Noahs Arc Foundation

NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION BELIEVES ALL CHILDREN HAVE AN INNER FIRE THAT CAN BE IGNITED TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO FIND THAT FIRE AND BRING IT OUT IN EVERY CHILD.

SPORTS - COMMUNITY BASKETBALL LEAGUES; MACC/UP2US SPORTS; STICKMAN CLASSICTHE NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION CONDUCTS NUMEROUS BASKETBALL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, PRIMARILY IN THE CHICAGO AREA, WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS, STRENGTHENING UNITY WITHIN CITIES, AND KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE AND OFF THE STREETS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WHICH SERVE AS FORUMS FOR PEACE, UNITING CITIES, AND TAKING A STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE. THESE PROGRAMS AND TOURNAMENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER, MAKE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SERVE AS AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED - 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

COMMUNITY EVENTS - MOTHERS OF NOAHS ARC; NATURE DAYTHE NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION HOLDS SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS TO HELP FUNDRAISE FOR OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FOR THE YOUTHS. INSTEAD OF PREACHING TO YOUTH ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING, NOAHS ARC SHINES A LIGHT ON WHAT THEY CAN BE DOING TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. NOAHS ARC COMMUNITY OUTREACH RECOGNIZES THE REAL PEOPLE MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES FOR CHICAGO EVERYDAY.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED - 100 WOMEN AND YOUTH

ART - EXPRESSION FROM THE INSIDE FOR KIDS; PEACE WALL; ROCK YOUR DROP ON THE BLOCKEXPRESSION FROM THE INDSIDE FOR KIDS THAT UTILIZES EXPRESSIVE ART THERAPY. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TO PROVIDE UNDER-SERVED AREAS AND THOSE DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL AND/OR PHYSICAL ADVERSITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SELF-EXPRESSION. THE PROGRAM RUNS WEEKLY AT THE MAJOR ADAMS COMMUNITY CENTER IN CHICAGO.NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED ROCK YOUR DROP ON THE BLOCK AS A SYMBOL TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF THEIR NON-VIOLENCE MOVEMENT. THE TEAR DROP SHAPE OF THIS PRECIOUS METAL SYMBOLIZES THE STRENGTH AND COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE CHANGE. BY WEARING THE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND TAKING A PLEDGE, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO SPREAD ITS MESSAGE OF POSITIVITY AND NON-VIOLENCE.NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED - 800 CHILDREN

THE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS - MESSAGE OF POSITIVTY AND NON-VIOLENCETHE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS IS A MOVEMENT FOR PEACE INSPIRED BY A SCULPTURE CREATED BY THE CO-FOUNDER OF NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION: CECILIA RODHE. THE PENDANT IS A METAL TEARDROP WHOSE SCARRED SURFACE RECOGNIZES THE PAIN OF LOSING SOMEONE TO VIOLENCE, WHILE THE PRECIOUS METAL AND SOLID FEEL OF THE DROP SYMBOLIZE STRENGTH AND COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE CHANGE.THE KEY MESSAGE IS THAT IT'S NOT "THEIR" PROBLEM. IT IS OUR PROBLEM, AND TOGETHER WE CAN TRY TO SOLVE IT! WHEN YOU ROCK YOUR DROP, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED - 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS