It Will Take A Village To Fight The Root Causes Of Violence. So West Siders Are Building One

The Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative has long worked to make things better for neighbors, pushing for the renewal of the area’s Madison and Pulaski commercial corridors and giving away food to people in need after the local Aldi closed.

The group is now pushing for more support for its latest project, Sankofa Wellness Village. The village would connect health care and wellness providers to other resources, including a business incubator, in the neighborhood.