{"id":10370,"date":"2022-06-28T13:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/?p=10370"},"modified":"2022-08-08T12:14:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T17:14:20","slug":"creating-safe-spaces-in-little-village-throughout-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/en\/creating-safe-spaces-in-little-village-throughout-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Safe Spaces in Little Village Throughout the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10393 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58-560x874.jpg 560w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58-500x780.jpg 500w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/McCormickKickOff-58.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>We kicked off our Family Friday Nights last week at McCormick Elementary School&#8217;s courtyard! It was an evening full of carnival games, food, a bounce house, basketball and prizes! Our staff will continue to create a safe space in this area for the remaining of summer!<\/p>\n<p>This is part of a city-wide initiative called Light in the Night. The purpose is\u00a0to help community members reclaim public areas as safe spaces and take back their communities to build peace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10422 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newlifecenters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_9951.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>West of McCormick Elementary School, we had various youth compete at a basketball tournament Hoops in the Hood!\u00a0This was launched many years ago as a response to Chicago&#8217;s violence by providing young people a place to play basketball safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We kicked off our Family Friday Nights last week at McCormick Elementary School&#8217;s courtyard! 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