One For One Chicago Awarded Grant from 2026 Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities

The $6,500 grant will support One More Seat, helping One For One Chicago welcome 25 additional youth currently on the program waitlist into paid summer workforce and leadership opportunities.

(Chicago, IL)—May 25, 2026—This Memorial Day weekend, One For One Chicago was awarded a $6,500 grant from the 2026 Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities to support One More Seat, a paid summer workforce and leadership cohort that will allow One For One to welcome 25 additional youth ages 14–18 this summer currently on the organization’s waitlist from Austin, East Garfield Park, and North Lawndale.

Programming runs during the summer months,  with follow-up support through October, delivered at One For One's West Side program sites including our Keeping Grounded garden site and through employer partner worksites. One For One Chicago is among nearly 232 local, grassroots organizations that will receive $1.3 million in grants to host programs and activities in 24 neighborhoods on Chicago's South and West sides hardest hit by gun violence.

“Safe and peaceful communities are built when young people have consistent support, real opportunities, and people who believe in them,” said Meghan Olson, Founder and Executive Director of One For One Chicago. “We’re thankful for the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities and their continued investment in our work over the years. Their support helps us continue showing up for young people in meaningful and long-term ways.”

This year marks 10 years of investing in community-led safety, healing, and peace across Chicago’s South and West Sides. Since 2016, the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC) has invested nearly $13 million through the Chicago Fund to support more than 1,900 grassroots projects building stronger, safer, and more connected neighborhoods across 24 communities.

PSPC is working with partners to identify and support community-led, evidence-based solutions to addressing gun violence. Since its 2016 founding, PSPC has committed more than $203 million to anti-violence efforts in Chicago. In addition to the Chicago Fund, PSPC’s four-point approach also includes neighborhood-based initiatives, including street outreach and transitional jobs; reimagining and reforming public safety systems; and creating a supportive policy environment for comprehensive violence reduction.

See the full list of grantees and find out more at www.safeandpeacefulchi.com.

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