don’t need to live on your block to help you clean. You can invite them over (with masks) to gather outside safely and make it a social (distancing) affair.

    Your Nearby Elementary School: If you live close to a school, call the school to let them know the date and ask them if they can promote this on their social media channels or with school families. It’s a great way to get to meet school staff and families, even if you don’t have school-aged children.

    Your Nearby High School: All Chicago Public Schools high school students are required to log a certain amount of volunteer hours. By contacting the school or posting in a school Facebook group you can promote the cleanup with students. The student will need a non-profit or supervisor to sign their logged volunteers hours so the HNA can help with this.

Here’s an example of how the HNA can help promote your cleanup

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Not sure where to start? Text us!

CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524 - 2/18/2021

February 2021 - CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524

Date: 2/4/2021

Don’t know your beat area? Find out here

CAPS Officer Information

  • Officer Info: Officer Lichawala (25th CAPS Rep)- Sergeant Gonzalez (312) 746-5090

  • Officer Email:  Luis.Gonzalez@chicagopolice.org

  • 25th Precinct  (312) 746- 5867 email: caps025@chicagopolice.org

Meeting Concerns

Carjackings are are on the rise and happening  in front of homes, driveways, gas stations, ATMS and when stopped at intersections. Bump & runs are also on the rise.  There has been 3 carjackings in the 25th District with 2 arrests made.

  • Safety precautions:

    •  park in well lit areas

    •  keep your car doors and windows locked 

    • leave space between you and the cars in front of you when stopped at an intersection 

    • Consider purchasing a anti-theft GPS

    • Keep cell phone handy to call 911

    • Trust your instincts

  • Burglaries & Armed Robberies in the 25th District

    • lock garages and windows in areas that are not visible from the home

    • Install motion detectors 

    • Don’t carry large amounts of cash

    • Befriend your neighbors and business owners to keep communication open on suspicious activity

    • Start a Block Club - contact Maria Chavaro for more information maria.chavero@chicagopolice.org

2524 Crime Stats (2 month Period)

  • 185 Calls for Service

  • 79 Reports Made

  • 10 arrests

  • No Shootings

Future Community Events

  • (PLEASE CONTACT 25TH DISTRICT FOR MORE INFO)

  • Meet the Block-  Contact the 25th District  to set up a meet & greet with your Beat officers.  

  • Job Resume Fair on March 16th via zoom. Contact Maria Chavaro for more information maria.chavero@chicagopolice.org

  • Prostituion Outreach walk- more details in the coming weeks 

  • Domestic Abuse Meeting - March 3, 10AM

Next CAPS Meeting

  • April 15, 2021 at 6:30 pm via zoom

  • Meeting may be hybrid, in-person and zoom (depending on Covid Restrictions)

See all 2021 CAPs beat meeting schedule here

 

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Take Our 2021 Safety Survey for Hermosa

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Take Our 2021 Safety Survey for Hermosa

The HNA Safety Committee has committed to reaching out to Hermosa residents to better understand experiences and needs for safety and improved neighborhood efforts through responsible policing. Please spend a few minutes to take our survey. It is completely anonymous and all household members are welcome to fill this out. It available in both English + Spanish.

//El Comité de Seguridad de HNA se ha comprometido a llegar a los residentes de Hermosa para comprender mejor las experiencias y necesidades de seguridad y mejorar los esfuerzos del vecindario a través de una vigilancia responsable. Dedique unos minutos a completar nuestra encuesta. Es completamente anónimo y todos los miembros del hogar pueden completarlo. Está disponible en inglés + español.

CAPS Meeting: Beat 2522 - 2/4/2021

February 2021 - CAPS Meeting: Beat 2522

Date: 2/4/2021

Don’t know your beat area? Find out here

CAPS Officer Information

  • Sgt Gonzalez - cell phone  (312) 237-9139

  • 25th Precinct (312) 746- 5090

Meeting Topics

  • Block club meetings with a guest speaker will be held monthly via zoom for now, until further notice.

  • Any issues or complaints, please contact the office 312-746-5090

  • If you know of any seniors living alone, please contact 25th district for a wellbeing check. 

  • Carjackings city wide; always check surroundings; it's happening mostly in residential areas, gas stations, at stop lights; please  keep windows up, doors locked.

  • If you are being followed by a vehicle, try and get a vehicle description, go to a safe area such as a police station. Park your car in well lit areas. If you are carjacked, give up your car and leave the scene. Recommend  no physical or verbal confrontation. If there's a child in the car, let the individual know. 

  • Garage burglaries are also on the rise; make sure locks work properly. Cover your windows. Recommend installing motion lights around the garage/property and video camera if possible. 

  • Robberies: when walking alone, please be vigilant; If you think you're being followed, cross the street and go somewhere safe. Keep one hand ready in case you have to call 911.

  • Crime statistics: since the last Beat meeting in Dec 2020 - 122 citizen reports, 383 calls for service, 19 arrests;  1 shooting incident, gang-related: 2 people shot jan 30 4;46 PM, 4600 block McLean Ave. 

