Violence Prevention
Outreach, safe passage and conflict interruption on the blocks that need it most.
Chicago · Founded in honor of Nyandrea Dyer
We remember her bychanging what happens next.
NAH 11 turns grief into action, safer blocks, stronger girls, mentored youth and real opportunity for the next generation of Chicago.
Her Story ✦Our Mission ✦Their Future ✦Stop The Violence ✦Join The Movement ✦
The Mission
A movement, not a memorial.
Nyandrea Dyer was caught in the crossfire of a Chicago gunfight. Her name is the reason we started but our work lives in the present tense: youth who are mentored, girls who are backed, dancers who get a stage, families who get a safer block.
We build what should have been there. Then we keep building.
11
The number we carry forward
9
Programs from prevention to housing
1
City we refuse to give up on
What We Do
Programs built around possibility.
Girls' Empowerment
Circles where young women build worth, voice and leadership together.
Mentorship
One steady adult, every week. The simplest intervention we know.
Dance & Creative Arts
Studio hours, choreography and stages where young people are seen.
Scholarships
Direct awards that turn a maybe into a plan.
Transitional Housing
A coming safe address for youth and young women rebuilding.
Community
Chicago takes care of Chicago.
Peace walks, block celebrations, resource fairs, mentor matches. The work is ordinary and relentless: neighbors deciding, again and again, that this corner belongs to the kids.
"Her story. Our mission. Their future."
NAH 11: Stop the Violence
Stand with the next girl before anything happens to her.
Give, mentor, volunteer, partner, or simply show up at the next walk. Every version of yes builds the same thing.