Two community organizations that offer social services to families and children will expand their operations through a pair of City land sales proposed to City Council today by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network
The Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network (UCAN) will relocate from the Irving Park community to North Lawndale through the sale of City-owned land at 1106-1112 S. Central Ave. The organization will purchase the 4,950-square-foot site, valued at $13,000, for $1.  The land will be combined with five adjacent parcels to construct the Chicago Institute for Transforming Youth, a seven-acre campus for abused and neglected children and teens. Designed to accommodate up to 70 seven- to 18-year-olds, the $34.4 million development will create 20 new jobs and retain 216 full-time positions.

The Blessed Child
The Blessed Child community outreach organization will purchase a vacant, City-owned commercial building at 10736 S. Michigan Ave. in Roseland and rehabilitate it for charitable services. The 2,100-square-foot structure, valued at $25,000, will be sold for $1.  The new facility will provide permanent space for the storage and distribution of donated items.  The non-profit organization sponsors diaper, coat and toy giveaways to families in need.

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