ALSO and the network of government agencies and service providers it serves are hard at work facilitating intervention and prevention programs in communities around the country. Find the latest information and updates on ALSO in the news and blog sections below.
Help spread the word about ALSO and our work to end violence. Download ALSO’s press kit (forthcoming) for additional information related to the organization and our work both locally and nationally.
Please direct all media inquiries to:
Lori Crowder
lcrowder@also-chicago.org
773-235-5505
News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ALSO Secures Funding To Continue Safe Streets Violence Intervention Services
Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois – March 1, 2017 – The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) received a $100,000 grant from Cook County Justice Advisory Council for Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Reduction.
This grant supports ALSO’s Safe Streets program, which works to prevent shootings and ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Northwest Side Organization Launches Summer 2016 Gun Violence Prevention Program
Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois – August 1, 2016 – The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) has begun a three-and-a-half month long violence prevention initiative on the Northwest Side of Chicago, with the support of the Chicago Community Trust. www.cct.org.
The launch marks the reignition ...
June 3, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY
Humboldt Park Community Rallies to End Violence Through ALSO’s 21st Annual Walk for Peace
CHICAGO – For the 21st consecutive year, hundreds of people from across Chicago will join with the Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) and its partners and community members on Saturday, June 4, 2016 to Walk for Peace. This ...
ALSO is thrilled to be among the five planning grant recipients of Get IN Chicago’s Community Collaboration and Resident Empowerment Initiative. Together with the Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance (LSEA), ALSO will focus its community programming in Humboldt Park on addressing factors that Lori Crowder, ALSO Executive Director, states increase violence such as “high- school dropout and ...
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Events
Join ALSO and Humboldt Park People Power in our weekly outdoor community resident Dinner & Dialogue! It is a time for community residents and organizations to come together to break bread and open a dialogue about creating a safer Humboldt Park!
When: Thursday, August 25, 2016, 5-7 pm.Where: Humboldt Park on the Kedzie Ave. & Potomac side.Dialogue: Focus group discussion ...
ALSO’s 21st Annual Walk for Peace is just around the corner!
Join us to celebrate the launch of our Get IN Chicago grant focused on Community Collaboration and Resident Empowerment. ALSO will partner with Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance to mobilize the Humboldt Park community around safety.
To see photos from past Walks for Peace, visit Flickr!
When: June 4, 2016
Arrive: 10:30 ...
Please save the date for the spring forum “Transforming Justice: Mobilizing Incarcerated Mothers and Young Women through Community Action,” taking place at UIC-Student Center East (Illinois Room) on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 8:30-2:30pm.
This forum is an extension of the Nov. 12, 2015 community dialogue “Fostering Community-Based Opportunities for High-Risk Young Women in Chicago,” ...
