809536134 - FEIN: 260161560

Black Fire Brigade work with 19-30 year olds providing training at area schools or ambulance companies. BFB helps with tuition for programs as needed. Offers support for Fire Fighters and EMT. Most EMT students plan to become paramedics and firefighters, and the Black Fire Brigade offers similar support and training for those careers. The Black Fire Brigade is 100% volunteer-run and supported by donations. "The cost to the students is zero,"

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The Black Fire Brigade, the country's first such organization, promotes and protects the fire rescue services and EMS personnel, provides continuing education and networking opportunities to members, and preserves the history and heritage of African American fire and EMS service people. It also represents members; interest in a public issue, discussions, and decisions affecting fire rescue and EMS rescue services and promotes fundraising for those services.All the students in the program are between the ages of 18 and 30. They get their primary EMT training at area schools or ambulance companies.The primary goals of BFB are to focus on multiple behaviors and systems. Our diversion program eliminates the risk factors that predispose our youth to delinquency and encounters with the criminal justice system. Research shows that the primary risk factors for juvenile delinquency include: • Individual characteristics such as alienation, rebelliousness, and lack of bonding to society. • Family influences such as parental conflict, child abuse, low-income family management practices, substance abuse, criminality, teen pregnancy, and lack of education. • School experiences such as early academic failure and truancy. • Peer group influences, especially gangs; and Neighborhood factors such as economic deprivation, high rate of substance abuse, crime, and disorganization. It is crucial to note that our organization's approach to its goal reflects an integrated and proactive rather than reactionary or problem/solution perspective. The objectives of the program address the risk factors via the following activities: • Conflict resolution activities focus on the prevention of violence within schools, neighborhoods, families, and institutional settings. • Self-esteem improvement and development activities enhance the process of delinquency prevention and create new hope and feeling of self-worth. • Values clarification activities that help youth identify their values and assist them in making positive decisions about their actions and understanding the consequences of those actions. • Mentoring activities that provide positive support and role models for at-risk youth using innovative techniques and various mentors. • Community, parenting, and family support activities. • Technical assistance and training activities for schools and community organizations to enhance organizational change and improve their capacity to serve the needs of at-risk youth and their families. • Two monthly staff meetings on the 15th to evaluate measurable and outcomes.

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Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations;

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Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use

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8404 S. Kedzie Ave, Chicago, 60652

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7/1/2021

FY 2022 : $50,000