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For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has convened, supported, funded, and accelerated the work of community members and changemakers committed to strengthening the Chicago region. From building up our civic infrastructure to spearheading our response to the Great Recession, the Trust has brought our community together to face pressing challenges and seize our greatest opportunities.
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True Believers Community Connections
With these funds, TBCC is able to render weekly youth development training that introduces youth to career paths about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, as well as how to deal with community trauma, and learn about trust and building relationships. We will end our time together with a Celebration/Back-2-School Event planned by the youth who participated in the program, plus expose them to other youth engagement activities in the local community throughout the month of August.
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Beyond the Ball NFP
Beyond the Ball is requesting funds to support our work during the August gap. Programming will be provided a minimum of 3 evenings/week and will take place in a public community space. We will engage over 1000 unique participants through our August gap programming. Programming will consist of activities for all ages and genders with an emphasis on youth.
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South Side Jazz Coalition
The South Side Jazz Coalition is a music production organization that presents free live music events on the south side of Chicago. The SSJC proposes the production of two programs, both in partnership with south side agencies that provide family services. The first program in collaboration with Chicago Youth Centers, will provide a live music event in coordination with a planned family night featuring south side youth musicians, proposed date August 18. The second program in collaboration with Ray and Joan Kroc Center will be presented in coordination with their family movie night, featuring an interactive music seminar, proposed date August 12.
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Fathers Families Healthy Communities
In anticipation of Labor Day weekend and the conclusion of our three-month fatherhood peer support group hosted in partnership with READI Chicago-Englewood, FFHC plans to host a celebratory event. The celebration will honor the consistent commitment and hard work of our younger and older fathers who attended weekly peer group meetings (topics ranging from identity and purpose, barriers and dealing with stress, unresolved triggers, social support and compassion, and more). Specifically, fathers will receive FFHC gift boxes, including household essentials, personal care items, educational materials, and other critical goods for fathers. Additionally, we will distribute monetary incentives to fathers who participated in programming. With this event, FFHC hopes to gather our constituent stakeholders to provide a safe and peaceful space for community and celebration. We hope to not only further create a sense of connectedness, but to further explore conversations of relationship building and shared knowledge across generations, social and emotional skill development, and violence and trauma reduction.
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Project Impact 180
Project Impact 180 will use the funds to expand our program to fulfill the programming gap for Chicago Youth during Labor Day Day weekend and activate community spaces (blocks, community gardens, and parks) on a weekly basis to engage youth and families. We propose to host a Labor Day event on Friday; and the following enrichment activities Movie in the Park, The Ultimate Party, and Sweets& Treats Day
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Totally Positive Productions
We plan to continue with our Community Works Crime Prevention Program to include Educational/Cultural Enrichment Field Trips and random acts of kindness initiatives. To expand our program, we have the staff to continue our Community Works Crime Prevention. We have the capacity and are willing to move on with our plans through Labor Day and/or the gap time between Chicago Park District ending and CPS beginning (August 6-21). We have the staff capacity and space to do so and look forward to expanding our days of training and activities from three to five days a week to impact more youth lives during Labor Day and during the month of August leading up to August 21, 2023. We plan to use the funds for Personnel/Staffing and Non-Personnel Expenses.
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Girls Like Me Project
Girls Like Me Project is applying to provide programming for back to school gap time. Funding will allow us to collaborate with girl and youth serving organizations to create safe space, provide resources, and promote intergenerational interaction. We will co-sponsor two back to school bashes featuring mindfulness practices such as yoga, gardening and healthy eating demonstrations, martial arts demonstrations, and art therapy. Cultural components such as African drumming, live DJ performance, double dutch, youth performances and interactive games will also be components..
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Anchor Chicago NFP
Anchor Chicago has the know how to fill the need in the city of Chicago under our already existing "safe summers" program, we will be hosting a 2-day Labor Day weekend youth and family field day in the local park and park district in the Austin community. If received the funding will cover the costs of food, entertainment, games, music, a bounce house, associated supplies, supplies for painting in the park, and Let's Get Moving line dance demonstration instructors for youth and families. Anchor has a proven record of providing this type of community engagement by doing so the past five years. Anchor has an established partnership with the Park District, where the event will take place. This event will serve the entire family and likely draw around 400 people. Anchor Chicago has an established staff and set of volunteers who will be engaged and paid a small stipend to give up their holiday weekend to serve their community.