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SocialWorks is a non-profit organization founded in Chicago in August 2016 by artist Chancelor Bennett (also known as Chance the Rapper ), Justin Cunningham, and Essence Smith. [1] [2] SocialWorks was founded in support of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). SocialWorks raises money for social issues that affect Chicago's youth, such as education ...
Youth empowerment is a process where children and young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives. They do this by addressing their situation and then take action in order to improve their access to resources and transform their consciousness through their beliefs, values, and attitudes. [1]
This was the first group in Chicago to support the LGBTQ community. They showed their support by raising awareness and funds for the LGBTQ community. This group has been awarded more than US$95,000 dollars towards 12 organizations and programs: which include the Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP) and Affinity Community Services.
Other International youth rights organizations include Article 12 in Scotland and K.R.A.T.Z.A. in Germany. In Malta, the voting age has been lowered to 16 in 2018 to vote in national and European Parliament elections. The European Youth Portal is the starting place for the European Union's youth policy, with Erasmus+ as one of its key initiatives.
Interfaith America (Formerly Interfaith Youth Core [1]) is a Chicago -based non-profit founded in 2002 by Eboo Patel. [2] The organization’s stated mission is to make interfaith cooperation a social norm. [3] Today it operates with approximately 30 full-time staff and a $4-million budget. It has worked on five continents and with over 200 ...
The Chicano Movement, also referred to as El Movimiento, was a social and political movement in the United States that worked to embrace a Chicano/a identity and worldview that combated structural racism, encouraged cultural revitalization, and achieved community empowerment by rejecting assimilation. [1] [2] Chicanos also expressed solidarity ...
The Young Lords, also known as the Young Lords Organization ( YLO) or Young Lords Party ( YLP ), was a Chicago -based street gang that became a civil and human rights organization. [2] [3] The group aimed to fight for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latinos, and colonized ("Third World") people. [4]
The Girls Inc. (Girls Club of America) movement was founded in 1864 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The organization's mission was to help young women who had migrated from rural communities in search of job opportunities, experiencing upheaval in the aftermath of the Civil War. [3] [4] In 1945, fourteen charter Girls Clubs joined together to form a ...