Discussing Impact: A Q&A with a Community Leader
In honor of the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening week, key local figures who have played a crucial role in its conception and realization joined President and Mrs. Obama to celebrate.
Q: What does the Obama Presidential Center mean for the South Side?
Local Leader: The Center represents hope and progress. It’s about giving back to the community, offering young people opportunities to learn and leaders a platform to inspire.
Q: How did the community influence the Center's development?
Local Leader: From day one, the community has been at the heart of planning. We focused on how it could serve as a resource and meeting place, keeping the needs and desires of our people front and center.
Q: What are you most excited about with the Center's opening?
Local Leader: I'm looking forward to seeing how it fosters new dialogues and actions—moving from visits to actionable changes in people's lives.
The presence of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side is poised to be more than a landmark; it is destined to become a nucleus of change.
