3C Community Profile: Humboldt Park
Take a stroll down the Paseo Boricua corridor on Division Street and it’s easy to see why Humboldt Park is one of Chicago’s most vibrant…
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ILA Creative Studio
ILA Creative Studio is an organization whose mission is centered on celebrating, educating and elevating Black artists. For this grant application, we’re proposing to further develop a connectivity platform (BLACC) that we developed in 2021 that helps to bridge the gap of connecting Black artists to resources. Think of it as a digital rolodex that helps the user sort, manage and organize their creative needs. It was developed to stand at the intersection of balance and ease for marginalized creators looking to attain access to resources and opportunities; while simultaneously helping entities diversify their creative pursuits in a functional, equitable fashion. We beta-tested the platform with close to 200 users across 5 different markets. Now, we’re seeking funding to hyper-focus on the Chicagoland area, in an effort to be more intentional on who we are serving. We will use the funding to take what we developed in our beta, to further develop the app into a launch-ready format. This digital resource guide will serve as a way to collaboratively forge connections across the many arts-based organizations and businesses within our city, to ultimately help artists find resources in one centralized location. We know the power that exists when we create opportunities to come together for the greater good of community, and we see BLACC being a leading guide in that plight.
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YogaCare
Summer of Freedom and Healing The YogaCare Summer of Freedom and Healing Project aims to strengthen access to wellness and yoga for black and brown young people (ages 10 to 21 - number of youth 16 to 20). Black and brown indigenous people of color (BIPOC) communities by providing self-care sessions, resource sharing, and a space for action planning for wellness, breath work, yoga, and storytelling through a combination of in-person events, yoga sessions, wellness activities, and journaling.
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300 North Pine Block Club
Summer program for youth from 100, 200, and 300 N Pine Ave Blocks. Providing safe and peaceful activities during Memorial Day weekend and June 6-26 2023 (for youth ages 6-18). Our program with include breakfast, lunch and a snack. Program focus is providing safe and peaceful activities during the gap time CPS year end and Chicago Park dist summer programming begins, Outline of our program we will engage youth in the following activities. 1) Community Awareness 2) Safety & Non Violence 3) How to fill out application for summer job A)Interviewing skills B) Resume writing C)Dress for Success. 4) Bike riding days. End of the program meet and greet safe and peaceful Celebration for Youth and there family to know there neighbors.
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Think Outside Da Block
Think Outside da Block (TODB) is a reputable organization established in the Greater Englewood community. We engage with nearly 3,000 children, youth and families each year, from over 26 zip codes across the Chicagoland area. TODB is proposing to host five additional events and six events total, three events during the Memorial Day weekend and three events between June 6th and June 26th. During the Memorial Day weekend TODB’s three Safe and Peaceful youth focused events will be an intergenerational game night on Friday, Saturday will include a block party style kickback event for youth 12-24 in the Chicago Lawn community and Sunday will include a block party style kickback event for youth 12-24 in the Greater Englewood community. Between June 6th and June 26th TODB will host three additional events in the Greater Englewood community including: community-wide learn to ride event, community-wide bike repair event and culminating Roll-N-Peace ride. Think Outside Da Block has adequate staff and has completed the planning. Safe and Peaceful funds will be used to increase marketing, rent/purchase equipment, provide food, games, prizes, disc jockey, security, permits, porta-potty, additional staff time etc.
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Pivot Arts Inc
To help fund "The Memory Place," a multi-arts performance amplifying stories that have too often been left out of the public narrative about our collective past. Audiences come together as a diverse and vibrant community through theater, dance, music and interactive experiences that highlight hidden histories.
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As One Chicago Inc
As One Chicago, a Chicago-based 501c3 nonprofit, founded and led by Roderick Williams, has served as a staple and pillar in Chicago offering a safe place of refuge for those who otherwise wouldn't have it. Our organization has successfully begun bridging the gap in various sectors and is already working with low-income residents within the community for trauma-informed care to ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth is addressed. With this funding, As One Chicago will expand its existing weekly out-of-school-time programming that incorporates mentorship and trauma-informed care while exposing economically disadvantaged youth to arts and culture during Memorial Day weekend and the gap in June. The weekly convenings will allow East Garfield Park youth to come together in an organized fashion to act in their self-interest while promoting peace and safety. This programming will support establishing an infrastructure for a community to draw attention to an issue, acknowledge individual trauma, offer catharsis after trauma and communicate across cultural and language barriers, ultimately promoting positive health and societal outcomes – serving as a vehicle for change.
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Wrap Your Beyouty Movement
The Wrap Your beYOUty Movement village of healers, leaders and community members is excited about the opportunity to work with more children during this very crucial part of the year. The Program Director has begun reaching out to youth organizations to offer healing and creative arts circles with youth ages 10 to 17 through mid July. Wrap Your beYOUty community partners such as La’Keisha Gray-Sewell (Girls Like Me Project), Akua Lanu (Black Beauty Cutie, Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies), and Aya Cook (Haji Healing Salon) are positioned to assist WYBM’s youth outreach, soliciting youth participation from neighborhoods across the south and west sides. The funds will be used to compensate healers, facilitators and many of the Artist’s that will participate in WYBM’s summer festival that will take place later this summer, Gele Day. The funds will also pay for food from local businesses, youth incentives, circle supplies and venue costs.
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Kids Off The Block, Inc.
KIDS OFF THE BLOCK (KOB) has the capacity to provide support for children youth during Memorial Day weekend and the gap time between CPS ending and the Park District beginning (June 6-26). We will create positive events and activities to include recreation, academic/skill-building support, violence prevention sessions, computer training and arts/music programs. These events will occur during the grant period and beyond. Programs and services offerings will be offered by KOB Monday-Saturday from 9::30 am – 9:30 0 pm.