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Welcome District Councilors!
As district councilors, you play a critical role in facilitating the creation of bold and creative solutions to the many community safety and police misconduct concerns going on at the most local level.
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Thank you for your continued service to the community!
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Below, please find a number of resources developed by the GAPA coalition and our partners to help you engage and empower your community in new ways.
CLICK HERE to sign up for a 2025 empowerment session in neighborhood this summer!
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Resource Guides:
Alternatives to Policing:
Reimagining Public Safety in Chicago
History of Policing:
Understanding the history of Chicago Police
Published by Chicago NPI
COMMUNITY EXPERT DASHBOARD
The Community Expert Dashboard offers contact information for subject matter experts across the city on a range of topics from violence prevention and youth engagement to racial justice and police accountability.
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Reach out to invite these groups to present at your next District Council Meeting!
Community Expert Dashboard List
Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization (HERO)
Southwest Side, South Side
Substance Abuse
No email on file.
No phone on file.
NAACP Chicago Southside
South Side
Racial Justice, Career Development, Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development
(773) 429-9830
Action Center on Race and the Economy
City-wide
Racial Justice, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
Testimony Ministry
South Side
Faith Based, Housing Justice, Substance Abuse
(708) 518-2682
GRIP Outreach for Youth (SLAM)
West Side, Northwest Side
Mentorship, Youth Engagement
(312) 563.5630
Root 2 Fruit
West Side
Neighborhood Development, Youth Engagement
No phone on file.
Tapestry 360 Health
North Side, Northwest Side
Mental Health, Substance Abuse
(773) 296-7589
ANCHOR Chicago
West Side
Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement
No phone on file.
Better Government Association
City-wide
Policy Reform
No email on file.
(312) 427-8330
Westside Rising
West Side
Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement, Social Programs, Policy Reform, Neighborhood Development
(773) 417-6605
I Grow Chicago
Southwest Side
Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Development
No email on file.
(773) 245-2212
Chicago Police Board
City-wide
City Government, Police Accountability
No email on file.
(312) 742-4194
Noble Neighbors
West Side
Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement
(312) 783-5528
Treatment not Trauma
City-wide
Mental Health, Police Accountability, Policy Reform
No email on file
No phone on file.
Flatlining Violence Inspires Peace (FLIP)
West Side, South Side
Career Development, Neighborhood Development, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
No phone on file.
BUILD Chicago - Austin
West Side
Youth Engagement, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(773) 227-2880
BUILD Chicago - Humboldt Park
West Side
Youth Engagement, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(773) 227-2880
Love thy Neighbor
South Side
Career Development, Housing Justice, Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement
No email on file.
(708) 250-4797
The Network
City-wide, Near Downtown
Violence Prevention, Womens Health, Housing Justice, Policy Reform
No email on file.
(312) 527-0730
Roseland Ceasefire Project
South Side
Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement, Mentorship
(708) 577-4533
TaskForce Prevention & Community Services
West Side
LGBTQIA+ Justice, Youth Engagement
(773) 413-0003
NAEFI Chicago
West Side
Career Development, Mental Health, Mentorship
(773) 921-1990
Le Penseur Youth Services Inc
South Side
Youth Engagement, Career Development
(773) 375-8637
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
City-wide
City Government, Neighborhood Development
(312) 751-5600
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
South Side
Youth Engagement, Career Development, Racial Justice
No email on file.
(773) 702-9611
SOUL Chicago
South Side
Faith Based, Racial Justice, Career Development, Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development
(773) 280-5290
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
City-wide, South Side
Racial Justice, Youth Engagement, Career Development, Housing Justice
No email on file.
(773) 373-3366
N'COBRA Chicago Chapter
South Side
Racial Justice
No email on file.
