Violence Prevention
Youth voice, safe activities, restorative approaches and trusted intervention reduce risk and strengthen belonging.
All service areas
Healthy people. Safer neighborhoods.
Prevention & Wellness
CAP combines practical support, prevention education and trusted community relationships so young people and families can feel safer, healthier and more connected.
Wellness is not a single workshop. It is a network of trusted people, accessible resources and positive places to turn before a crisis grows.
Programs and approach
How this service area works.
Mental & Physical Wellness
Workshops and family conversations make health information easier to access, understand and use.
Stability & Connection
Basic-needs support becomes a bridge to mentoring, workforce services and longer-term community relationships.
2025-2026 activities and events
Prevention included services, education and positive activities.
Affiliates combined referrals and family education with recreation, community service and support from trusted adults.
Common activitiesFamily resource connectionViolence preventionHealth educationPositive recreationParent engagementBasic-needs support
Some activities support more than one service area. Figures describe activities and events, not unique participants or annual outcomes.CAP objectives
Goals supported by this service area.
The same eight objectives are used across CAP's affiliate network.
Resident engagement
Residents help assess priorities, shape strategies, recruit volunteers and organize neighborhood action.
1,017 activities and events across the networkResource connection
Youth gain knowledge of, referrals to and practical access to services and employment opportunities.
1,005 activities and events across the networkLife skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
2,812 activities and events across the networkSafer environments
Communities use service, advocacy and shared events to improve public spaces, access, safety and school climate.
728 activities and events across the networkOne activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
Find current programs, jobs and services.
Affiliates maintain public resource boards with local listings and events.
Browse all 31 resource boardsRoseland resources
View current programs, services, jobs and community updates.
Open board Community profileWest Garfield Park resources
View current programs, services, jobs and community updates.
Open board Community profileCicero resources
View current programs, services, jobs and community updates.
Open board Community profileFrom the CAP highlights archive
Recent stories from across the network.
These examples show how the service area takes shape in different communities. Figures reflect the supplied monthly reports and are not annualized.
More than a coat
A coordinated Operation Warm effort used trusted schools, churches and community agencies to distribute winter coats while connecting families to programs and resources.
10,000coats distributed across Cook, Will and Lake counties
CAP affiliates across three counties
Family conversations that support healing
A family Paint & Sip created space for youth and parents to talk openly about suicide prevention, substance use, stress and post-graduation concerns.
17youth and parents gathered
New City Community Committee
Safety skills that can save a life
Youth and adults practiced CPR and Stop the Bleed techniques during a spring-break safety and wellness event with first responders and community partners.
30-50youth and adults participated
Roseland Community Committee / WORD-FIRST NFPPowered by neighborhood leadership
Affiliates helping bring this work to life.
This is a starting set drawn from the supplied highlights. Many CAP affiliates contribute across more than one service area.
Roseland
Roseland Community Committee
Healing, safety education, youth leadership and wraparound resources.
View affiliate profileNew City
New City Community Committee
Bullying and suicide prevention, family wellness and youth advocacy.
View affiliate profileWest Lawn
Latino Organization of the Southwest
Youth and family wellness education delivered in trusted community settings.
View affiliate profileWest Garfield Park
Fathers Who Care
Public education, prevention awareness and community resource navigation.
View affiliate profileCicero
Cicero Area Project
Youth violence prevention, healthy activities and family outreach.
View affiliate profileGreater Grand Crossing
South Shore Drill Team
Structured positive activity, mentorship and belonging through the arts.
View affiliate profileBuild Stronger Communities With Us.
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