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Chicagoans call for an end to gun violence on ‘Wear Orange Day’
More than 200 people have been shot and killed in Chicago, so far this year. Friday is Wear Orange Day, which supports “National Gun Violence Awareness…
Read MoreChicago’s ‘Wear Orange Peace March’ honors National Gun Violence Awareness Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — The color orange is taking over in one Chicago neighborhood. The Wear Orange Peace March hit the streets in South Austin Friday afternoon.…
Read MoreOur Chicago: BUILD Chicago & Think Outside Da Block
CHICAGO (WLS) — Since 1969, BUILD Chicago has been working with young people in some of the city’s most challenged neighborhoods. Based on the city’s West…
Read MoreFrom Accessible Gathering Spaces to Educational Opportunities, Young Chicagoans Share Their Hopes for Brandon Johnson’s Administration
The future of Chicago will be in the hands of Brandon Johnson. Between choosing the city’s next police superintendent, a growing migrant crisis and concerns…
Read MoreMayor Lightfoot gives farewell address at BUILD Headquarters
On Monday, May 8, Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave her farewell address at BUILD Headquarters, where she reflected on her impactful leadership over the past years.…
Read MoreColumbia helps create state-of-the-art music studio on the West Side of city
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…
Read MoreBUILD Chicago opens home-away-from-home for West Side youth
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…
Read MoreBUILD’s Home Coming: A New Youth and Community Hub in Austin
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…
Read MoreBUILD’s annual ‘Black Table’ event connects Chicago youth with Black leaders
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…
Read MoreSee the Newly-Built Community Center Many Hope Will be a Game-Changer for South Austin Neighborhood
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.…
Read MoreChicagoans call for an end to gun violence on ‘Wear Orange Day’
More than 200 people have been shot and killed in Chicago, so far this year. Friday is Wear Orange Day, which supports “National Gun Violence Awareness…
Read MoreChicago’s ‘Wear Orange Peace March’ honors National Gun Violence Awareness Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — The color orange is taking over in one Chicago neighborhood. The Wear Orange Peace March hit the streets in South Austin Friday afternoon.…
Read MoreOur Chicago: BUILD Chicago & Think Outside Da Block
CHICAGO (WLS) — Since 1969, BUILD Chicago has been working with young people in some of the city’s most challenged neighborhoods. Based on the city’s West…
Read MoreFrom Accessible Gathering Spaces to Educational Opportunities, Young Chicagoans Share Their Hopes for Brandon Johnson’s Administration
The future of Chicago will be in the hands of Brandon Johnson. Between choosing the city’s next police superintendent, a growing migrant crisis and concerns…
Read MoreMayor Lightfoot gives farewell address at BUILD Headquarters
On Monday, May 8, Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave her farewell address at BUILD Headquarters, where she reflected on her impactful leadership over the past years.…
Read MoreColumbia helps create state-of-the-art music studio on the West Side of city
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…
Read MoreBUILD Chicago opens home-away-from-home for West Side youth
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…
Read MoreBUILD’s Home Coming: A New Youth and Community Hub in Austin
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…
Read MoreBUILD’s annual ‘Black Table’ event connects Chicago youth with Black leaders
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…
Read MoreSee the Newly-Built Community Center Many Hope Will be a Game-Changer for South Austin Neighborhood
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.…
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