The Chicago Cultural Alliance received a $9,500 grant from Chicago Wilderness's "Leave No Child Inside" initiative for the summer project "Youth Connecting Communities with Nature."
This project is between four Alliance core members seeking to increase the investment of their youth in nature and their communities' outdoor experiences while exploring cultural assets and social issues that link their communities to nature.
The four members participating include Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society, Indo-American Center, Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and Swedish American Museum Center.
These members will share the grant and will come together to share their projects at Barrio Art Fest 2008 on August 16th. The "Youth Connecting Communities with Nature" project was inspired by ECCo's* New Allies for Nature and Culture effort to build partnerships between organizations that work on environmental, social and cultural issues.
*ECCo (Environment, Culture, and Conservation) is a Division of Science at The Field Museum where Cultural Connections resides. |
