ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

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“Bringing Back Community” is an Elijah’s House initiative to bring food and people together to talk about topics that plague their community.

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Bringing Back Community is funded by Safe and Peaceful Communities and Sponsored by Afterschool Matters, and Resilience Partners, nfp.

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This year we have recruited over 60 teens to participate in our Word Choice Cafe Cooking With Cops sessions.

OBJECTIVE

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We’ve got the cookin’ thing down to an Art…our next goal is to put the WORD in Word Choice Café.

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We're bringing community in our Program by partnering with Chicago Police. 

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SUMMER 2022

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This Summer we have recruited over 60 teens to participate in our Word Choice Cafe Cooking With Cops sessions. Chef Karl Cunningham is back and will join the Program for 6 weeks every Thursday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. 

WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH

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​Using food as a catalyst to bring people together, our Program will serve as a place to encourage community talks around the table.   
 

Build relationships among urban young people, Chicago Policemen and their communities.

HOW WE SHALL ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL

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The goal is to

  • Address the needs of community through a series of dialogue that achieve positive outcomes

  • Improve interactions between police and teens

  • Stop gun violence in Chicago communities through positive activities

BRINGING BACK COMMUNITY

AN ELIJAH'S HOUSE INITIATIVE