Niles Township To Host 'Coming Together' Program

From the Niles Township Government:

Niles Township To Host First Coming Together Program In February

Niles Township Government will host its first Coming Together (formerly Coming Together in Skokie and Niles Township) program on the many ways Niles Township supports its residents.

Discover the services Niles Township Government and other agencies provide to new and current residents at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Township, 5255 Lincoln Ave., Skokie.

Panelists from various agencies including the Township will discuss the Niles Township Food Pantry, social services, and many other community resources.

Niles Township has always supported and been involved in the Coming Together program, but it has never hosted an event until this year. The annual press conference that launched this year’s Coming Together was also held in January at the Township for the first time.

In the past, the yearly focus has usually been devoted to one culture, but this year’s Coming Together takes a different turn with “Journeys to Niles Township.”

What all annual Coming Together programs have in common is celebrating the diversity of Niles Township through a series of cultural and educational programs scheduled over six weeks starting in January. Always central to the Coming Together mission is literacy, with a variety of books selected each year to help develop a deeper understanding of the featured topic.

The annual Coming Together opening ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie. Free and open to the public, festivities will feature various cultural art, music, stories from local residents, and food.

In addition to Niles Township’s program in February, free activities and programs over the six weeks include book discussions, film screenings, craft and cooking demonstrations, and other events highlighting immigration, migration, local history, community resources and current events.

More information on the program can be found at http://comingtogether.in.

Niles Township Government will hold its first Coming Together event in February after hosting the press conference launching the annual Township-wide program this month. Coming Together celebrates the diversity of the Township though a series of cultural and educational programs though a partnership of many agencies.

This press release was produced by the Niles Township Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.