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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Chicago, Illinois
Using mural art to influence and educate community members about sustainability and alternative energy sources.
land-use park public-space preservation street walking sustainability mural-art

Add a street mural to Augusta & Harvey to make drivers more aware

Oak Park, Illinois
When a driver sees artwork on the roadway, it will make them more aware of their surroundings, focusing on where they are, not just where they are going. This increases the likelihood that conflicts with pedestrians and bicyclists are avoided. The...
education community-building traffic-calming civic-art street-mural intersection-mural walking street public-space infrastructure bicycling

Increase community education on health care

Chicago, Illinois
With a diverse community comes the responsibility to widen the scope of health care outreach for residents from a variety of backgrounds and languages. By partnering with major institutions such as schools, churches and nonprofit organizations, lo...

Provide counseling, education, and training to renters

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: SCH, NWSHC | City of Chicago, Community Investment Corporation (CIC), National Council of La Raza, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Project Timeframe: Short-term"
housing building

Civic ArtWorks

Plainfield, Illinois
We are a neighborhood building company made up of planners, designers, educators & technologists that create tools that empower citizens to play an active role in making positive change happen in the places they love. We do this by improving the w...

Support the Lunch N Learn Initiative

Chicago, Illinois
Lunch N Learn is a proposed initiative in which Circle Urban Ministry would send inspiring and caring adults to speak with pre-teen and teen boys in Austin during their lunch hour. Our goal would be to reach 250-300 students per month at local mi...
education mentorship youth

Help People from Other Countries Learn

Chicago, Illinois
Logan square is peaceful, it has a police department, and fire department. there is also the illinois centennial monument in the green space with a monument to statehood, and the logan theatre. the issue that i want to discuss is education and imm...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Increase outreach & education to LGBTQ & Latina/o community regarding Affordable Care Act

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: HAS IPC Project Timeframe: Mid-term
health

Expand health care education efforts in Belmont Cragin

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Patient Innovation Center | PrimeCare Community Health, Community First Medical Center Project Timeframe: Short-term
health

Lindblom Executive Boulevard Team

Chicago, Illinois
This project will beautify, educate, and bring members of the community together at the boulevards.

Oak Park Public Library

Chicago, Illinois
Our community is the driver for everything we do. Our vision is to empower every voice in our community, and our mission is to share the information, services, and opportunities that fulfill Oak Park's aspirations of literacy, education, diversity...

Ensure Safer Routes to School

Columbus, Ohio
In Ohio's urban school districts, one in 446 students has been hit by a car. In suburban districts, it's one in 1,473. Because schools are often located at the center of communities, safety improvements benefit people of all ages by slowing tra...
forge-ahead

The Hanging Gardens of Wabash

Chicago, Illinois
Not that the structure of the El isn't beautiful, but we can see it all over town. Wabash can be special by concealing it with a diverse array of living greenery. Sustainable, educational, and the next Wonder of the Modern World.
transforming-wabash

Create new opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship for residents

Chicago, Illinois
Our residents need quality jobs in our community and more opportunities to launch their own businesses. Certainly attracting new businesses to Belmont Cragin will help provide more local jobs. We will also connect local businesses to local workers...

Expand educational workshops and opportunities for parents in CPS

Chicago, Illinois
Examples: Parent mentor and parent university programs Project lead | Partners: CPS | Community First Medical Center, Libraries, Onward Neighborhood House, NWSHC Project Timeframe: Short-term
schools jobs

More Assistance for Those Suffering from Mental Illness

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
This is has two changes that go hand in hand and need to be changed. I believe the first step is education. Education not only for the residents, but almost more importantly, our first responders. In addition to providing people with ACCURATE, ...

Create a Pullman Tech Hub

Chicago, Illinois
The creation of a tech hub in the Pullman Porter Museum would address the digital divide in Pullman by increasing residents' access to technology and by offering education and development events, workshops, and much more.
digital-divide workshops development education technology land-use building

Improve education on nutrition and safety

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Prosser Culinary Arts Project Timeframe: Mid-term
health

Small Business Program(s)

Peoria, Illinois
Undertake a Small Business Needs Assessment and use the results to develop a targeted Small Business Program to provide business training, educational events, and coaching to empower small business owners and entrepreneurs to grow existing and new...
business-education economic-opportunity small-business entrepreneurship

Get Global!

Chicago, Illinois
There is a lack of globalization education in Chicago high schools. We want to connect youth with experienced professionals across the city to provide an atmosphere where students can learn about and form their own opinion on global issues. We pla...
community-center library workshop youth schools curriculum educations global-affairs globalization

Education

Chicago, Illinois
the things that are changing is the education of children .
land-use public-space preservation schools

Bike Walk Oak Park

Chicago, Illinois
We advocate for the fair and safe use of friendly streets by all our neighbors who walk, roll, ride and drive Bike Walk Oak Park advocates on behalf of all Oak Park residents to ensure the safety and accessibility of pedestrian and cycling infr...

Preservation Oak Park

This group is devoted to education about the built environment in Oak Park, Illinois. It celebrates the community's rich architectural and planning heritage and the many ways it has been preserved and restored. Photos, stories and commentary about...

Simpson Academy for Young Women

Chicago, Illinois
Simpson Academy for Young Women is the only fully-accredited Chicago Public School devoted to educating pregnant and parenting teens. The model for Simpson Academy has evolved this year, but our purpose remains the same: to provide a quality e...