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HPNC STAFF

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Johanna Russ, Chair

Bethany Pickens, Vice Chair

Fred Donner, Secretary

Dan Brown, Treasurer

Carolyn Banner

Emily Buss

Katrina Carrizales

Julia Parzen

Linda Diamond Shapiro
Joy Elion Simmons

Kyle Terry

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HISTORY OF HPNC

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club was founded in 1909 in response to the needs of local youth. Recognizing the challenges and dangers children faced in an early twentieth-century urban neighborhood, community leaders banded together to create a safe place for boys (and soon after, girls) to participate in educational and recreational activities.

HPNC has grown and evolved. With a focus on inclusion, equity, and diversity, we support working families at all income levels with high-quality childcare and enrichment programs. HPNC draws young people ages 0-18 from across the South Side. 

1909

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1909

Allen Hoben and others found "Hyde Park Center"

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1939

20th Anniversary Celebration

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1957

HPNC held auto repair classes. The participants called themselves the 'Autocrats'.

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1963

TotLot moms

and children

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2003

Pancake breakfast welcomes a special guest: IL State Senator Barack Obama

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2020-22

HPNC adapts its programs in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

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1917

Early athletics "...instill spirit of fair play."

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1950

HPNC gets a 

new building

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1960

Early Childhood

dramatic play

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1984

In celebration of HPNC's 75th anniversary, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington declared May 18th to be HPNC Day!

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2011

HPNC unveils a new 

logo and brand

... and our future is BRIGHT!

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