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Our targeted beneficiaries are African American youth in the Chicagoland area. In America’s inner cities, African Americans are disproportionately exposed to conditions such as concentrated poverty, limited educational and occupational opportunities and other aspects of structural racial, social, and economic disadvantage. In these areas, African American youth are also overrepresented both as victims and perpetrators of violent crime. Research suggests that the roots of this violence are embedded in the st
Our program includes the following evidence-based strategies and activities: > A cultural immersion adventure in Ghana for selected participants > Chicagoland adventure trips > African and African America History and Culture > Narrative therapy > Art and Music therapy > Workforce training (Job Skills and Entrepreneurship) > Violence prevention and de-escalation training.