Austin’s Aspire Center Opens, Bringing Job Training And Legal Services To West Siders

Austin’s Aspire Center Opens, Bringing Job Training And Legal Services To West Siders

AUSTIN — Hundreds of neighbors gathered Thursday in Austin to celebrate the grand opening of a community and workforce development center inside a closed Chicago Public Schools elementary school. The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, 5500 W. Madison St., is a joint venture of the Westside Health Authority and Austin Coming Together to redevelop the former Emmet Elementary School. The organizations have offices in the three-story, 85,000-sq…