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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Alliance 98
The Alliance 98 is a grant recipient of the Department of Family Support Services award called Safe Spaces Little Village. Through this program, we’ve hired 15 paid interns (ages 16-24) to host community events for their peers throughout the year called Kickbacks, with the majority of the events occurring over the summer months when schools are out and Chicago sees an uptick in violence. This summer, our interns are convening every week from June 5 through August 25 to plan and host ten Kickbacks, co-lead community events with local partners, and receive professional development training. Our interns have complete creative control over planning their Kickbacks and are tasked with creating activations that connect Chicago youth to out-of-school experiences, enabling them to connect, play, learn, and explore pathways to college and future careers. With support from this grant, our 15 interns are eager to organize and host our final two Summer Kickbacks on August 4 and 11 and curate activations at events led by community partners until August 21, such as a back-to-school fair, Villapalooza, end-of-summer block party, and more. Our intern’s curated events and activations have included soccer tournaments, athletic training, distribution of career resources and school supplies, free food, and opportunities to network with influential leaders and organizations across our city. Overall, our interns strive to foster a more profound sense of community in Little Village, direct their peers to structured programming that propels their lives, and, most importantly, have fun.
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COLLABORACTION THEATRE COMPANY
Collaboraction will partner to produce a free youth program, SUMMER LIGHTS OPEN MIC celebration for up to 200 Chicago youth at Hamilton Park, 513 W 72nd St, Chicago, IL 60621 on Saturday 19th from 12 - 5 featuring: free food, youth vendor fair, teen open mic competition with a $500 cash prize. The event will be co-produced by the youth groups at Collaboraction (The Light) and Hamilton Park and will welcome youth from the Englewood community and throughout the city. The event will utilize the cabaret theatre and mainstage theater at Theatre Y and will include a sponsorship from AV Chicago for free light, sound and video equipment. There will also be participation prizes for the open mic and dance battle tournament. Collaboraction and Hamilton Park have the capacity to take on this mission-based opportunity and will be able to mobilize our existing youth programs to serve as a foundation for this additional programming opportunity.
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Kinship Foundation
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BETTER SISTER & BROTHER GROWTH NETWORK
The plan for the community event/ activities are based on creating a sense of community relationships through a safe space and environment for youth that will provide opportunities for community members' to engage and build positive relationships; informational resources, easel painting, books, double dutch rope ,drumline, CAPS, speakers that will educate youth & individuals on reducing the effects of street crime, bullying and violence prevention. The funds will be used for advertisement, supplies, speakers, entertainment, food, park permit and insurance. The organizational capacity is to provide support for children and youth during the gap time between when the Park District's summer programming ends and when CPS school year resumes on Saturday August 19, 2023 at the Roseland Park District 201 E 111th Street, Chicago, IL. 60628 .
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Live The Spirit Residency
With support from the fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities, Live the Spirit Residency offers two, six-hour, outdoor Jams for Youth on September 3 and 4, 2023 (Labor Day weekend) at the plaza near U.S. Bank at the intersection of 63rd and Halsted. These programs will run from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, and expand on three existing Live the Spirit Residency programs: The Young Masters, an ensemble of exceptionally talented high school and college-aged musicians; and the organization's Sunday evening jams at Norman's Bistro. The Labor Day Jams for Youth engage up to 40 young artists from the Englewood community. In case of rain, events move indoors, to Norman's Bistro on Sunday and Live the Spirit Residency headquarters (5542 S Honore Street) on Monday. The majority of funds will pay youth participants a stipend of $50 for joining a jam. Other funds will pay The Young Masters. Because free meals attracted an enthusiastic, intergenerational crowd to the jams on Memorial Day weekend, Live the Spirit Residency allocates a portion of funds toward food.
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WESTSIDE RISING
WESTSIDE RISING (WR) is applying for additional Safe and Peaceful Funding for the Gap period in August of 2023.
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Star Farm Chicago
Star Farm Chicago, a 501(c)3 urban farm located in Back of the Yards, will host a series of four events that will engage local kids and youth through the activation of our urban farm and brick-and-mortar Fresh Market. Our programs will include: a movie night (tentatively slated for August 14th) - snacks and food included - which will activate the Fresh Market space that we share with Free Street Theater, as well as increased programming at our Fresh Market pop-ups on August 11th and 18th. Additional programming at these pop-ups will include cooking demonstrations, seedlings workshops, produce giveaways, and additional activities for kids. We will also host an Art in the Garden event, led by Star Farm's Artist in Residence, Mario Meno, on August 19th. We will use funds to cover the cost of a projector and screen, as well as costs associated with staffing, produce giveaways, materials for bucket garden/seedling giveaways, cooking demos, art supplies, event food, and marketing materials. As an organization with more than six years of programming experience, a deep understanding of the needs of our community’s children and youth, and a staff comprised of community members, many who are parents of children and youth that live in this neighborhood, we have the capacity to provide support to children and youth during the gap between Park District summer programming ends and CPS resumes.
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300 Block Club Lotus
We are committed to ensuring that all children have access to high-quality early childhood education and services, which will better prepare them for success in elementary, middle school and throughout their lives. We collaborate with other national leaders, such as St. Agatha - Dreambuilder, The News School, and The Chicago Leader with a similar goal in mind for the development of children in childhood education. August 17th- Day1: - The Chicago Tribune or The Sun Time - This field trip will be to the Chicago Tribune facility to see how reporting happens. And the processes that take place from the story to print. This Field trip will take place in one day with youth 16-24. Trip time will range approx. 4hrs with (42) students (10 am - 2 pm) including lunch on-site provided. This allows us to deliver high-caliber programs that assist in the development of children to support their educational enrollment, thereby ensuring that their futures will be successful. August 20th - Day2: - Student Graduation Celebration and Back to School bash - This will celebrate students' completion of the summer News School Course. As well as host a back to school bash with serving the North Lawndale area And will range approx 5hrs with (42) students (10 am - 3 pm) food, games, and refreshments will be provided on-site. September 10th - Day 3: Students will interview with a practicing artist studio instructor and partake in a 2-hour collage workshop. Food will be provided. Time: 11:30-2:30pm Time: 3 hours