HPNC STAFF
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Angie Thurman
Saplings (4th-6th) Group Leader
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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
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
1909
Allen Hoben and others found "Hyde Park Center"
1939
20th Anniversary Celebration
1957
HPNC held auto repair classes. The participants called themselves the 'Autocrats'.
1963
TotLot moms
and children
2003
Pancake breakfast welcomes a special guest: IL State Senator Barack Obama
2020-22
HPNC adapts its programs in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
1917
Early athletics "...instill spirit of fair play."
1950
HPNC gets a
new building
1960
Early Childhood
dramatic play
1984
In celebration of HPNC's 75th anniversary, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington declared May 18th to be HPNC Day!
2011
HPNC unveils a new
logo and brand