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Austin Green Team
The Austin Green Team will continue serving youth in August and the Labor Day weekend holiday. We have met with the youth we serve and they would like to continue with the Austin Green Team after One Summer Chicago ends. The youth participated in an art installation in Rosie's Peace In The Valley Garden, that will be revealed on August 5. We look to build a labyrinth next. We also look to collaborate with the Chicago West Side Chamber of Commerce which is hosting PlayStreet Activations during the month of August. These activations are being hosted to help youth stay active and to help them and their peers stay engaged. We are also hosting these youth engagements to help keep the youth safe.
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Just for You Girlfriend Organization
Just For You Girlfriend Organization will schedule activities on Friday, August 18, 2023 for 40 to 50 teen girls, teen moms, parents, guardians, and significant others on August 18 and during the Labor Day Holiday Weekend, Friday, September 1 through Monday, September 4, 2023 activities will be scheduled for 20-25 teen girls and teen moms. Hopefully these activities will deter the teens from deviant behaviors during the holiday weekend and beyond.
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REMIX PROJECT
Remix Project's Open Mic & Studio Drop-ins take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6pm-9pm at Zhou B Art Center. With the additional funding, Remix will be able to expand Monday, Wednesday & Friday evenings' programming from 6pm-9pm throughout the month of August to assist in providing coverage during the gap. Safe space, mentorships and healthy networks are at the core of this effort. Youth and young adults will be invited to share their life experiences via music, spoken word and live performance. Premise being when young people have more options they make better decisions. Remix believes engaging at-risk youth through the summer months during peak times for violence creates a sense of belonging outside traditional neighborhood networks and helps guide young peoples' attention & decision making through the week with something positive forthcoming. In addition, participants will have access to a commercial grade recording studio and engineer on site for skills training, recording, mixing & mastering.
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GSJ Family Life Center
Our application is geared toward priority 1, in which organizations plan to create positive events/activities over Labor Day weekend 2023. Specifically, we are looking to take a group of youth to the HBCU classic football game taking place on September 2, 2023.
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NEW LIFE CENTERS OF CHICAGOLAND NFP
New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP anticipates using the funding to help meet the needs of the communities that we serve during the gap period of programming from Chicago Parks programming end until the beginning of the school year. Funding will be used to help facilitate our ongoing street outreach and violence prevention by activating safe spaces in hot spots through pop-up BBQs, a back-to-school event, and a Labor Day Basketball Tournament.
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A Step Ahead Chess
Grants funds will be used to amplify our current programming and expand it to young people not traditionally afforded this opportunity. As we expand the game of chess throughout Chicago, we would love for every member of our club to own chess sets, chess clocks, chess notation, and tactical training books so they can share their love of the game with family members and those in their communities. We also want to be able to pay for our stormers United States Chess Federation Membership fees, as well as tournament registration fees. Additionally, ASAC looks forward to growing our workforce development program where we will train high school teens to be mentors and paid coaches for our K-8 students.
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New Eclipse Community Alliance
New Eclipse Community Alliance (NECA) is currently hosting summer youth programs for youth ages 6-24. This will be a continuation of the summer youth programs. NECA will host summer youth programs during the August gap and Labor Day weekend. The program will run Monday thru Thursday from August 7-18 with an End of Summer Community Event during the Labor Day weekend. The youth will engage in arts & crafts, science, Agricultural farming, tutoring and Community Event planning. Hot breakfast and lunch will also be provided daily.
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Burst Into Books
We will host a Community Market Day in which we will host a variety of activities, healthy food options, resource vendors and fresh produce. This event will be free to the community and designed for the entire family. Also, we will have drop-in days in which parents can bring their children by our headquarters during August 6th to the 21st.