Community Engagement

Omni Ecosystems is a company with a passion for integrating science and design into working landscapes to improve resiliency and to empower healthier, happier humans. Omni’s mission is to democratize access to natural spaces and engage in bold endeavors that affect meaningful environmental change.

Falling within INVEST South/West’s geographic boundary and sitting directly across from the former Robert Taylor homes site in an Opportunity Zone, Omni’s headquarters is designed to both build local community wealth and help reverse the historic levels of disinvestment and decades of neglect the greater Bronzeville community has experienced.

Omni is committed to utilizing its local presence to support the community and help make Bronzeville a more economically vibrant neighborhood. In addition to participating in numerous job posting boards across the Bronzeville community and hiring South Side contractors for both the building’s renovation and ongoing facilities services, Omni has embarked on numerous other ventures to see this commitment through. These endeavors are exemplified by the Seed A Lot: Sidewalk Share site activation, our participation in the IIT Youth STEM Expo, the Strides for Peace Race to end Gun Violence, and hosting numerous community organizations in our space, including Chicago Youth Corps, Build Bronzeville and the Renaissance Collaborative.