CHICAGO, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After nine months of education, planning and preparation by creators of Art Forward, more than 100 west side students and community members in eight grade schools, high schools and nonprofit organizations in North Lawndale, South Lawndale and East Garfield will begin painting boards with such themes as "silence the violence, increase the peace," "heart of the city" and "start a new life." The art will help create a positive impact on a North Lawndale vacant home for sale by the NHS Redevelopment Corporation, the real estate development arm of Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago.

North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School sends the most students to college CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School (NLCP) lives up to its name and meets the goal of preparing students for college.

CHICAGO, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A historic neighborhood on Chicago's west side is poised for a new beginning October 26, with the groundbreaking for Park Douglas, an innovative 137-unit mixed-income rental housing development.

LOS ANGELES, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Charter High School (ECHS), in Lawndale, CA, was recently named one of six finalists in President Obama's 'Race to the Top' High School Commencement Challenge.

LAWNDALE, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Charter High School (ECHS), an award-winning college-prep public charter school in Los Angeles, announced today it was recognized by The White House and the Department of Education for its academic excellence and has been named a finalist in President Obama's Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge.