Community Activations
Coffee Chats
The Coffee Chat Series is a virtual opportunity for communities to engage with local community-based organizations and their elected officials to learn about grassroots community research and data, and the policy interests most important to them. Check out our previous Coffee Chats below.
Bronzeville
South Shore
Woodlawn
Washington Park
South Chicago
Community Workshops Intensives
The purpose of the Community Workshop Intensive is to train communities with research tools that they can use. We seek a small community cohort of folks who desire to be more deeply invested in the long-term improvement of their community but may be unsure where or how to start. During the Community Workshop Intensive, participants learn how to identify and take a policy-relevant issue from ideation to a plan of action, using research tools as a capacity-building strategy for parents, organizers, grassroots leaders, and advocates. This workshop intensive is intended for people who live and/or work in the community of activation. Attendees receive a $240 stipend for participating and must attend all three in person.
Community Comrades
Gratitude to those who we've engaged with to execute this collective community work with fidelity
Urban Juncture Foundation / The Bronzeville Incubator
Black United Fund of Illinois
South Shore Works
Neighborhood Network Alliance
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
Southside Together Organizing for Power
Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce
South Side Home Movie Project
Washington Park Residents Advocacy Council
Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative
Urban Growers Collective
Claretian Associates