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All posts tagged "Chicago"
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1.8KGrantsChicago K-12 Arts Education Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Arts, Education, Learning, Culture, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug. 14, 2020 (LOI)
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayArt, Augmented Reality Are Tools for Change in Youth-led Gun Violence Movement
Art is subversive. It has a history of undermining the status quo and of transforming perceptions.
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993GrantsChicago Region Community Disadvantaged Student Education Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Community, Disadvantaged Students, Minority Students, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 8, 2020 (LOI)
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1.1KGrantsChicago COVID-19 Community Human Services Response Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Human Services, Family Support, Food Access, Community, Chicago | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Apr. 20, 2020
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayJuvenile Detention Is Asinine Exception to Social Distancing
Right now I’m almost sure that there is a 14- or 15-year-old crying from inside a jail cell at the Cook County...
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayEffects of Gun Violence Can Be Reduced in Youth, Chicago Program Shows
Concentrated gun violence results in lost population and economic power, increases trauma throughout communities and depresses school outcomes among students exposed to...
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3.6K► NewsmakersDavid Hiller Retires as President and CEO of Robert R. McCormick Foundation
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announces the retirement of its president and CEO, David D. Hiller, after nearly 11 years leading the...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Would You Do If You Lived Among Shootings in Chicago?
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. You might know it by “Chiraq,” but we all call it Englewood and...
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2.3KNewsDixie Pipeline: Guns Bought in Mississippi Often Reach Chicago Streets
For close to seven years, a Mississippi man bought firearms in and around Natchez before sending them to contacts in Chicago, many...
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2.4KNewsScarred By Chicago Gun Violence, Student Finds Refuge, Purpose in Mississippi
“I don't know how to tell you this, but your brother was shot.” Michael Taylor’s heartbeat quickened. He was having difficulty breathing....
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2.1KNewsHurt By Gang Violence, Greenwood Residents Rally to Rescue City’s Youth
Do not call Brittany Gray, Kenderick Cox and Marcellus Gray activists. The Greenwood natives prefer to be called who they are —...
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1.2KGrantsChicago Youth Homelessness Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Homelessness, Youth Welfare, Safety, Housing Amount: $10,000 – $300,000 Deadline: June 3, 2019 “The goal of this Fund is to...
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1.3KNewsShould Your Youth Program Be Concerned About an ‘Active Shooter’?
Since the shooting last week at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama County, California, some schools across the nation seem to be...
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1.9KFrom the BureausHow a New York Police Official Targets Thoughts to Fight Crime
When Carlos Jennings got out of prison in 2014, he wanted to kill the person who helped put him there. “I wasn’t...
