New Life has been working on the West Side of Chicago for over 30 years to create opportunities and promote leadership of young people in their community
Meeting Community Demand
New Life Centers offers extensive programming including after-school and summer programs for kids, mentorship, restorative justice programs, sports programs, and food distribution programs. Increasingly, community members have inquired about support in starting, running a business efficiently, and growing a business. Given the demand, and recognizing entrepreneurship as a pathway to building sustainable neighborhood economies, New Life Centers and WeavingImpact are partnering to expand their offering to better support social entrepreneurs in the neighborhoods they serve.
1,700+
participants in programming a year
90%
of critical incidents responded to
60+
programs offered each year
3M+
families fed during Covid