Family Focus leadership discussed the timeline for building renovations at a Thursday meeting. Currently located at 2010 Dewey Ave., Family Focus provides early childhood development programs and after-school care, among other family services. The organization received $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding last July from City Council to renovate its building. Built in.
Family Focus Evanston honored residents and organizations during its annual benefit event Thursday.
The event, themed “Evanston’s Black Heroes,” featured students from Family Focus’s after-school program who performed biographies of prominent Black Evanston residents from both the past and present.
Family Focus President and CEO Dara Munson said she is proud of the role that the organization plays in supporting Evanston’s Black community. Its Evanston center has operated out of 2010 Dewey Ave. for over 40 years, serving as a central point of resources and programming for the 5th Ward. Family Focus has since expanded, adding six other centers across the Chicago area.