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August 7, 2024 ■ Also serving Garfield Park ■ austinweeklynews.com
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Fresh Supply connects West Side through text-based community hotline The program is an expansion of Garfield Park’s text-based program By MICHAEL BANIEWICZ Contributing Reporter
A text-based community hotline that gives residents on the West Side accessible information about neighborhood events and resources was launched last week. The Westside Community Network was launched Thursday, an expansion of the Garfield Park Community Hotline, comes from Fresh Supply, a nonprofit participatory learning organization. People can text “HEY” to the number 872-8146336 to subscribe, and after the name and age of the resident is confirmed, the network will send information subscribers choose, including community See FRESH SUPPLY on page 8
Paycheck problem at West Sub REPORT BY JESSICA MORDACQ, PAGE 5
JESSICA MORDACQ
Resident doctors picketing outside West Suburban Medical Center June 11, called for improved working conditions, including better program funding and pay. One sign read, “Stop stealing from resident education funding, Mr. Prasad.”
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