(708) 651-1244
NAACP West Side
West Side
Racial Justice, Career Development, Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development
(773) 261-5890
League of Women Voters Chicago
City-wide, Near Downtown
Racial Justice, Social Programs, Violence Prevention, Womens Health
(312) 939-5949
Chicago Women Take Action
Near Downtown
Womens Health, Violence Prevention, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
Color of Change
City-wide
Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Neighborhood Development, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
Chicago Council of Lawyers
Near Downtown
Racial Justice, Immigration, Policy Reform
(312) 988-6565
National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement
City-wide
Police Accountability
(317) 721-8133
Coffee, Hip Hop, and Mental Health
North Side
Mental Health, Youth Engagement
(312) 320-5846
Housing Forward
West Side, Northwest Side
Housing Justice, Emergency Response
No email on file.
(708) 338-1724
Overcome Opioids
City-wide
City Government, Emergency Response, Substance Abuse
No email on file.
(833) 234-6343
Chicago Connects
City-wide
City Government, Emergency Response, Housing Justice, Substance Abuse
No phone on file.
ACLU of Illinois
City-wide
Racial Justice, Womens Health, LGBTQIA+ Justice, Police Accountability, Policy Reform
(312) 201-9740
Cook County States Attorney Community Justice Center
West Side
City Government
(708) 386-7301
Community Justice For Youth Institute
South Side
City Government
(312) 842-5345
Community Justice Center North
North Side
City Government
(773) 334-4066
Restorative Justice Community Courts
City-wide
City Government
No phone on file.
NAMI Chicago
City-wide
Mental Health, Social Programs, Violence Prevention, Policy Reform
(312) 477.3593
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
North Side
Neighborhood Development
(773) 325-8344
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives
West Side, South Side, Southwest Side
Neighborhood Development, Social Programs, Violence Prevention, Policy Reform
No email on file.
(312) 986-4301
Project NIA
City-wide
Racial Justice, Youth Engagement, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
Cook County Public Defenders Office
City-wide
City Government
No email on file.
(312) 603-0600
A Just Harvest
North Side, City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Racial Justice, Policy Reform
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Believers Bail Out
City-wide
Immigration, Racial Justice, Policy Reform
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Near Downtown
Neighborhood Development, Racial Justice, Policy Reform
(312) 988-6565
Illinois Justice Project
City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Racial Justice, Violence Prevention, Policy Reform
(312) 332-8157
Chicago Community Bond Fund
City-wide
Neighborhood Development
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Nehemiah Trinity Rising
South Side, Southwest Side
Faith Based, Racial Justice, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(312) 852-8520
The Next Movement
City-wide
Racial Justice, Police Accountability, Policy Reform
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Shriver Center for Poverty Law
City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Social Programs, Racial Justice, Policy Reform
(312) 263-3830
The People's Lobby
City-wide
Racial Justice, Womens Health, Neighborhood Development, Environmental Justice, Policy Reform
(312) 837-3484
Workers Center for Racial Justice
City-wide
Racial Justice, Police Accountability, Career Development, Policy Reform
No email on file.
(312) 361-1161
Chicago Department of Public Health
City-wide
City Government, Social Programs, Mental Health, Emergency Response
(312) 747.9884
Stop Shotspotter
City-wide
Police Accountability, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
The Night Ministry
North Side, City-wide
Faith Based, Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development, Mental Health, Violence Prevention
(773) 784-9000
Chicago Family and Support Services
City-wide
City Government, Youth Engagement, Social Programs, Housing Justice, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(312) 743.0300
Chicago Commission on Human Relations
City-wide
City Government, Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development, Social Programs, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(312) 744-4111
Mayor's Office of Community Safety
City-wide
City Government, Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention
No phone on file.
Care not Cops
South Side
Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Neighborhood Development, Youth Engagement
No phone on file.
CCPSA Commissioner Remel Terry
City-wide, West Side
City Government, Police Accountability, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
CCPSA Commissioner Aaron Gotlieb
City-wide, North Side
City Government, Police Accountability
No phone on file.
CCPSA Commissioner Abierre Minor
City-wide, South Side
City Government, Police Accountability, Youth Engagement
No phone on file.
CCPSA Commissioner Sandra Wortham
City-wide, South Side
City Government, Police Accountability
No phone on file.
