We interrupt the cycle of violence among youth and young adults in North Lawndale through the power of the arts and faith.

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“I Love The Firehouse, the art and the instructors are so supportive and have helped me through a lot of life changes while using the arts to help me open up. This place is like a healing space.” – Simone

Our Programs

Outreach

Our team spends over 5,000 hours on the North Lawndale streets building relationships with individuals who are currently in the cycle of violence.

Street Mediation

Interceding current and potential violent conflict between youth, gangs, and retaliation methods.

Very Important Process (VIP)

A curriculum based program that provides the resources and tools needed to transform our participants' lives through a life-altering curriculum focused on mental, physical, financial, and emotional growth.

Workforce Development

Peace ambassadors are exposed to a number of fields with high placement rates and, over the course of 9 months, provided intensive training to ensure they are prepared to compete for high paying jobs.

Spark Arts

Give youth space and exposure to develop courage and creativity to explore themselves and expand the way they experience and interpret the world.

Project Presence

Unity of North Lawndale community residents and businesses collaborating through peaceful pop-ups throughout the neighborhood.

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PAC

Purpose - Authority - Character

It is our belief that a positive identity develops through an ongoing process of discovering one’s life mission (Purpose), igniting your power to make decisions aligned to your mission (Authority) and operating in alignment with your truth (Character).