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Donate

Support our vision of safe, healthy, & resilient African-American children, families, & communities. Donate today and make a significant difference in someone’s life.

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Harambee 2012

Join the ILAACP and our inaugural fundraiser on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Ravinia Festival for an evening of food, drinks, silent auction and Earth, Wind & Fire!

Annual-Report

Annual Reports

We are delighted to share our current Annual Report. Read about the significant strides we made last year.

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Initiatives

We establish equitable relationships with private, public, & community stakeholders to design, implement & evaluate culturally-relevant prevention programs & policies in Illinois.

Membership

Membership

JOIN TODAY! Join forces with leaders around the state to build and implement viable prevention systems, policies, and programs for Illinois’ underserved communities.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to."

Marian Wright Edelman

Welcome to the Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention (ILAACP). Established in 2005, ILAACP is a statewide, membership-based charitable organization that strengthens prevention systems, policies, and programs in underserved communities through culturally-relevant research, training, and advocacy.

That is the ILAACP mission.

Our vision is safe, healthy and resilient African American children, families, and communities. To do that, we need your help. Join us, make a difference and change a life today. Donate.

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Membership with ILAACP grants you access to our news publications, research, current information on state and federal legislation and policy. Join Now »

Initiatives

Choose Respect Illinois
Funded through the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA), Choose Respect Illinois (CRI) ...

MEND in Chicago
The ILAACP, in collaboration with an innovative community coalition of public-private partnershi...

Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI)
The Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI) is a comprehensive violence prevention initiative imp...

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News

MEND in Chicago
Across the United States many communities are experiencing unprecedented levels of obesity among...

Does Unemployment Lead to Violence?
Flash mobs. Gang Violence. Muggings and robberies. Local media has painted the summer of 2011 in the...

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Meet Our Staff

Malik S. Nevels, J.D.
Executive Director

Dawn DeBoard
NRI Networking & T.A. Coordinator

Kristy Ogren
NRI Technical Assistance Project Manager