Blocks Together

Blocks Together is a community-based organization in Chicago, IL, dedicated to promoting economic justice, education, and community empowerment. They have achieved significant accomplishments, including conducting community surveys, providing trauma-responsive services, distributing essential resources to families, securing millions of dollars for school improvements, and offering legal support and representation. They also have initiatives such as the Youth Council, which focuses on community organizing and leadership development, and the Participatory Defense Committee Hub, which supports residents in clearing their criminal records through executive clemency.

Through their various programs and projects, Blocks Together aims to address the impact of economic disinvestment, violence, and overuse of criminal justice responses in predominantly BIPOC neighborhoods. They strive to empower community members, provide resources for local control and design of community-based responses, reduce gun violence and concentrated poverty, and promote employment infrastructure and capacity. The Village Keepers project, in particular, equips community members with tools to support others in times of need and conflict, fostering positive personal growth and development.

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