Little Village

Little Village is a vibrant and welcoming neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side. With a long history of attracting immigrants from around the world, the now predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American population of Little Village holds a strong sense of culture, tradition, unity, and entrepreneurism with over 100 restaurants and 1,800 local businesses. The well-known Little Village 26th Street business corridor is the second-highest-grossing commercial corridor in Chicago.
Photo Credit:
New Life Community Church

Implementation Stage

Started in February 2024

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Community Coalition Partners

Core Service Provision

Each SC2 community coalition is required to provide the five core services: Street Outreach, Case Management, Clinical & Non-Clinical Behavioral Health, Education, and Employment. Community-based organizations (CBOs) work alongside the SC2 Implementation Team to determine annual goals for service provision according to capacity.

The figures represented show all participants who have been served or are currently being served through each respective core service in relation to each service goal. Services are provided by any participating CBO within the Little Village Coalition.

For example, a participant may be received by an agency that provides Street Outreach services and referred to a different agency that provides Behavioral Health Services. Part of the continual capacity-building support provided to CBOs is ensuring strong communication between service providers in the interest of maintaining seamless referrals between Little Village providers.

Updated April 2026.

Program Completions & Progress Toward Scaling in Little Village

Participants served by SC2 in Little Village contribute to SC2's broader goal of reaching 75% of the highest risk individuals across Chicago.

‘Served’ participants refer to those who have completed intake and have been referred to additional core services. Served participants are actively engaged in services but have not yet reached the criteria for completion. SC2 participants are designated as ‘Completed’ once they have received at least three of the five core services (Street Outreach, Case Management, Behavioral Health, Employment, or Education) AND have EITHER completed an employment program, are placed in a job, or have completed education requirements toward a degree.

Little Village Participant Story

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Paul's Story

Paul* recently received his GED through Universidad Popular and is grateful to SC2 case managers and street outreach mentors for supporting him all the way to this success and beyond. Through SC2 programming, Paul had access to practice tests and SC2 covered the fee to take the exam. SC2 also assisted Paul with transportation to the exam. He now looks proudly at a framed copy of his GED, and has hope for a brighter future ahead.

Story courtesy of the Little Village coalition.
* Name changed to protect participant privacy.
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