Program locationGrace Memorial Baptist Church1457 S. Kenneth Ave.Chicago, IL 60623
All communities
West Side
North Lawndale
Exposure makes a future feel reachable.
North Lawndale creates guided experiences that help young people imagine college, practice communication and understand what comes next.
Community affiliate
Explore connected services Grace Memorial Community Committee
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
CAP staff
- Shina DavisCAP StaffShinaD@ChicagoAreaProject.org
Area supervisorKen ButlerArea SupervisorKennyB@ChicagoAreaProject.org
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.
College exposure
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
Communication skills
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Youth guidance
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
Connected service areasCommunity & Youth ServicesWorkforce Development
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
Young people took meaningful roles as hosts, servers and planners while parents joined shared meals and open conversations that strengthened intergenerational trust.
83Networking40Community service18Youth committee meetings
CAP objectives
Goals reflected in local activities.
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Resident engagement
Residents help assess priorities, shape strategies, recruit volunteers and organize neighborhood action.
94 activities and events
Most common local objectiveLife skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
70 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesSafer environments
Communities use service, advocacy and shared events to improve public spaces, access, safety and school climate.
52 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 North Lawndale.
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.
No local partnership is listed yet.
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership file did not include a community-specific entry for this profile.
Recent results
Examples from 2025-2026.
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
22young people
April 2026A first campus visit widened postsecondary horizons
Youth met recruiters, learned academic expectations and practiced the communication skills needed to navigate a college environment.
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