Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)

CTL-E-1254 · Organization · other · 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Membership-based community organizing for schools, housing, health care, and anti-displacement in North Kenwood/Oakland; the track's longest continuously operating neighborhood organization Geography: Chicago, Illinois (North Kenwood and Oakland, South Side)

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-047; source research type(s): community_organization.

Sources

https://kocoonline.org/about/
https://www.woodsfund.org/news/grantee-partner-spotlight-with-kenwood-oakland-community-organization
https://kocoonline.org/initiatives/lift-the-ban-keep-illinois-home/

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