Alliance of the SouthEast (ASE)

ASE is a multicultural, interfaith, intergenerational coalition of churches, schools, businesses, and community organizations, all working together to address the challenges facing southeast Chicago neighborhoods. We work for positive community change, from our work developing & engaging youth leaders, to tenant organizing, to ensuring local developments are healthy, environmentally sustainable, and benefit local residents with living/prevailing wage jobs, training opportunities, affordable housing, community input, and transparency.

We build the capacity of leaders, organizers, and associations that carry out community and social change. We envision a powerful grassroots base that impacts decision makers and wins real improvements in our neighborhoods.