Together chicago exists to be a catalyst for lasting change by reducing gun violence and increasing thriving communities in our city. We catalyze faith, business, community, and government leaders to inspire hope and affect peace and justice in the communities we serve.
See schedule otogether chicago grew in breadth, scope and maturity this reporting year in all five established program service areas: economic development, education, violence reduction, gospel justice, and faith community mobilization.in economic development, we cultivate economic thriving through entrepreneurial scaling and job creation. Over the last year we assisted 30 mbe entrepreneurs and nonprofits in their strategic, administrative, and organizational improvement. Our workforce development, mentorship, and entrepreneurship support helped create 60 jobs, contributing to the rebuilding of economic strength across chicago's south and west sides. We are also convening second chance discussions with human resource professionals to expand career opportunities for returning citizens. In education, we increase the educational achievement of students in chicago by removing barriers that disrupt a quality education. We are progressing toward the goal of supporting 15% of chicago's most systemically underserved youth through sustained mentoring and wrap-around care by 2030. Our school-based social and emotional learning (sel) programs are connecting over 200 students with mentors from 50 local churches. In the past year we also successfully launched a technical platform to support school-based mentoring and onboarded 250+ students. To date, over 3000 students have been impacted by our programs at 123 chicago public schools through our love your school initiative, after-school, and in-classroom programs.in violence reduction, we reduce gun violence through street outreach, life transformation plans, trauma care, and collaborative place-based peacemaking efforts. Our impact continues to grow with teens, young adults and their families in neighborhoods that are perceived as challenging. Our 34 street outreach professionals, victim service advocates, and case managers conduct 1,360 connections, provide conflict mediation to 30+ incidents, and assist over 340 participants e