A New Youth and Community Hub in Austin (BUILD THE FUTURE)

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A New Youth and Community Hub in Austin

BUILD THE FUTURE is a bold $24 million campaign to invest in the young people of Chicago’s neglected West Side, strengthening them and the neighborhoods we serve with a full city-block campus, with 51,000 sq feet of new and renovated space surrounded by green playfields and gardens. Flip through our drawings here!

This welcoming and supportive safe space will dramatically expand our services and capacity, and open more widely to the surrounding community.

Located at Harrison and Laramie at Austin’s Southern Gateway, the transformed campus will stand for growth, opportunity, joy, and every child’s right to grow up and achieve their potential.

Highlights of the BUILD Campus Transformation:

Expanded hours and days to serve youth and the community
Expanded capacity from 100 at the current site, to 2,000 in the new campus
Full-sized, climate controlled gym, track, and fitness center
Art studios and classrooms, galleries, performance spaces, and fully-equipped recording studio
Makers lab, woodshop, and computing center, all hosting new workforce programs
Youth lounges and homework spaces
Mental health center will offer expanded services to youth and their families
Public cafe and community garden
New greenspace, play field, and outdoor community event space