“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 team spends over 5,000 hours on the North Lawndale streets building relationships with individuals who are currently in the cycle of violence.
Interceding current and potential violent conflict between youth, gangs, and retaliation methods.
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.
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.
Give youth space and exposure to develop courage and creativity to explore themselves and expand the way they experience and interpret the world.
Unity of North Lawndale community residents and businesses collaborating through peaceful pop-ups throughout the neighborhood.
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).
