BUILD’s Black Table event focuses on connecting young people, prominent members of Black community
CHICAGO (WLS) — Building connections between young people and prominent community leaders was the focus of ‘Build’s’ Black Table event Monday. As we celebrate Black History Month, 20 of Chicago’s most prominent African American leaders engaged with young people over lunch to share what it takes to be successful and make…
READ MORE >>>Austin Coming Together announces updates on multi-million dollar projects
Austin Coming Together held its annual summit on Saturday to highlight successes and goals for the final year of the five-year quality-of-life plan. Over 200 people gathered at the By the Hand Club for Kids‘ Austin campus for the first time since 2019, when the plan was in its first…
READ MORE >>>Changing young West Side lives
Oak Parker Alonso heads BUILD, a violence prevention program 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 nonprofit focused on gang intervention, violence prevention and youth development, Alonso…
READ MORE >>>Change Agents Podcast: Justice that Heals
BUILD’s Peace & Justice Center was recently featured on Season 3 of the Change Agents Podcast. Justice that Heals, a piece about Restorative Justice practices in Chicago. Read more and listen to the full episode below. Justice That Heals: Chicago can be cruel to its youth, especially to youth of color living in…
READ MORE >>>Ryan Poles, Bears Care host Scout School for Chicago students
Bears general manager Ryan Poles and Bears Care hosted the organization’s first-ever Scout School Dec. 15, bringing students from BUILD Chicago to Halas Hall to introduce them to the role of scouting in the NFL. As an organization, BUILD helps at-risk youth in the Chicagoland escape gangs and violence while…
READ MORE >>>Adam Alonso honored as Bears’ Inspire Change Changemaker
As Adam Alonso, CEO of BUILD Chicago, stood out on the turf at Soldier Field during halftime of the frigid Bears-Bills game last Saturday, he made sure to stop, look around and soak in the moment. Alonso, who joined BUILD in March 2015, was receiving the first-ever Inspire Change Changemaker…
READ MORE >>>New Community Campus Hopes to Bring Gathering Space, Activity Hub to Austin
A massive community campus will soon welcome hundreds of kids and families from South and West Side neighborhoods. It’s a major project the organization Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development, or BUILD, is taking on. It might look like an ordinary gym but for Juvon Crawford it’s more than that. “I know…
READ MORE >>>‘It’s a Game Changer’: New Youth Community Center Set to Open on Chicago’s West Side
A new youth and community center will soon open its doors on Chicago’s west side. It’s a major project by non-profit organization BUILD that could become a game changer for youth in the area. The facility is taking shape on the corner of Harrison Street and Laramie Avenue in the…
READ MORE >>>Annual Turkey Bowl flag football takes over Chicago’s Columbus Park
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without football. On Wednesday, some Chicago kids kicked off the holiday with a little friendly competition. The annual Turkey Bowl Flag Football game took over Columbus Park on the West Side. The big game was put together by the violence prevention group Build, along with support…
READ MORE >>>ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4: BUILD Turkey Bowl
Check out ABC7’s Coverage of BUILD’s 8th Annual Turkey Bowl on Eyewitness News at 4pm – November 23, 2022.
READ MORE >>>Cook County to invest in violence prevention programs in Austin, Chicago’s West Side
Several Chicago’s West Side organizations – including BUILD Chicago, New Moms and Manufacturing Renaissance – will benefit from $75 million in funding from Cook County that will support programs working to reduce and prevent gun violence. The local organizations were awarded multi-year grants ranging from $1.2 million to $15 million that will be disbursed in…
READ MORE >>>Austin violence drops between holiday weekends as BUILD, Inc. devotes funding to young people
CHICAGO (WLS) — The renovation of BUILD, Inc. in Austin is nearly done. Chicago police reported that homicides were down 64.7% and shootings were down 54% in Austin from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Citywide, during the same time, homicides down were 23.3% and shootings were down 24.9%. But,…
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