Youth voice
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
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West Suburbs
Cicero
Youth voice moves from conversation to civic action.
Cicero gives young people opportunities to engage public leaders, advocate for peace and build the confidence to participate in community life.
Community affiliate
Explore connected services Cicero Area Project
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
The local strategy
Focused on what helps people move forward.
The profile connects community priorities to CAP's regional service network without losing the local voice that makes the work relevant.
Civic engagement
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Violence prevention
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
2025-2026 activities and events
What took place during the year.
This summary comes from CAP's activity list. Participation figures reflect visits across activities and events, not a count of unique people.
What the activity shows
Youth workshops and committees helped young people practice leadership while community service connected families with essentials and visible messages of peace.
47Youth workshops32Youth committee meetings29Referrals
CAP objectives
Goals reflected in local activities.
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Life skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
66 activities and events
Most common local objectiveResource connection
Youth gain knowledge of, referrals to and practical access to services and employment opportunities.
49 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesYouth leadership
Young people help identify priorities, educate peers, select relevant programs and lead committee work.
34 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesOne activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
Jobs, programs and services in Cicero.
The affiliate's public board includes job postings, youth and family programs, education, health services and local events.
Jobs & trainingYouth opportunitiesHealth & family supportCommunity events
Community partners
Organizations working with this affiliate.
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership list includes organizations that provided space, services, expertise or referrals.
Higher education
Formal MOUMorton College
Connects students and adults with community education services on a college campus.
Community space
Formal MOUCicero Community Center
Provides facilities for training, workshops and community programming.
Family support
Formal MOUTown of Cicero Citizenship Assistance
Receives resident referrals for support navigating the citizenship process.
Recent results
Examples from 2025-2026.
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
15young people
August 2025Youth carried community questions directly to a state leader
Participants discussed higher education, immigration, DACA and youth-support priorities with their state representative.
Youth-ledpeace advocacy
June 2026A march transformed concern into visible civic action
Youth created messages, walked with families and community partners, and publicly called for peace and an end to gun violence.
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