Community Coalition
Community-Based Participatory Partnerships
As we build in size and complexity, our Community Coalition needs to pay special attention to how well members are working together and the level of commitment among members to the official mission. This is especially important since a coalition’s strength ultimately depends upon its ability to function as a unified whole.
Serve With Us
Our Community Coalition needs to publicize its existence and increase public awareness of its efforts. Some of the many ways our coalition can increase its visibility include: a formal media strategy (e.g., arranging newspaper, television and radio interviews of partners spotlighting the coalition and its work, public service announcements, posting flyers about the coalition in the community, and organizing community forums to educate residents about the coalition and its purpose.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to become a community partner with this Community Coalition and send a liaison to coalition meetings and events who will represent your organization and support the coalition’s efforts. Our partners are also encouraged to host at least one of our engagement events and/or parent meetings at your facility. Contribute to a unique effort dedicated to making our community stronger and better connected to its resources through leaders like yourself.
Current Focus
June 2025 - April 2026
The Coalition provides support for multiple community initiatives and will engage communities with service projects while articulating the vision for the Families Safety Net (FSN) which pursues the goal of keeping families together during these difficult times by harnessing the resources of private and public sector organizations operating in the Chicago area;
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Outreach Coordinator Sanjee Sendhilkumar directly. If you haven’t scheduled and conducted an organizational briefing with Ruchi Pathak this quarter, please schedule a briefing immediately. Be sure you rsvp for the next online coalition meeting. Your cooperation and participation is vital to the coalition’s success.
Community Service Projects
Our primary role as a Lead Agency is to convene a partner coalition that will collaborate to collectively activate youth – especially those in middle and high school and in under-served communities who aren’t usually asked to participate. Recruiting youth ages 5-25 for community service initiatives in addition to the usual service projects and celebration events,
Youth As Activist & Advocates
Community Youth Councils (CYC) provides an opportunity for youth to engage in a structured partnership with community leaders, business owners and community organizations in the operation of their community.. We’re encouraging youth to become activists and advocates to address root causes of problems through policy change and challenging everyone to help renew the spirit of democracy and citizenship that’s under threat around the world;
Violence is a public health issue
Partially funded by the fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities the Violence Prevention Consortium engages business owners, organizations, clergy and residents in the community who come together regularly to discuss violence, its root causes in the community and action steps to end it. The consortium is rooted in restorative justice practices and encourages all its fellow community members to participate in its actions by joining in and lending their powerful voice.
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