Meeting Concerns

  • Loud parties with live bands through the night into the next morning; lack of police response; ongoing issue throughout the community for years.

  • Cicero/Palmer: s/w corner, abandoned auto lot 4:30AM-5:30AM prostitution activity

  • Leclair/Palmer area - gang activity 

  • Keeler/Fullerton intersection: ongoing issue - cars run red light on a daily basis

Future Community Events

  • (PLEASE CONTACT 25TH DISTRICT FOR MORE INFO)

  • Faith based Meeting - Friday 6/5 10AM 

  • Block Club* meeting - Feb 8, 5:30PM

  • Senior Meeting - Feb 9, 10AM

  • Business Meeting - Feb 18: 1:30PM ENGLISH,  6PM SPANISH

  • Domestic Abuse Meeting - March 3, 10AM

Next CAPS Meeting

  • April 1, 2021, 6PM

  • Meeting may be hybrid, in-person and zoom (depending on Covid Restrictions)

  • Beat 2522 meetings held on the first Thursday of even months

See all 2021 CAPs beat meeting schedule here

 

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Diaper + Supply Fundraiser for Hermosa Families in Need - 2021

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The Hermosa Neighborhood Association collaborates with Hermosa Mutual Aid to help families in need with diapers and supplies. Providing these essentials to our community members helps strengthen housing and food security, overall health of stability of our residents and creates bonds when neighbors are helping neighbors.

Please consider donating $5, $50 or whatever you are able, to help combat inequities this pandemic has spotlighted. Any amount is appreciated, and all donations are tax deductible.

Join the Hermosa Volunteer Network

The Hermosa Volunteer Network is open to anyone who is willing to volunteer remotely or in person, and any organization connected to the Hermosa area can contribute a listing by contacting hermosachi.com@gmail.com.

To sign up, please use the form below. Volunteer listings are sent about once a month

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Join the Volunteer Network on GroupMe Chat

Request to join the occasional live chat for the Hermosa Volunteer Network. This chat is to spread the work about volunteer opportunities in the Hermosa area.

CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524 - 12/17/2020

December 2020 - CAPS Meeting: Beat 2524

Date: 12/17/2020

Don’t know your beat area? Find out here

CAPS Officer Information

  • Officer Hernandez - cell phone (773) 798-9139

  • Email: ismaelhernandezjr@chicagopolice.org

  • 25th Precinct (312) 746- 5090

Meeting Topics

  • Increase in carjackings - occurring all days and times

  • Officer Hernandez suggests not to keep keys in cars when warming up; possible invest in keyless remote

  • Menards - North Ave & Kostner employee was carjacked

  • Walmart - North Avenue shopper was carjacked in the AM hours

  • Porch Pirate (package thieves) - increase during the holiday season.

    • Suggestions: change delivery address to a location where someone will be home.

    • Use a work address

    • Suggest a Amazon or Fedex pick up location

  • Loud Music

    • Music played in the home or outside the home should be kept at a respectable level

    • Music curfew occurs between 10 pm- 8 am

  • Trash concerns in and around beat 2524

    • There has been an increase in trash, specifically beer bottles (drinking), cans, and drug use around Kelvyn Park, along Wrightwood (headed west), and within the factories along Keeler

  • Sumit Construction reported a break in their parking lot as well as squatters

  • Operation Clean Sweep - officers patrol the area (s) in questions but there must be a collaboration between the community, alderperson, and police

    • Please call 911 if you see anyone suspicious all call can remain anonymous

  • Email resident Larry Nazimek at tvmdcrhase@yahoo.com to be included on community happenings and future CAPS meeting updates

  • If anyone has issues please call 911 obtain a report number to provide for beat officers

Future Community Events

  • Virtual Block Club Zoom - sign up with Maria Chavera at Maria.Chavero@chicagopolice.org to find out more information.

Next CAPS Meeting

  • February 18, 2020

  • Meetings will be held via Zoom til March (depending on Covid Restrictions)

See all 2021 CAPs beat meeting schedule here

 

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2020 Recap of HNA Community Outreach Committee Efforts

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2020 Was the Year of Community Helpers

With so many challenges Hermosa faced in 2020, the HNA Community Outreach committee had to reimagine many in-person goals to adapt to safety and the heath of our residents. Here is a recap of the collaboration and outreach efforts we initiated and participation to advocate, support and provide resources to maintain our resilience:

Interested? Register to Talk with the HNA

The Hermosa Neighborhood Association is seeking energetic neighbors and business owners to help strategize, in our action-based Outreach + Marketing Committee. This committee focuses on engaging with the community in various ways including events, HNA advocacy, volunteering, as well as social media and promotion of Hermosa-focused news.

  • Helpful Skills/Interest But Not Required: Interest in networking, social media, and promotion of virtual and online events either by writing or graphic design.

  • Commitment: 5-10 hours a month. Committee meetings are monthly.

  • Ages: 16+ to 100 (teens can acquire service hours for school requirements)

By scheduling an appointment with a volunteer at the HNA, we spend 30 minutes discussing your interests and ways of volunteering to make a positive impact for our community.