South Shore Community Church

South Shore Community Church is a church at 7401 South Yates Boulevard in Chicago, IL 60649. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago.

7401 South Yates Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60649

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The community around South Shore Community Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 54.7%
  • Obesity: 45.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 43.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.6% (27.2–55.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.6%
  • Unemployment: 21.2% (12.3–30.1%)
  • Diabetes: 18.4%
  • Social Isolation: 40.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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