Grantees in the News: 2018 Youth Media Coverage

Six youth media organizations worked with The Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities to help showcase the work of our 2018 grantees:

Community TV Network

• Homan Grown, Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) District Garden
• Kalapriya Foundation Center for Indian Performing Arts, “End Violence: Ahimsa” program (behind-the scenes and the full final performance)
• Local-Motions, “See My Peace“
• Port Ministries, storytelling workshops
• Nobel Neighbors, “Children’s Garden of Hope“

Free Spirit Media/The Real Chi

• Agape Werks, Mini Maker Faire
• I Am My Brother’s Keeper, Annual Harvest Fest
• Opera-Matic, Sidewalk Celebrations
• Prevention Force Family, Peace Rally Jam

Nerdy Media

• The Black Star Project, Building Chicago’s Next CEO (BCNC) Institute
• Chicago Torture Justice Center, “Resilience for Justice” exhibit
• Jackson Park Yacht Club, Open Horizons youth sailing program
• Reflections Foundation, Polished Pebbles mentoring program
• Youth for Black Lives Chicago, Blackstone Summer

• ​ArtReach Chicago, Project FIRE
• Local-Motions, “See My Peace”
• Praize Productions, Performing Arts summer camp
• Sustainable Options for Urban Living (SOUL), Garden of S.O.U.L.

TrueStar

• Jackson Park Yacht Club, Open Horizons youth sailing program
• J-Def Peace Project, “Safe & Peaceful Pilsen“
• Restoring the Path/Crushers’ Club, Friday Peace with Police
• Telpochcalli Community Education Program, “Chalk It Out“
• The Wasteshed, Woke & Winning

Urban Gateways

• Agape Werks, Mini Maker Faire
• Black Girls Break Bread, Bridging Communities dinner
• Center for Advancing Domestic Peace, “Drop the Gun, Pick Up the Tools“
• I Am My Brother’s Keeper, Annual Harvest Fest[MH1]
• Shamar Group, Summer Music Madness