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By: Kara Drapala, Lauren Handler, Jamie Harris, Brooke Houle, Pat Morris, Alex Schnulle, & Elyse Siwinski
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Called “Mexico of the Midwest”
90,000 residents Over half the
population is under 25
Two major gangs: Two Six Nation and Latin Kings
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Latin King and Two-Six graffiti divides Little Village, marking each gang’s territories
Children in Little Village learn at an early age what gang runs their side of town
More brown paint trucks than blasting trucks Patchwork paint attracts reoccurring graffiti
vandalism Graffiti Blasting slow to respond
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Enlace is a non-profit organization based in Little Village
They strive to improve the lives of families in the community through four initiatives: Education Violence Prevention Cultural Enrichment Economic Development
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Little Village Our Village: No Boundaries.
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To help Enlace, we created three main objectives:
Putting pressure on city officials Increasing community participation Increasing educational programs
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Community petition Quicker Graffiti Blaster Response Increase Amount of Blasting Trucks
Community letters to the Alderman asking for assistance
Empower community members
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Monitor how many community members sign the petition
Long term: Watch for improvements in graffiti blaster program Where more blasting trucks added? Was there a quicker response time?
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Community Task Force Meetings begin January 3, 2011 Meet1st and 3rd Monday each month Funding from New Life Community Church collection
plates for prevention kits
Assemble graffiti prevention kits which will include: Rust-Oleum Graffiti prevention tips A list of important community phone numbers An Enlace window cling Coupons for local businesses
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Each meeting will have a sign-in sheet Our goal is to have 20 consistently
participating task force members
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Partner with CPD to add “Graffiti Hurts” curriculum to D.A.R.E. program
Increase awareness of the problem at a young age to fight against the acceptance of the graffiti
“Adopt-A-Wall” days through Boys and Girls Club and Gary Elementary School
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Administer “Graffiti Hurts” quiz before and after the program D.A.R.E essay Evaluate essay and quiz
Long term: See how many children participate in “Adopt-A-Wall” after school program
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Tools to begin the campaign Fact Sheet about campaign Informational Sheet on Graffiti Prevention
Kits and Important numbers Backgrounder Press Release about campaign Fact Sheet about community task force
meetings Sponsorship Letters
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Graffiti issue in Little Village is very complicated and has many layers
Through this campaign we hope to give Enlace and Little Village community members tools to combat this problem
It is our greatest hope that through this campaign community members will finally feel as though they can say Little Village is Our Village and there will be No Boundaries