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Park District Partnership

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Work with Park District to expand programs for teens and young adults
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Increase summer employment opportunities

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: CPS | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, NWSHC, Park District Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
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Increase education and training programs and resources for parents

Chicago, Illinois
Education is not only for youth. Our community needs increased access to ESL classes, GED classes, educational workshops, and technical training/bridge programs for adults, which we will achieve by building partnerships between local community org...

Mr. Dad's Father's Club (Community Center)

Chicago, Illinois
The community center will help provide resources for our youth as well as our adults in the community. The community center will also provide access to help build children SEL social emotional learning skills, Literacy,Arts,Jobs,Afterschool progra...
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Support the Art Xellence Pilot Summer Program

Chicago, Illinois
Art Xellence is an after-school and summer program that intends to reduce teen violence and recidivism while preparing youth for the workplace in Englewood and Austin. The program is targeted towards elementary and high school students. We anticip...
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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

Expand after school programming for youth

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: ASM | Becoming A Man (BAM), Working On Womanhood (WOW), Girls in the Game, Mikva, CPS, Chicago Park District, Library, BuildOn, Churches Project Timeframe: Short-term
arts safety youth-programs park

Rock Climbing Wall Utilizing Public/Private Structures Already In Place

Peoria, Illinois
Chattanooga, TN, in cooperation with private and public enterprises, turned currently existing structures in their downtown area into a world class rock climbing destination. We have a lot of private buildings downtown, as well as existing (new an...
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Promote Youth Leadership

Chicago, IL
To promote youth leadership and training opportunities for teens and young adults

EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge - North Park

Chicago, Illinois
The EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge is a program, funded by the Hive Chicago Fund at The Chicago Community Trust, that fosters student-driven campaigns that answer the question, “How can we make your neighborhood more sustainable?"

Teen Book Club

Chicago, Illinois
Create a Teen Book Club utilizing the library during the summer learning initiative.
promote-youth-leadership

Outreach to older adults

Chicago, Illinois
Older adults are a key component in our community and should have the resources to better navigate their lives whether living with assistance or independently. We will create an intergenerational health awareness program with older adults and lo...

Mentoring & Safe Passage

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Expand mentoring and Safe Passage programs that support youth.
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Hold an Austin Community Conversation & Survey Picnic

Chicago, Illinois
There are barely any leisure entertainment activities for community members, particularly youth, in Austin. I would like to hold a community picnic centered around discussing this issue. At the event I will gather quantitative and qualitative data...
youth picnic entertainment

Address safety concerns through Belmont Cragin youth leadership

Chicago, Illinois
Address safety concerns through a Belmont Cragin youth leadership, gang intervention and prevention program. Project lead | Partners: NWSHC | After School Matters (ASM), Mikva Challenge, CPS, Churches Project Timeframe: Early Action Project"
safety youth-programs schools

Hive Chicago

Washington, Illinois
Hive Chicago brings together civic and cultural institutions to create greater learning opportunities for youth.

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...

Park District Youth Programs

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Work in collaboration with the Park District to provide programs and activities for youth and teens.
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Improve Wrightwood Park

Chicago, Illinois
Wrightwood Park is a beautiful, medium-sized park located at Ashland and Wrightwood. For many people in the Lincoln Park and Bucktown areas, Wrightwood Park is the closest and most convenient park to visit. However, in recent years, there have bee...
public-space park

Create intergenerational senior/youth mentorships

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: NWSHC | CPS, WWC, buildOn, Churches Project Timeframe: Short-term
youth-programs schools

CPD Youth Academy

Chicago, Illinois
Partner with CPD to create a youth academy for ages 10-16.
supporting-young-people safety

New Creations

Chicago, Illinois
What i want to build in the empty space on north clybourn is a youth center for student’s so when they get out of school they can go inside to all types of programs just to stay out of trouble and stay occupied while their outside of school instea...
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EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge - Lake View

Chicago, Illinois
The EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge is a program, funded by the Hive Chicago Fund at The Chicago Community Trust, that fosters student-driven campaigns that answer the question, “How can we make your neighborhood more sustainable?"

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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