Revitalizing Historically Disinvested Communities

United Way and BMO

Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025
Doors Open at 11:30 am / Event Begins at 12:00 pm
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Maggiano's Banquets
111 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
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Chicago’s Austin neighborhood is a compelling example of how a coordinated public-private investment strategy can positively impact the lives and livelihoods of local residents. In this historically disinvested community on the West Side, nonprofit, community, public and private organizations have worked alongside residents to design and leverage investments that are creating new economic opportunities and systematically transforming the neighborhood—like the Aspire Center, which is set to open June 19.  

United Way of Metro Chicago is working in 17 Chicago neighborhoods and suburban communities, including Austin, Auburn Gresham and Elgin, to help bring community vision to life and make catalytic investments with some of Chicago’s most stalwart corporate partners like BMO.  

Join Darrel Hackett (CEO, BMO Financial Corp. and President & CEO, BMO Bank N.A.), Darnell Shields (Executive Director, Austin Coming Together) and Dr. Kimberlee Guenther (Chief Impact Officer, United Way of Metro Chicago) to learn more about how United Way’s Neighborhood Network Initiative has created a blueprint of intentional cross-sector collaboration that can revitalize disinvested communities across the Chicago region.