YOUTH EMPOWERMENT 2021 CAMPAIGN IS HERE!
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There will never be the perfect time. The people that make things happen and make real changes in the world are the people who do not wait for others or the time, they take action right there and then. 
-Barack Obama

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rees park renovation 2020

GCP built community bridges in 2020 including the renovation  of Rees Park and we are doing even more in 2021!   Join us as we continue the journey of transform neighborhoods in 2021!

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​​        Reimagine Gary today!

GCP partners with the chicago mission In Our Community Garden

November 2020
​The Chicago Mission Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints provided hefty support in the collaboration with GCP in the neighborhood Community Garden.  This preparation was necessary for next years Native Flower Garden Program which will employ teen to manage and sell flowers
GCP is evolving the community garden to serve multiple purposes.  We are expanding our vegetable garden program to include curriculum based activities which support objectives and outcomes, perfect for school outings!
Our 2021 Programs
  • Rees Park Rejuvenation - As the central focus of community development, we will continue to build in the park to create a place of solace for all to enjoy
  • Community Cleanup - Building on 2020 successes, we are investing more resources  in teens as they build their personal community portfolio that will also serve as a resume  
  • Native Flower Garden - A new program that will provide employment for teens as they learn horticulture
  • Bee A Garden - A new program that will teach grade school kids exploration and pollination concepts in the vegetable garden
  • $2DUBS - A uniquely different approach to financial literacy, GCP is partnering with local financial institutions to deliver a program that will demonstrate and engage participants in the exercises of wealth creation

 inspire                                       engage                                     transform

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​If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.
-Melinda Gates

“For those who want to change the world, the first step is they must get proximate to the people who are suffering, who are being excluded, who are being disfavored and who are being incarcerated. We cannot change the world from a distance.”  
-Bryan Stevenson

Are you interested in supporting or joining our community outreach?  Please contact us today! 
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.  - Luke 6:38