Fredrick Blum Neighborhood Assistance Center (NAC)
Director: Dr. Daniel Block
The Fredrick Blum Neighborhood Assistance Center (NAC) provides technical and research assistance to neighborhood based, community, and economic development organizations. Housed in the Department of Geography, Sociology, History, African American Studies, and Anthropology at Chicago State University and drawing heavily on the resources and skills of the department, the NAC endeavors to involve faculty and students from across the university. The NAC applies discipline specific skills to the solution of neighborhood problems and acts to increase the level of service to the community by the university.
The main goal of the NAC is to foster self-reliant community development. This is accomplished by:
Students can become involved in Neighborhood Assistance Center (NAC) projects through internships, work study positions and funded research assistantships.
The NAC is named after Fredrick Blum, emeritus professor of Geography, long-time supporter of community planning and neighborhood development, and originator of the idea for the NAC.
Fredrick Blum Neighborhood Assistance Center (NAC)
Chicago State University Williams Science Center - Room 321
9501 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, IL 60628-1598
Phone: (773) 995-2310