The Woodlawn Organization (T.W.O.) is a not-for-profit community-based organization that consists of an alliance of block clubs, churches, tenant councils and other civic and institutional entities organized for the sole purpose of building a viable and healthy community.

T.W.O. provides many social service programs that ensure that the citizens of Woodlawn receive a fair chance for better health care, illness prevention, fair housing and equal employment opportunities.

Founded in 1960, T.W.O.'s mission is to build community through advocacy, social service programs and community development initiatives.

T.W.O. has more than 350 staff persons and an Executive Board that consists of the chairman, executive director and board members. The backgrounds of the executive team are extensive, representing the fields of real estate, health, education, social service law, urban planning and policy, finance, administration, employment training and advocacy.

Founded in 1972, the Woodlawn Community Development Corporation (WCDC) was created to serve as the umbrella for T.W.O.'s real estate development and management activities. Over the years, WCDC has developed more than 1,659 units of single family and senior housing in fourteen different developments. In so doing, WCDC has created site, phasing, and financial plans, determined unit mixes and worked extensively with government subsidy programs.

T.W.O./WCDC's programs provide:

• Housing for more than 10,000 citizens
• Daycare and Head Start for more than 200 children
• Child abuse counseling for 70 families
• Alcohol and substance abuse residential treatment for 2500 persons
• Crisis intervention for 150 mentally ill adults
• Welfare to work programs for more than 300 clients
• Comprehensive network of health, education and other human services focused on infant mortality reduction that reaches more than 3000 teenagers and young adults.