Paving the Path to Homeownership for Housing Choice Voucher Holders
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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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Real Men Charities, Inc.
Real Men Charities, Inc. is proud to offer youth and teens an alternative to "hanging out in the streets" right after school ends for the summer. Camp in the Key of Life: Fun Artful Days for Future Physicians, Artists, Gardeners Camp for South Shore Champs is an interactive play, learn, and sustain opportunity for youth to develop nutrition awareness to ward off obesity, temperance/understanding through participating in peace circles, participate in art and creative learning experiences, and critical coping skills to support mental health and wellness. RMC is partnering with Hood Hope Movement, Central South Shore Area Council, and the Chicago Police Department 4th District CAPS program to recruit students and share experts in the field for presentations and workshops four times between August 5th – 26th and one all-day youth experience during Labor Day weekend.
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The Garden of Love
The Garden of Love has two community gardens that are open and accessible to the community. We host book clubs, garden days, movie nights and more events and activities throughout the year. During the course of the year the Garden of Love works with a number of families and individuals looking for ways to come together in a safe environment and we love to provide that for them. Over the August 6th-21st period the Garden of Love will work with 25 youth ranging from ages 5-18. As we begin wind down our summer activities we will be taking our young people on field trips in and around the Chicago land area to provide exposure and education allowing our participants the opportunity to learn not just about their community but also the surrounding areas. We will be hosting RJ conversations and hosting an End of Summer Celebration to bring young people and their families together to celebrate the last day of summer vacation.
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Institute for Positive Living
Institute for Positive Living will coordinate and host 6 weekly podcasts, starting Aug. 3rd to Sept. 7th between adults, seniors and youth about community violence prevention. A Back to School event will take place on August 16th.
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Community Services of Englewood Inc
COMMUNITY SERVICE OF ENGLEWOOD plans to extend our existing summer camp program from August 6, 2023 through August 21, 2023 with the following activities: Extend our existing GROW GIRL GROW SUMMER camp on Monday-Wednesday-Friday and act as a DROP-IN recreation center for an additional 20+ youths from AUGUST 6, 2023 through AUGUST 21, 2023, 10a-3p, 5643 S Hermitage street, Chicago, IL 60636 LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Coordinate a Community BBQ event for community residents and youth for Labor day on SUNDAY September 3, 2023, for approx 50+ residents, location 5643 S Hermitage street, Chicago, IL 60636
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Kingdom Way Community Development Inc
Gifted Hands Music Instrument Training & Art Program
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OPEN Center for the Arts
The Art of Competing Program– the children/youth will explore the history of the pinewood derby cars, the components, how to make, design, paint a derby car and, how to compete. Everyone will have an opportunity to create and race their derby car with a set of rules and limited tools to level out the playing field. Funds will be used, for the coordination, supplies, teaching artists, community engagement, documentation, and admin of this course. The program will run between August 6 – September 2 at OPEN Center for the Arts by the OPEN Team.
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Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center
Our organization will treat the youth and adults attending to visit different parts of Chicago to gain a larger view of the city they live in. We will take a boat trip to see architecture along the Chicago river. We will visit Millenium Park and the Cultural Center downtown. We will take participants to the north side to see neighborhoods they are unfamiliar with. We will visit Chinatown and do some shopping there. We will take attendees to Dusable Museum and learn more about African American History.
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51st Street Business Association
The 51st Street Business Association plan to host 10-15 children between the ages of 8-15 to participate in the 51st Street Summer Cultural Program. This program will introduce the youth to the cultural aspects of Chicago local museums, teach them the history and pride of their roots and introduce them to the concept of youth entrepreneurship. This program will take place during the Gap period of August 6-21.