In The Community
Just like any other considerate and conscientious member of the community, The Pitchfork Music Festival realizes that there are countless organizations working tirelessly to better the world we live in, or simply to provide a service that is not conventionally available to those who need it. From national organizations striving to help those who can't help themselves, such as United Way and Saving Shelter Pets, to local organizations that simply make the lives of those they touch a little brighter, such as Rock for Kids and Literacy Works, The Pitchfork Music Festival contributes to the causes that play an important role in our community and provides them with a venue to promote their objectives. Please take a look at the organizations PMF strongly supports and hopes you will, as well.
THE UNITED WAY
United Way is the place where everyone who cares about others can do something right now about hunger,
homelessness, unemployment, violence, low graduation rates and lack of healthcare. As the largest
non-governmental funder of health and human services, United Way does what no one organization can do:
IllINOIS CHOICE ACTION TEAM
The Illinois Choice Action Team is a committed group of volunteers advancing NARAL Pro-Choice America's
Mission. We are based in Chicago, Illinois, but we work with activists all over the state. Our ultimate goal
is to use the political process to ensure reproductive rights for all women in Illinois. To meet this goal,
we engage in many activities, including: working for pro-choice candidates during election cycles, educating
groups and the public about reproductive rights issues, monitoring state legislation related to reproductive
rights, boosting our visibility in the community via canvassing and tabling at events, working with
like-minded organizations, and staging protests (or counter-protests).
826CHI
826CHI (www.826chi.org) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to
helping teachers inspire their students to write.
Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
826CHI provides after-school tutoring, class field trips, writing workshops, and in-schools programs --- all free of charge --- for students, classes, and schools. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each students power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
To learn more about our programs and to find out how you can get involved, please visit us online at www.826chi.org or visit us in person: we're located in the back of The Boring Store (www.notasecretagentstore.com) at 1331 Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park.
GIRLS ROCK!
Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering girls creative expression,
positive self-esteem and community awareness through rock music. Our summer camp program motivates girls
through instrument instruction, music composition coaching, recording workshops, song-writing workshops,
hands-on activities team-building activities and band performances. We seek to provide positive and supportive
role models for campers who will share their experiences as women involved in some form of making music.
Girls Rock! Chicago believes in maintaining an emphasis on accessibility to ensure that girls have access to equipment and instruction regardless of their socio-economic background, race, ethnicity, or neighborhood. Tuition is based on a sliding scale and no one is turned away for lack of funding. We believe that rock music can be a crucial tool in allowing young women to respond to preconceived notions of what they can do and what they can become.
SAVING SHELTER PETS
Saving Shelter Pets provides assistance to homeless companion animals, to give them the chance at life they deserve. We are a small, all-volunteer organization with supporters located throughout the country.
Our Rescue & Transport Program saves cats and dogs from high-kill shelters in the Southeastern US and moves them to safe (no-kill) rescues in the Northeast, where they have a much better opportunity for adoption. All animals are quarantined out of the shelter to ensure they are healthy to travel, and receive full medical care before their journey.
Our signature Puppy Promises Program operates in two Georgia counties. This program rescues unwanted litters of puppies, and also spays their mother and other companion animals in the participating family's household, to help reduce pet overpopulation.
Our Spay & Neuter Program offers access to services and financial assistance to low-income pet owners in targeted areas of the Southeast and Midwest. Recently we have provided funding to local spay/neuter efforts in Indiana, Ohio, and Georgia.
ROCK FOR KIDS
Rock For Kids is a non-profit organization that provides support, hope, inspiration and assistance to
underserved children and teens. Realizing that music can be a positive motivator in a young person's life,
Rock For Kids provides free year-round music education for children in need. Rock For Kids positively impacts
and celebrates young lives by offering access to safe and constructive learning experiences through which
children may challenge themselves, build self-esteem and explore their own creative potential.
NOTRE DAME AMERICORPS
Notre Dame AmeriCorps is a partnership between Notre Dame Mission Volunteers and the AmeriCorps program. Our
goal is to promote and encourage education, community empowerment, leadership development and multicultural
harmony in hopes of producing greater unity, less violence, and better-informed citizens in our communities.