CCPSA Commission Angel Rubi Navarijo
City-wide, North Side
City Government, Police Accountability, Youth Engagement
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Thresholds
North Side, South Side
Mental Health, Substance Abuse
(773) 572-5500
O.N.E. Northside
North Side
Policy Reform, Police Accountability, Mental Health, Policy Reform, Racial Justice
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO)
Northwest Side, West Side
Youth Engagement, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
(773) 235-5705
Institute for Nonviolence Chicago
West Side
Mental Health, Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention
(773) 417-7421
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
West Side
Faith Based, Youth Engagement, Career Development, Housing Justice, Violence Prevention
(773) 722-1144
Together Chicago
West Side
Faith Based, Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
No phone on file.
UCAN
West Side, South Side
Youth Engagement, Mental Health, Violence Prevention
(773) 588-0180
Enlace Chicago
West Side
Neighborhood Development, Immigration, Violence Prevention
(773) 943-7570
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation
Southwest Side
Faith Based, Youth Engagement, Racial Justice
No email on file.
(773) 952-6643
Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)
Southwest Side
Faith Based, Police Accountability, Youth Engagement, Housing Justice, Immigration
(773) 471-8208
Target Area Development Corp.
Southwest Side, South Side
Neighborhood Development, Police Accountability, Violence Prevention
773-651-6470
Think Outside Da Block
Southwest Side, South Side
Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Development
(312) 244-0442
Public Equity
Southwest Side, South Side
Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Development
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Project H.O.O.D.
South Side
Neighborhood Development, Career Development, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
(773) 923-8270
Claretian Associates
South Side
Housing Justice, Neighborhood Development
No email on file.
(773) 734.9181
Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research and Science
City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention, Policy Reform
(847) 491-7471
Chicago CRED
West Side, South Side
Career Development, Neighborhood Development, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) Chicago
City-wide
Career Development, Neighborhood Development, Mentorship, Violence Prevention
(773) 834-4292
Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC)
City-wide
Police Accountability, Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Development
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Community Justice for Youth Institute
West Side, South Side
Youth Engagement, Violence Prevention
(312) 842-5345
Kenwood Oakland Community
South Side
Youth Engagement, Housing Justice
(773) 548-7500
Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)
City-wide
City Government, Emergency Response
No email on file.
(312) 746-9111
Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA)
City-wide
City Government, Police Accountability
(312) 746-3609
Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE)
Near Downtown, North Side, Southwest Side
City Government, Emergency Response, Mental Health, Social Programs, Substance Abuse
No phone on file.
Apna Ghar
North Side, South Side
Violence Prevention, Emergency Response, Womens Health
(773) 883-4663
Community Renewal Society (CRS)
City-wide
Faith Based, Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Housing Justice, LGBTQIA+ Justice
(312) 427-4830
Impact for Equity
City-wide
Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Housing Justice, Policy Reform
(312) 641.5570
Good Kids Mad City
Southwest Side, South Side
Police Accountability, Violence Prevention, Youth Engagement, Mentorship
(773) 992-1837
Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initiative
South Side, Southwest Side, West Side
Police Accountability, Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Development, Policy Reform
No phone on file.
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
North Side, Near Downtown, Southwest Side
Police Accountability, Immigration, Housing Justice, Youth Engagement, Racial Justice
No phone on file.
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
City-wide
Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Housing Justice, Environmental Justice, Policy Reform
(312) 939-2750
CPD Monitoring Team (Consent Decree Compliance)
City-wide
City Government, Police Accountability
No phone on file.
Black Lives Matter Chicago
City-wide
Racial Justice, Police Accountability, Housing Justice, LGBTQIA+ Justice, Policy Reform
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Equiticity
City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Violence Prevention, Career Development
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Access Living
City-wide
Neighborhood Development, Housing Justice, Career Development
No email on file.
(312) 427-3325
Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability
City-wide
Police Accountability, Policy Reform
(217) 871-1406
Free2Move Coalition
City-wide
Police Accountability, Neighborhood Development, Policy Reform
No email on file.
No phone on file.
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)
City-wide
Violence Prevention, Womens Health, Social Programs, Policy Reform, Emergency Response
(773) 244-2230