Who We Are
Where community ideas become community action.
For more than 50 years, the Brookins family has served Auburn Gresham and Chicago’s South Side — as volunteers, community leaders, and residents ourselves. Along the way, we learned something important: the folks who live in our community often have the best ideas about how to make it stronger. Brookins Charitable Living was created to help turn those ideas into action.
We believe every person in our community deserves the opportunity to thrive: to feel connected, supported, valued, healthy, and hopeful about the future, with real access to opportunity and economic stability.
Rooted in Auburn Gresham. Serving Chicago’s South Side. Building for future generations — one relationship, one idea, at a time.
Every neighborhood has people who know its strengths and challenges. We start there.
Neighbors, organizations, and partners collaborate toward common goals.
We connect people with resources, partners, and expertise to make good ideas real.
Meet the people behind BCL.
Get to know the board members guiding our work in Auburn Gresham.