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BUILD Executive Director interviews with The Crime Report
Chicago Violence Toll Tied to Poor Neighborhoods In an analysis of Chicago crime data, Axios reports that while the city’s homicide rate is not the highest in…
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BUILD’s Executive Director, Adam Alonso brings fresh ideas to reach Chicago’s youth through sports
At age 24, Adam Alonso realized his calling. It was a chance encounter in 1995. Alonso was working at Casa Central, which used the basement…
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BUILD’s Summer Peace League Featured in the More in Common Show
In one of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods, ex-gang members and police officers now play friendly games of softball together in this summer’s Peace League by BUILD…
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Blues Lights the Night in Hubbard Park with BUILD
“Betcha didn’t know hiphop came from the blues,” said the 60 year old bluesman to the school-age rapper Saturday in Hubbard Park. “No, I didn’t…
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BUILD hosts Town hall to discuss creation of community court in Austin
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin hosted a town hall meeting Monday to gather community input on the creation of a community court in Austin. About 40…
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‘Let this boy make it’ BUILD Highlighted in the Washington Post
From his hospital bed, the eighth-grader was already plotting how to kill the kid who had put him there. It had been a month since…
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Area groups look to cover West Side with positivity
AUSTIN WEEKLY NEWS: A local nonprofit is looking to blanket a portion of the West Side with positivity next month when it hosts its Summer…
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Hoops in the Hood Officially Kicks Off with Summer of Opportunity Event
Hoops in the Hood is about to have its biggest summer ever. The sports-based community safety initiative by LISC Chicago creates safe spaces for youth…
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Chicago Anti-Gang Activists Say Facebook Is Used For Harm In Feuds
Gangs can do a lot of harm to a community. They’re a big factor in the gun violence problem in Chicago. Newsy’s Jay Strubberg interviewed…
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Jovan Peace Garden in Austin built with help of ABC7, Disney volunteers
CHICAGO (WLS) — Employees from Disney and ABC7 came together for a global week of volunteer service. Several ABC7 colleagues are volunteering Thursday help build…
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After Spike In Humboldt Park Shootings, Violence Interrupters Working To Resolve Gang Conflicts
HUMBOLDT PARK — Community leaders are ramping up efforts to interrupt gang violence amid a series of Humboldt Park shootings in recent months. There have…
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Chicago activists ride bikes through West Side to promote non-violence to young people
CHICAGO – A group of Chicago activists took their bikes out for a ride Saturday on the city’s West Side to spread the message of…
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Chicago trolley tour transforming access to fresh food
In a Fox 32 special report, Terrence Lee looked at a new program that’s highlighting a number of local fresh food sources growing right under our noses. It’s…
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Austin Grown and Gone
In June and July, Austin Grown, a continuing collaboration between One Earth Collective and BUILD Chicago spent six weeks planting fruits & veggies and caring…
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WATCH: Chicago coffee shop hopes visitors for the DNC support Black-owned businesses
August is National Black Business Month, and a Chicago coffee shop on the West Side hopes out-of-towners visiting the city for the DNC will support…
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Austin residents march, calling ‘peace up, guns down’
Chants calling for peace filled Austin earlier this month during the Invest in Peace – March & Community Pop-up event organized by BUILD. The march…
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Our Chicago: Keeping Children Safe & Youth Joblessness
CHICAGO (WLS) — For 55 years Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development, known as BUILD, has dedicated its time to youth in Chicago. The West Side…
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Teens march to shine a light on National Gun Violence Awareness Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — In Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, hundreds of people of all ages hit the streets. They’re marching to commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day, an annual…
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BUILD’s 4th conference shows impact of restorative justice
BUILD’s programs have had a dramatic impact on the 2,100 youth it serves, data from the agency showed. Of them, 84% have stopped or reduced…
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Memorial Day celebrations come to Austin
Memorial Day celebrations are coming to Austin this weekend with a three-day weekend event at BUILD’s Austin headquarters. From tug-of-war competitions and face painting, to…
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