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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...
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Improve the performance and perception of our neighborhood high schools

Chicago, Illinois
Our neighborhood high schools are resources that have served our community for generations. As strong proponents of our neighborhood public schools, we are committed to supporting our high schools and ensuring they have the capabilities to offer o...

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...

Expand early childhood education

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: CPS | City of Chicago, LSC Project Timeframe: Mid-term
schools

Feeding the Community the Healthy Way

Chicago, Illinois
Educating the Community about Growing and Eating Naturally Grown Foods
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Develop a Financial Literacy Tutoring Program

Chicago, Illinois
Develop a tutoring program where CPS high school students can provide financial literacy guidance to Chicago middle school students.
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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

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.
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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...

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Chicago, Illinois
Using mural art to influence and educate community members about sustainability and alternative energy sources.
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Fish, Poop, and You - The natural way of eating!

Chicago, Illinois
Ms. Love's and Mrs. Benjamin's Chemistry and Biology students at Kelly High School will develop an Aquaponics farm within the school, with the goal of producing educational and celebratory events that will encourage the members of the surrounding ...
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Lindblom Executive Boulevard Team

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

Bronzeville/35th st. illinois main street project

Chicago, Illinois
Working with disadvantaged youth and young adults in the adjacent affordable housing developments, black metropolis convention & tourism council (bmc &tc) and our affiliate organization bronzeville visitor information center is conducting outreach...

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...
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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...

Gather Usable Data on Social Determinants of Health

Peoria, Illinois
The conditions into which people are born, grow, and age are widely regarded as playing a fundamental role in our health and well-being. Yet, there is an insufficient level of collaboration or monitoring of social determinants and health outcomes....
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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

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...
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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...
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Education

Chicago, Illinois
the things that are changing is the education of children .
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Improve education on nutrition and safety

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

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...

Botanical Garden

East Peoria, Illinois
A botanical garden, butterfly garden, and/or community garden. This could focus on local plants or have specific color themes for each year. A garden would provide beauty and if it could also be educational or practical, the more beneficial.
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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...