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Margaret F. Lee Violence Interruption Initiative

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)

  

Violence is in fact preventable, yet prevention requires an investment of resources, people, leadership, and commitment.  


The Margaret F. Lee Violence prevention/Intervention program (MVPIP) which has a special focus on preventing violence that affects our young children, youth and young adults. The program works to interrupt the cycle of violence focusing on early childhood strategies to help parents enroll young students in school settings & community organizations at early involvement as an evidence-based strategy to violence prevention. 


MVPIP team partners have worked together in a variety of collaborative efforts since 2017. Our partners include other Englewood service providers such as Chicago Early Learning(CEL), CPS Network-11, Team work  Englewood, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, RAGE, Family Focus, Imagine Englewood, National Able, Legacy of the 39ers, 51 Street Business Association, Brite New Mind Day Care center Inc, Redemption Happens NFP, Children Matters Inc, Flags of the Heart, The Darius Foundation, Kourtney Kindness, The Art of Transparency NFP, as well as various local and state government agencies. 


BTGCL As the lead agency convening partners around shared goals, BTGCL provides staffing to the MVPIP team and has a program coordinator that convenes regular meetings and sends out communication to the partner group. The partner agencies meet quarterly with various partners hosting planned convenings. 


BTGCL Executive Director serves as the Chair for the partner group, however decisions are made through consensus and/or majority rule process. Collectively we have participated in hosting community trainings and working jointly on community resource fairs in Englewood, West Englewood and other Chicago communities surrounding the Englewood area. 


The MVPIP team individually and collectively, has built relationships with Chicago residents and community stakeholders throughout the Chicago land area. MVPIP collaborative believes that rebuilding neighborhoods and connecting community residents with local resources i.e.: food, housing, childcare, job training  and jobs will help decrease the cycle of community violence and reduce youth violence. 

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)


Supporting parents with enrollment to educational programs for young students & connecting families to resources, case management and emergency funds that support school retention.

Mama Said Top 25 (Girls Mentoring Program)

Early Childhood Learning Enrollment & Retention Services (CEL)

Mama Said Top 25 (Girls Mentoring Program)


Young Women Empowerment Program/providing prevention & Intervention Life Skill coaching " Strategies for today's Women"

Entrepreneur Training

Career Track Readiness Program

Mama Said Top 25 (Girls Mentoring Program)

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Transitional Housing (DCFS)

Career Track Readiness Program

Career Track Readiness Program

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Career Track Readiness Program

Career Track Readiness Program

Career Track Readiness Program

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Financial Literacy/Seminars

Eat to Live Fitness Initiative

Financial Literacy/Seminars

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Life Skills Coaching

Eat to Live Fitness Initiative

Financial Literacy/Seminars

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Eat to Live Fitness Initiative

Eat to Live Fitness Initiative

Bridging the Gap Chicago (Community Resource Center)

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Bridging the Gap Chicago (Community Resource Center)

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

Bridging the Gap Chicago (Community Resource Center)

Info coming...

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

Exposing young male men

ages 12-18 to alternatives & creative programing that will offset negative behaviors and convert them into responsible and productive men in the home and community.


Bridging the Gap Communal Living chess initiative is being offered to challenge the negatives perception associated with young male.


TORO BUILD

* Build confidence & Self-esteem

* Build positive male relationships(Mentoring)

* Build self awareness

* Build career awareness & career choice & moving into action

*Build male etiquette

*Build Resume

* Build Resources 



Let’s Talk About It (Parent Support Group)

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

Teach One Reach One (TORO) (Boys Mentoring CHESS Club)

"It Takes A Village & Resources to Raise A Child". 


Let's Talk About IT is a parent network podcast that support parents with current resources and provide stress reduction strategies that support a healthy quality of life for children & families to thrive. 

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