Community Organizations

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, and you will fill yourself with hope.

― President Barack Obama

Organizations with programs that are changing lives and combating violence. Visit their websites for help or join their work.

Youth Programs: the organizations below offer a variety of services and activities for youth:

• Step Up Program
• Young Black Men of Honor Program Fall 2024 Registration Form
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
• Casa Central School Age Program
• City of Chicago Youth Services
• Little Village Youth Safety Network
• 4-H Youth in Action Program (Accepting Applications in January 2025)
• Chicago Youth Center Out-of-School Time Application
• Chicago Lights Youth Programs
• Chicago Lights Tutoring Student Application 2024-2025
• 2025 Summer Day Program Details- Applications will open in April 2025

Sexual Assault Counseling

• Advocating for Sexual Assault Prevention, (ASAP) Governors State University
• YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
• YWCA Rape Crisis Hotline
• Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Dating and Break-up Violence Resources

• loveisrespect
• After a Breakup: When Should You Begin Dating Again?

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

• It’s On Us PSA
• It’s On Us

Adult Programs: the organizations below offer help in areas such as returning citizen assistance, drug rehabilitation, and domestic violence prevention:

• Summit of Hope*Note: Both Summit of Hope Events for 2024 have already passed. Please revisit this registration link on August 13, 2025
• Safer Foundation
• TASC

Violence

• Cure Violence