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Chicago Sports Teams Band Together to Help Fight Gun Violence

Elias Schuster Elias Schuster
Jun 02, 2023
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The Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs, and White Sox will continue their group effort to fight gun violence in Chicago.

The five major sports teams announced their Chicago Sports Alliance has pledged to provide financial support for five organizations. The group has been around for six years and will distribute a total of $1.5 million in grants this year, per a press release shared by WGN’s Larry Hawley.

Among the groups receiving the financial gift are …

  • READI Chicago at Heartland Alliance
  • Enlace Chicago with New Life Centers of Chicagoland and Little Village Youth Safety Network Organization
  • The Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities at Chicago Community Trust
  • Chapin Hall Center for Children
  • Chicago Peace League at Breakthrough Ministries

    • As frustrating as Chicago sports teams tend to make us, this is truly what it’s all about. Each organization has such a massive reach, and it’s great to see them band together for the betterment of the community we all love and share.

    Let’s only hope we see more of the same in the years to come.

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    Elias Schuster

    Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.

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