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This Is Life
This is life will create additional arts and wellness activities in addition to our already scheduled programming during the timeframe of June 6-26
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Something Good in Englewood Inc
Something Good in Englewood will take 50 youth from Englewood to Navy Pier to ride the Ferris wheel, and to take a tour. We will end the night with a "movie night in the park" in the parking lot of our location at 6701 s emerald ave Chicago, IL 60621. There will be food trucks, ice cream trucks, and popcorn on site! Immediately following movie night there will be a fire work show to conclude the night! This will take place in June to coincide with our summer camp that starts on June 12th 2023 where will we be serving approx 50 youth ages 7-21.
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TAPROOTS INC
Our plan for community activities and events will be held during the gap time between CPS ending and the Park District beginning (June 6-26). Our organization capacity to provide supports for children and youth during this time period consists of Taproots’ years of experience in successfully collaborating with various community organizations, schools, and representatives from the 11th and 15th Chicago Police Districts to plan community events and activities that create safe spaces and promote community peace, safety, cohesion, unity and resilience. This funding opportunity offers our organization the ability to expand our efforts in providing safe spaces and positive engagements for children and youth in our community during out of school time. The events will be comprised of outdoor/indoor activities that provide opportunities for youth to engage in positive, fun, safe, enriching and engaging activities that include visual and performing arts, sports, games, music and more. Taproots will partner and collaborate with other community based organizations along, with the 11th District police, in providing these opportunities for children and youth. Namely, we will organize three events that will be comprised of activities held on three separate days and will involve both male and female children and youth including: 1. Peaceful Hoops Skilz Challenge, Games, Fun and More; 2. Peaceful Poetry, Paint and Music in the Garden; 3. Youth in the Community “Speak Life” Open Mic & Recognition Celebration.
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COLLABORACTION THEATRE COMPANY
Collaboraction will partner to produce a youth Summer is Here celebration for up to 200 Chicago youth with Theatre Y of North Lawndale at their venue at 3611 W. Cermak Road on Thur. June 24th from 12 - 5 featuring: free food, youth vendor fair, teen open mic and dance battle tournament. The event will be co-produced by the youth groups at Collaboraction (The Light) and Theatre Y (Spark) and will welcome youth from the North Lawndale community and throughout the city. The event will utilize the cabaret theatre and mainstage theater at Theatre Y and will include a sponsorship from AV Chicago for free light, sound and video equipment. There will also be participation prizes for the open mic and dance battle tournament. Collaboraction and Theatre Y have the capacity to take on this mission-based opportunity and will be able to mobilize our existing youth programs to serve as a foundation for this additional programming opportunity.
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Holy Breath Conglomerates NFP Inc
Our organization is committed to mental wellness for justice involved youth and this summer we will expand the program from four weeks to six weeks in order to fill this critical gap. We have the capacity, space, and staff in partnership with our sister organizations to quickly execute the expansion of this program, with a culminating activity on June 27th which is National PTSD Awareness Day. The funds will be used to purchase more PSIO Light & Sound Therapy Glasses, paper supplies, food, swag bags, completion awards/trophies, and silent party equipment for the culminating activity on June 27th.
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WINDSOR PARK FOUNDATION INC
Train young teens between the ages of 14 and 17 years in the arts of safe and responsible bike riding; covering the laws, rules of the road, and safe courteous expectations. We already have in place a Youth Summer Garden Program and our staff is on board with this Bike Safety Project. We will have a maximum of ten (10) youths in this project for about three and a half weeks (June 6th thru June 26th), two days per week at two hour each.
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WESTSIDE RISING
WESTSIDE RISING (WR) is applying for additional Safe and Peaceful Funding for the Gap period in June. A. What are your plans for recruiting and engaging children and youth? WESTSIDE RISING will engage youth that has been previously engaged in our year-round efforts. Additionally, we will also recruit new youth to be involved through referrals, social media, and direct phone banking. Additionally, we will engage our partners in this process to get their youth involved. WR has an organizer and 1-2 staff members that will support this effort. We have secured space and other resources from our community partners to support our activities and functions. B. When do you anticipate providing the services? Please Specify, Memorial Day or Gap in June, or Both. • WESTSIDE RISING will provide these services during the Gap period in June, from June 1 to June 26, 2023. Our efforts include the following activities and events. • Three (3) Boots on the ground days where youth are accompanied and go into the community to conduct surveys, distribute flyers, and talk to residents about concerns, resources, and issues that they hold as important. They will learn how to conduct interviews, data entry, and analysis. • One (1) Youth Perspectives panel on violence and effective prevention strategies for the Juneteenth Festival in Garfield Park: Includes activities, discussion, food, raffles, trivia, games, and performances • One (1) Youth Forum to engage youth and adults in an inter-generational conversation to help reduce violence in our communities: Includes food, speakers, raffles, and networking. C. The age range of children you will serve. • WESTSIDE RISING seeks to reach youth of all ages. More specifically, youth ages 11 to 24. This includes pre-teens, teens, young, and emerging adults. D. How many youths do you anticipate engaging? • We plan to hire up to 5 youths for the month of June 2023 as Youth Ambassadors. Hopefully, we will be able to keep these youth through the first week of August • We will also engage a minimum of 15 youth in our activities and events, for a minimum total of 20 youth. • We anticipate engaging a larger number of community members in our efforts and activities
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Driven to Inspire
Driven to Inspire (DTI) intends to conduct a series of sporting and engagement activities in the month of June to occupy and build relationships with the community youth of North Lawndale, West Garfield, and Austin. During the June "break", DTI will hold a basketball tournament, a softball day, and will support a roller skating fun day to engage a total of 100 kids between the ages of 8 - 22, over the period. DTI has experience running these types of events through the combined efforts of its staff as well through established partnerships with other community actors. DTI has already secured locations for the events and developed necessary partnerships with actors who have run these events for years, but without financing. DTI has a proven methodology to execute the events and is only missing proper funding. DTI will utilize neighborhood canvassing, social media, and communication with local churches to recruit youth. DTI will organize and execute the events, recruit and transport youth, feed the youth and purchase any necessary equipment to execute the events.