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Posts by Daniel Perez

Columbia helps create state-of-the-art music studio on the West Side of city

March 28, 2023

A renaissance is starting on the West Side of Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago is invested in making that happen. BUILD Chicago is a nonprofit organization based in Austin thathas…

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BUILD Chicago opens home-away-from-home for West Side youth

March 27, 2023

The youth on Chicago’s West Side just got a new home away from home — at 57,000 square feet, it spans a city block and offers just about everything but…

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BUILD’s Home Coming: A New Youth and Community Hub in Austin

March 27, 2023

CFF began a partnership with BUILD in 2020, and they quickly became integral to our place-based grantmaking focused on the Austin neighborhood. The culture of collaboration at BUILD runs deep. Staff are…

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BUILD’s annual ‘Black Table’ event connects Chicago youth with Black leaders

March 23, 2023

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — On a Monday afternoon in February 2023, something special occurred inside the Walnut Room at the Macy’s on State Street. It was the annual Black Table event,…

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See the Newly-Built Community Center Many Hope Will be a Game-Changer for South Austin Neighborhood

March 3, 2023

Watch NBC 5’s follow-up story on our new campus. Last November, Sandra Torres stopped by BUILD to tour our new home while still under construction. Now that we have finally…

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In Chicago, BUILD Wants Its New Headquarters to Be a Community Hub for Young People

March 3, 2023

In 1995, Adam Alonso met a 15-year-old who changed his life. Alonso was working at Casa Central, an afterschool program operating out of a church basement. The teen came looking for…

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BUILD Chicago celebrates opening of new center in Austin

March 2, 2023

CHICAGO (WLS) — BUILD Chicago celebrated the opening of its new center in the city’s Austin neighborhood with a ribbon cutting Saturday morning. Residents and community leaders also got a tour…

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BUILD’s life changing new campus opens to change young West Side lives

March 2, 2023

Although he took a detour from an initial plan to become a doctor, Adam Alonso is saving, or at least changing, lives nonetheless. As CEO of BUILD, a West Side…

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Chicago group brings Mobile Mental Health bus to Black, Latino residents

March 1, 2023

CHICAGO (CBS) – In a time of crisis, admitting that you need help to manage your mental health is often the first step, but from there, without knowing where to go…

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BUILD opens new center for youth and community in Austin. Premium facility offers art and music studios, kitchen, garden, gym, woodshop, counseling center, café and more

February 26, 2023

CHICAGO, February 25, 2023 – BUILD, a youth development anti-violence agency, today opened its renovated Austin campus to the public, bringing to life a long-time community dream. Over 18 months,…

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