FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Karen Freeman, President, Board of Directors
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
773.643.4062, ext. 27
kfreeman5518@sbcglobal.net
www.hpnclub.org
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club Nears 100th Year, Launches Strategic
Planning Phase
Chicago, Illinois, January 23, 2008
Next year, the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club turns 100! To prepare for the next hundred
years of community service, the Club is launching a strategic planning phase with the
Executive Service Corps of Chicago (ESC). For the next six months, this exciting
planning process will bring the Club's staff and Board of Directors, volunteers,
neighborhood stakeholders, donors and community leaders together to develop a
forward-thinking, fiscally sound vision for growth, change, and outreach.
The Club currently faces many challenges: shrinking financial support from the public
and private sectors, infrastructure constraints, and declining enrollment. Due to these
challenges, the Club's leadership voted unanimously to suspend its Adult Day Center
Program (ADC), effective February 29, 2008. As part of our decision-making process,
we conducted extensive research into alternative facilities, considered multiple budget
scenarios, and initiated cuts in other areas. This decision was not made in haste and nor
without regret; however, it was necessary in order to sustain the other essential programs
and services that the Club provides. We are committed to making this transition as easy
as possible for our ADC clients as well as helping our displaced staff find other
employment.
"The Club's entire staff and Board are unified in our mission to secure a stable financial
and programmatic future," said Board President Karen Freeman. "With such a vibrant
and diverse community to draw from, I can't wait to see what ideas are generated with
the strategic planning." Under the guidance of the ESC, strategic planning will begin in
February and last approximately six months.
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The Hyde Park Neighborhood Club offers an array of programs and services for
audiences of all types. These include Before and After School Programs for children
ages kindergarten through 15 and independent seniors classes and services, including the
Golden Diners lunch. The Club also provides enrichment classes and programs such as
Little Kickers Soccer, Tot Lot, Hyde Park School of Ballet, Southside Chess
Tournaments, One-on-One Basketball, Fencing, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Akido, Yoga, and
many others. The Club's website offers an updated schedule.
For additional information on the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, contact Karen Freeman
or www.hpnclub.org.
ABOUT
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) remains committed to its mission to enhance
the quality of life for neighborhood residents from toddlers to seniors by providing
recreational, extra-curricular, and special needs programming and access to versatile
spaces for gatherings within a true community center. As a community partner, HPNC
promotes life-long learning, fitness of mind and body, and family support across our
richly diverse neighborhood.
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Adult Day Center Referrals
(all provide transportation to and from south side addresses and accept clients in the Community Cares program of the Illinois Department on Aging)

Chicago Commons Adult Day Center - Shanthy Edwards
(312) 475-1740
51st and Racine
66 W Oak Street

Renaissance Adult Day Center - Caroline Hicks
(773) 723-9670
7920 S. Greenwood

St. Ailbe's Adult Day Services - Charlyne McFarland
(773) 721-0177
9249 S. Avalon