Key players and locations in the city
City Council meets every other Monday evening. Before the pandemic, aldermen would gather at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, located at 2100 Ridge Ave., just a couple blocks away from campus. Now, residents can still tune in to meetings through Youtube. From affordable housing to historical reparations initiatives, council meetings are used to discuss important orders of business.
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Evanston Public Library is a crucial resource for residents and plays a far bigger role than a just haven for books. EPL has offered free legal consulting, provided social services support and pushed residents to fill out the U.S. Census.
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Robert Crown Community Center, located in the historically underserved 5th Ward, offers recreational programs, a child care program and free wifi, among other services. During the pandemic, the center has served as a site for meal distribution.
The Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, a small but mighty organization, provides free legal services for youth in the criminal justice system and schools, focusing on restorative justice programs and other support systems.
Don’t underestimate the Evanston youth. Youth activist group Evanston Fight for Black Lives has led the recent movement to defund the Evanston Police Department. Even before that movement took off, E-Town Sunrise has been key in calling for action against climate change.
NU relations with Evanston
Northwestern is a point of both contention and pride in the Evanston community. Through what is called the “Good Neighbor Fund,” the University committed to donating $1 million annually from 2015 to 2020.
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But residents often criticize the University, an institution with a tax-exempt status, for not contributing enough, especially when the city comes up short of resources or funds. In talks around funding a new community engagement center, for example, several residents said Northwestern’s $1 million contribution was not nearly enough. But at the end of July, the University expanded its commitment with the creation of a $500,000 Community Engagement Grant Program aimed at advancing racial equity and social justice.
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