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Chicago CRED works with local businesses to lift up youth & boost Chicago’s economy. We believe that jobs can help stop violence. Explore stories from our programming in Chicago.
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NBANBA All-Star Youth Leadership Council to Empower Young People in Chicago's Neighborhoods
The NBA and the Bulls teamed up to launch the first-ever NBA All-Star Youth Leadership Council in partnership with After School Matters, Chicago CRED and Youth Guidance.
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Chicago CREDDemo Day '19: Billy Moore in conversation with Arne Duncan, ChicagoCRED
Billy Moore is a case manager and life coach with the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, where he supports the physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs of formerly incarcerated people reintegrating into communities.
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Chicago TribuneCommunity groups, Chicago aldermen want Mayor Lori Lightfoot to budget $50 million for violence prevention programs
Several Chicago community groups and aldermen want Mayor Lori Lightfoot to spend $50 million a year on programs to curb the city’s gun violence and plan to make their request Wednesday at her final budget town hall.
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Chicago TribuneNew program finds work, career paths for at-risk CPS grads
‘I’ve got to start working. The whole family, they depend on me’
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Crain's Chicago BusinessTrue courage in our midst
We know a solution to reducing Chicago’s systemic gun violence hinges on better policy. But there’s a priority few know about or understand: Progress also happens in quieter moments, like a job interview. Arne Duncan and Carl Allegretti explain.
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Chicago CREDRetaliation to Reconciliation: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
At the fifth annual NationSwell Summit in New York City, Emerson’s Arne Duncan, life coach Billy Moore, and two CRED graduates discuss the path out of violence in Chicago.
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Chicago CREDChicago CRED Joins March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.
At the historic event in Washington, D.C., young men from Chicago CRED represented the voices of Chicago.
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Chicago CREDBehind the Scenes with Chicago CRED on The Daily Show
Chicago CRED joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to discuss gun violence in Chicago.
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Chicago CREDPresident Obama Visits Chicago CRED
The former president joined Emerson Managing Partner Arne Duncan in Chicago.