Mikva Challenge Peace Action Grants 1 2015 Grant Application for Youth-Led Peace Action Grants Mikva Challenge, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago, is proud to invite youth from across Chicago to apply for grants to support Peace Projects in their schools or communities. Mayor Emanuel has made reducing violence a priority of his administration. In December 2015, the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago— a group of over 130 community and faith leaders, practitioners, subject matter experts, parents, and youth—released a report containing recommendations for reducing youth violence in 2015. One of the Commission’s recommendations was to involve and empower youth to develop their own solutions to youth violence and ideas for promoting peace. Youth are the future and the solution! The City has committed $50,000 for a Youth Peace Grants program, through which young people can propose and receive funding for projects to promote peace in their communities. We look forward to your participation! For more information about this grant, please contact [email protected]. Please submit your completed application to [email protected]. Mikva Challenge develops youth to be informed, empowered, and active citizens and community leaders. We do this by engaging youth in action civics, an authentic and transformative learning process built on youth voice and youth expertise.
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Mikva Challenge Peace Action Grants 1
2015 Grant Application for
Youth-Led Peace Action Grants
Mikva Challenge, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago, is proud to invite youth from across Chicago to apply for grants to support Peace Projects in their schools or communities.
Mayor Emanuel has made reducing violence a priority of his administration. In December 2015, the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago— a group of over 130 community and faith leaders, practitioners, subject matter experts, parents, and youth—released a report containing recommendations for reducing youth violence in 2015.
One of the Commission’s recommendations was to involve and empower youth to develop their own solutions to youth violence and ideas for promoting peace. Youth are the future and the solution! The City has committed $50,000 for a Youth Peace Grants program, through which young people can propose and receive funding for projects to promote peace in their communities.
We look forward to your participation!
For more information about this grant, please contact