by Together Chicago | Oct 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, News
Next Steps Lunch is an annual gathering of pastors and leaders from across Chicagoland that celebrates the work of united prayer and collective action. We ‘looked back’ and shared about the rhythms of prayer, training, and engagement that took place so far...
by Together Chicago | Jul 28, 2021 | Violence Reduction, News, Recognition
Members of our Violence Reduction Team received honors from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown for their work in the custom notifications program. The Custom Notifications Program pairs local community leaders with CPD in a targeted...
by Together Chicago | Jun 9, 2021 | Recognition, News
The annual GLOW Awards, hosted by The CityLight International Assembly, celebrates and honors those who through their stories, encourage others to shine as lights based on Heb 10:24 and 1 Thes 5. In this year’s GLOW Awards night, several of our team members were...
by Together Chicago | May 30, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2021, we rallied churches / organizations / individuals to host united prayer and positive community presence all across the city of Chicago. Local pastors and leaders worked together with each other and their police district leaders to...
by Together Chicago | Mar 6, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Events
Building Collective Efficacy Towards Peace The Building Blocks of Peace initiative seeks to decrease violence in Chicago neighborhoods by building collective efficacy in local communities. Through training and organizing, the initiative endeavors to enhance “social...
by Together Chicago | Feb 6, 2021 | Violence Reduction, News
Together Chicago in Association with Violence Interrupters and The Orchard Church successfully organized the 1st West Haven/Near West Community Peace Summit on Saturday February 6. 2021. Several tribes were in attendance and everybody agreed to promote peace in the...
by Together Chicago | Jan 31, 2021 | Faith-Community Mobilization
The annual Chicagoland United in Prayer event, hosted on the last Sunday in January, took on a unique hybrid structure this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While we could not gather in large numbers, we hosted “united but de-centralized” prayer...
by Together Chicago | Nov 15, 2020 | Violence Reduction
Together Chicago is now an outreach organization partner with Communities Partnering 4 Peace. Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), convened by Metropolitan Family Services, is a framework that provides a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing violence and...
by Together Chicago | Aug 20, 2020 | Economic Development
Cultivate Chicago is a partnership between the City of Chicago and Together Chicago. Our mission is to better equip production farmers, resident growers, and community stakeholders with the fundamentals of business ownership and financing through technical assistance,...
by Together Chicago | May 8, 2020 | Westhaven Park, Events, Faith-Community Mobilization, Violence Reduction
The Westhaven Park Community Action Teams worked together to organize a social-distanced peace and prayer ride through the community. This caravan of cards and social-distanced prayer brought a positive presence to the community and many great conversations and...
