Our organization provides motivational interventions for youth living in troubled environments, which focuses on bringing out their strengths, abolishing their weaknesses and promoting a sense of purpose & contribution to their community.  The other part of our focus is to contribute to their development by creating a way in which to grow financially while training, and that is the Dream Factory Media Art Center. A state-of-the-art digital incubator for training participates in content development for the film, music, gaming, social media, and fashion industry. There, youth would organize project alongside peers, from beginning to end, to promote better social and interactive skills. These skills would lay a path to long-term financial opportunities by means of e-commerce businesses.

Our founder, Mr. Kennedy is an entrepreneur like his father. He runs a small media company from home. He says media has been the bridge that has helped him break down barriers with young men in his community. “They would come into my studio looking angry, but by the time they would leave a session, they are smiling with more confidence in their ability to create.”  He says, “media is the one thing youth consume themselves with every day.” 

“Our Focus Should Be On More Engaging Communities and Economic Growth For Youth Through Entrepreneurship”

His passion for youth and community came from his involvement in the Chicago Public School system as a parent volunteer. His message to parents has always been… “Most of youth violence prevention is done through daily involvement in your children’s lives and activities. And by keeping the lines of communication open when they are young. I think our focus should be on more engaging communities and economic growth for youth through entrepreneurship if we are to get ahead of this violence problem.”

After stepping down as PAC President, he focused on a much larger problem plaguing the community; youth engagement. He soon founded Chicago Village Project, a non-profit devoted to youth engagement and community relation advocacy. He wanted a platform where community, church, and police could discuss ideas and projects for long-term youth engagement. He is presently a task force member of the “Your Voice Matters” development in Auburn/Gresham on behalf of youth employment opportunities through the Greater Auburn/Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC).“

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