BUILDCHICAGO.ORG

BUILD is committed to serving Chicago's youth who are facing the greatest risks. By offering both individualized as well as community-based programming, BUILD opens doors for youth who many have given up on, empowering them to take charge of their lives, futures, and communities. BUILD's Peace Leagues bring together ex-gang members, police, and neighborhood kids to create positive alternatives to street life and to build essential bonds that last a lifetime. Intensive mentoring provides troubled youth with the support and opportunities needed to develop goals and hold themselves accountable... BUILD provides the people, programs and pathways our young people need to reject gang involvement, violence, dropping out of school and giving up on a meaningful future... BUILD is about relationships. The relationships we develop with our youth, and the ones we model in front of them, are as important to their success as any program or intervention we provide.

Primary location: Chicago United States