- Smith Center Spotlight is Shining on Mr Deven Ward!
- The Smith Center Celebrates Father’s Day!
- 2020 The Year So Far! A Word from the CEO
- Celebrating Mothers in 2018
- The Smith Center is Saluting Fathers
- Star Wars with the Smith Center!!!
- Annual Smith Center Holiday Drive
- Smith Center Spotlight – Reginald L Cotton “Relax, it’s Reggie!”
- Thought for the Day – Legacy Building
- Step into the Spotlight!
- A Word from the CEO – Reflections and Directions
- The Smith Center Spotlight – TeQuila Shabazz and the BRIJ to Community Success
- Smith Center 2016 Holiday Schedule
- The Smith Center Celebrates Fathers!
- TAKE A STAND CHICAGO!!!
- Smith Family Health Expo 2016
- Smith Mix II – Cinco de Mayo Style!
- Smith Center Family Health Expo 2016
- 2016 Smith Center Goals and Expectations
- Chicago Toy Story Highlights
- The Chicago Toy Story is Back!!!
- 1st Annual Karaoke for a Cause
- TAKE A STAND with the Smith Center
- Highlights from the 2nd Annual Family Health Fair
- Thank You for Supporting the Smith Mix!
- 2nd Annual Family Health Fair
- Welcome to the Smith Mix!
- The Smith Center in 2015
- Holiday Giveaway Wrap Up 2014
- 2nd Annual Gift Wrap Party!!!
- 2nd Annual Turkey and Toy Drives for the Smith Center
- 2nd Annual Smith Walk a Success!
- Happy Anniversary Team SCCA!!!
- SAVE THE DATE!!! SmithWalk2!!!
- The Smith Center Presents – The Fatherhood Project 2014
- Mission: Accomplished! Smith Center Family Health Fair
- Smith Center Health Fair
- New Year… New Adventures
- The Smith Center Gives Back!!!
- Smith Center’s FIRST Chicago Toy Story!!!
- Chicago Toy Story!
- Thank You!!!! Turkey Giveaway Results
- The Smith Center’s FIRST Turkey Giveaway!
- Let’s Laugh EVERYONE!!!!
- So What’s Next???
- WE ARE NOW ACTIVE!!!
- Community Action! – Smith Center Style
Meet the Founder
Andre C Russell is proud to be a product of his environment. Having been born into a single parent household and raised on the South side of Chicago with the support of grandparents from both sides of the family - Read More
Words into Action
The Smith Center will focus on creating and supporting various community ACTION projects in an effort to create family involvement and investment in the community. Most of these projects will function on a quarterly and annual basis. The following is a list of projects accomplished thus far. Further details about these events can be found in our Updates Section
Our Mission
The Smith Center for Community Advancement
Mission
The Smith Center for Community Advancement (SCCA) is a nonprofit organization that serves the South Side of Chicago. We believe strong families are the cornerstones of strong and thriving communities. We seek to elevate family stability, improve academic success, counteract harmful behaviors, and strengthen community pride and involvement. - Learn More
Services
The Smith Center for Community Advancement will focus on two components of service that will be broken down specifically to address the key core concerns of the client.
Words in Actions
The Smith Center will focus on creating and supporting various community ACTION projects in an effort to create family involvement and investment in the community.
Donations
The Smith Center for Community Advancement is a 501c3 Sponsored Organization with Goodcity Chicago. All donations and contributions are tax deductible.
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Latest News
As I sit at my desk typing this, I know this message can go in so many different directions… Political, Personal, Emotional and definitely a rant! Instead I am going to just let the spirit literally guide me through this process and let’s see where I will end up. I am […]
June 16, 2020
On Saturday, April 19th 2014, at Calvary Baptist Church, The Smith Center for Community Advancement successfully hosted our first Family Health Fair! With almost 100 guests in attendance including volunteers, presenters and vendors; the Family Health Fair featured very personal and passionate stories of weight loss, living with depression, heart disease, physical fitness, and the […]
May 2, 2014
Earlier last month I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. This was both an emotional and physical shock to the system as everything that I knew as a lifestyle will be forever altered.. even if it was for the better the experience will be something that I will never forget and I am forever grateful to […]
April 2, 2014