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Velma Thomas Community Meeting

From Thursday, May 28, 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
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Attend the Velma Thomas Community Meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Evergreen Academy Middle School, 3537 S. Paulina St., Chicago.

The meeting will offer updates on the future of Velma Thomas Early Childhood Center, located at 3625 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago,  in the former St. Maurice Catholic Church property purchased in 2025 by a private developer.

The Velma Thomas Early Childhood Center Working Group will present information about itself and solicit feedback from attendees about the future of this Chicago Public Schools facility for preschool education.

Childcare is available at the meeting.

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