The satellite office at Our Lady of Mt. Saint Carmel Parish in Melrose Park. (Photo courtesy of The Resurrection Project)
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories that DePaul University’s News Now graduate journalism students are producing on Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
By Len Kody
The Resurrection Project in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood has moved beyond its focus on real estate development to a holistic approach that includes education initiatives and a satellite office in suburban Melrose Park.
“Not [only] brick and mortar” investment, said Pilsen-area tour guide Alex Morales-Aponte, “but human capital” is the new priority for The Resurrection Project’s development efforts.
Morales-Aponte spoke to a journalism class at DePaul University on Sept. 27 about the changing and growing mission of The Resurrection Project in Chicago. He is an authority on the Pilsen neighborhood. The formation and development of The Resurrection Project is intimately entwined with Pilsen’s rich, proud history.
“Pilsen’s history of activism provided the model” for The Resurrection Project, Morales-Aponte said.
