MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON, CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES ANNOUNCE $600,000 FOR DOZENS OF COMMUNITY-BASED, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS
MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON, CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES ANNOUNCE $600,000 FOR DOZENS OF COMMUNITY-BASED, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS
More than 60 small grants will be administered by SGA Youth & Family Services (SGA) through the My CHI. My Future. Micro-Grant Program.
CHICAGO – Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced the City of Chicago’s My CHI. My Future. (MCMF) Micro-Grant Program recipients. SGA Youth & Family Services (SGA) will administer the first-ever program to community-based, youth-serving organizations that are creating new or enhancing existing opportunities for positive youth engagement on the South and West sides.
“From culinary programs to mentorship opportunities to green career development, these grants will go directly to serving our young people,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “This program speaks to our commitment to investing in our young people this summer. We know that when we give young people productive opportunities, we are putting them on the path to success for themselves and their communities.”
In total, $600,000 will be distributed in micro-grants across the 15 MCMF Community Strategy Regions.
Mayor Johnson announced the awardees at the Young Men’s Education Network (YMEN) headquarters in Lawndale.
In December 2023, SGA was selected by DFSS through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to administer this micro-grant program due to their long history of serving Chicago’s youth and families. SGA has been serving the Chicago community since 1911 and is primarily responsible for selecting and administering micro-grants to successful applicants. The purpose of this program is to strengthen community-based approaches to youth engagement by providing meaningful and productive programming for youth and families.
The following table contains the awardees of the Micro-Grant program:
La Escuelita Bombera de Corazon
Project SYNCERE
Wood St. Collective
Youth Guidance
Guitars Over Guns Organization
South Shore Drill Team & Performing Arts Ensemble
Ring of Hope
The Village Legal and Community Project
Greater Auburn Gresham Development
Men of Purpose - A Journey to Self-Discovery
S.T.A.R.R. Community Services International
Urban Male Network
Rhema Community Development Corporation
GSJ Family Life Center
NEBC Employment Resource Services
Unity for Chicago's Youth and Adults
Building Bridges, Inc.
Serving People with a Mission
B.I.G. Baseball Academy
Girls Inc. of Chicago
Teens Take On Climate
I Am You Wraparound Services 2.0
Northwest Side Housing Center
Christ for Life Motorcycle Club NFP
Collaborative Institute of Cultural Arts
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Operation Basketball
Party Per Purpose
Operation Basketball
Southwest Organizing Project
Rise Up Community International
Teens Take On Climate
TGiMovement
The Southwest Collective
GODDESS Mentoring
Kuumba Lynx
Luv City
Creative Netwerk
Global United Diaspora
Live the Spirit Residency
Male Mogul Initiative
Sacred Ground Ministries
Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. Foundation
Burst Into Books
Hughes Who Technologies Studio
Mentor Teacher Brother, Inc.
Pullman Tech Workshop
CALOR (AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
Children's Place Association
West Town Bikes
Telpochcalli Community Education Project
Urban Warriors
Young Chicago Authors
Chicago Community Arts Studio
Project Impact 180
Music in Urban Schools Inspiring Change (MUSIC Inc)
Polished Pebbles
Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)
Holy Family Ministries
Still Searching Project
CRE8 Space
Jackson Park Golf Association
Lost Boyz Inc.
The programs selected will serve youth ages six to 24 years old and prioritize recruitment of at least 50% of participants are from the underrepresented populations described below:
Individuals with disabilities (i.e., physically impaired, visually impaired, etc.)
Individuals attending Options High Schools
Individuals who are English as a Second Language learners
Individuals that are experiencing homelessness/unstably housed
Individuals placed in the foster care system
Individuals who are justice-involved (i.e., parole, probation)
Opportunity youth defined as out of school and out of work
Visit sga-youth.org/micro-grants/ to learn more.
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