BUILDing Futures Youth Attend Legal Boot Camp
This summer the young people in BUILD’s Building Futures Program are participating in a law internship and legal boot camp with Ropes & Gray LLP. So far, they have been introduced to…
Read MoreBUILD in the NEWS: The Importance of Intervention when it Comes to Preventing Youth Violence
BUILD Director of Community Engagement, Juan Villalobos discussed the importance of intervention in preventing youth violence after two neighborhood shootings over the weekend. Watch HERE.
Read MoreBUILD Responds to President Biden’s Plan to Tackle Gun Violence in Chicago.
Watch BUILD’s CEO Adam Alonso on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight”
Cubs Charities Grant Supports BUILD Peace Softball League.
The Donna Dudley Peace Project started back in the mid-80s as a softball league to attract gang involved youth to play against each other and form healthier, more accepting relationships…
Read MoreBUILD’s Chief Program Officer Featured on ABC7’s “Our Chicago” Series
Chief Program Officer, Andres Alvear, talks with ABC7 Chicago’s Judy Hsu about what BUILD is doing to stop the violence in our communities and create safe and meaningful summer opportunities…
Read MoreAustin Has the Mic! Youth Reporters Share Community Stories
Austin Has the Mic is a youth media partnership between BUILD, Austin Coming Together and Westside Health Authority. The aim of partnership is to use digital media platforms and podcasting to reclaim the narrative of…
Read MoreMax Cerda Appointed to the IDOC Prisoner Review Board
Max Cerda spent over six years at BUILD working on the streets with at-risk young people, developing relationships, building trust and mentoring them to leave the gangs and make better choices.…
Read MoreIn the Fight for Black and Brown Lives, the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Has Answered the Call
In Chicago, another beneficiary of MBKA’s support is BUILD Inc. As one of Chicago’s leading gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organizations, BUILD (which stands for Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership…
Read MoreBUILD Chicago helping CPS find alternative method to police in schools
Juan Villalobos of BUILD Chicago talks about what they’re doing to integrate alternative methods of policing in Chicago Public Schools. See the interview here:
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