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OUR STORY
The Little Village Boys & Girls Club is the oldest building
of all of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago’s stand-alone
buildings. The Club opened in 1918 and was built in memory of
William H. Jones, Vice President of International Harvester.
The Club serves the largest Hispanic population of all the Boys
& Girls Clubs in the Midwest region. Colorful murals painted
in the Hispanic tradition adorn the exterior of the building and
interior walls space creating vibrant backgrounds for the two
story facility.
CLUB DIRECTOR BIO
Hermilo Hinojosa was appointed the Area Club Director of the
General Wood and Little Village Units in June of 2007.
Hinojosa began his career with Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
at the General Wood Unit as the Education Director in 1998. In
2002, he became General Wood’s Program Director and focused
on staff development to assemble the best team possible to offer
a variety of fun and exciting programs. Over the course of 10
years, Hermilo has led efforts to transform the General Wood and
Little Village Clubs into exemplary units with a focus on character
and leadership development.
Hermilo began his professional career as a history teacher at
Latino Youth Alternative High School in the Little Village community.
He earned an undergraduate degree in History from the University
of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana in 1993.
Hermilo came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago from the Chicago
Housing Authority where he was responsible for training as part
of the Human Resources department. Prior to joining the CHA, Hermilo
led Youth Options Unlimited, a collaboration of ten agencies working
together to address youth issues on the north side of Chicago.
Hermilo also spent time working in the drug prevention field for
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