In Chicago we have 12 full time volunteers working at eight partnering sites. The sites include two schools, a social service agency, several community centers and a homeless shelter. The NDA members work with both youth and adults to improve educational opportunities in Chicago. Notre Dame AmeriCorps members teach ESL, computer literacy and GED prep. They also tutor and mentor youth, assist in classrooms, run after-school programs, assist low-income families in obtaining services, and provide emergency services for homeless individuals.
Visit www.ndmvachicago.org for more information about our program!
LITERACY WORKS
Literacy Works' mission is to fulfill the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world. To accomplish its mission, Literacy Works supports adult and family literacy programs in Chicago by:
DILL PICKLE FOOD CO-OP
The Dill Pickle Food Co-op is a community-owned natural foods grocery story coming soon to the Logan Square
neighborhood of Chicago. The Co-op, which will be open to all, will offer Chicago an alternative to
conventional grocery stores, in both food and its economic model. With a philosophy of people over
profits, our goal is to make healthy and eco-friendly goods available at the lowest prices possible. The
shelves will be stocked with mostly organic and locally produced goods, and member-owners who invest in the
Dill Pickle will have the benefit of regular discounts and an equal say about major Co-op decisions. Part
of our mission is also to educate the public on food issues, cooperative practices and general healthy
living. With over 375 member-owners, we hope to open our doors at 3039 W. Fullerton by the end of this
summer, but we are counting on you to make this happen. Please take the time to sign up as a member-owner
of the Dill Pickle at dillpicklefoodcoop.org/member,
and help us to open Chicago's only cooperative grocery store!
IRV & SHELLY'S FRESH PICKS
Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks www.freshpicks.com offers
year-round home delivery in the Chicago area of local and organic produce, meat, dairy, eggs, baked goods and
more. We are partnering with sustainable farmers to grow the supply of local food in a way that protects our
health and the environment. Most food in this country is grown on large corporate factory farms that use
pesticides, antibiotics and hormones that pollute the soil, water supply, air and wildlife all around them.
The food then travels an average of 1500 miles to a retail location where it is sold, creating significant
greenhouse gas emissions along the way. At Fresh Picks we are rebuilding the local food infrastructure, with
our sustainable farm partners, to tackle the environmental and health issues related to food while making
it easier for more people to have access to healthy local foods.
Just like any other considerate and conscientious member of the community, The Pitchfork Music Festival realizes that there are countless organizations working tirelessly to better the world we live in, or simply to provide a service that is not conventionally available to those who need it. From national organizations striving to help those who can't help themselves, such as United Way and Saving Shelter Pets, to local organizations that simply make the lives of those they touch a little brighter, such as Rock for Kids and Literacy Works, The Pitchfork Music Festival contributes to the causes that play an important role in our community and provides them with a venue to promote their objectives. Please take a look at the organizations PMF strongly supports and hopes you will, as well.
THE UNITED WAY
United Way is the place where everyone who cares about others can do something right now about hunger,
homelessness, unemployment, violence, low graduation rates and lack of healthcare. As the largest
non-governmental funder of health and human services, United Way does what no one organization can do:
- Bring together leaders from government, corporations, social services and the community to create olutions to the most critical issues people face.
- Fund the network of programs that together can best address those needs.
IllINOIS CHOICE ACTION TEAM
The Illinois Choice Action Team is a committed group of volunteers advancing NARAL Pro-Choice America's
Mission. We are based in Chicago, Illinois, but we work with activists all over the state. Our ultimate goal
is to use the political process to ensure reproductive rights for all women in Illinois. To meet this goal,
we engage in many activities, including: working for pro-choice candidates during election cycles, educating
groups and the public about reproductive rights issues, monitoring state legislation related to reproductive
rights, boosting our visibility in the community via canvassing and tabling at events, working with
like-minded organizations, and staging protests (or counter-protests).
826CHI
826CHI (www.826chi.org) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to
helping teachers inspire their students to write.Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
826CHI provides after-school tutoring, class field trips, writing workshops, and in-schools programs --- all free of charge --- for students, classes, and schools. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each students power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
To learn more about our programs and to find out how you can get involved, please visit us online at www.826chi.org or visit us in person: we're located in the back of The Boring Store (www.notasecretagentstore.com) at 1331 Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park.
GIRLS ROCK!
Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering girls creative expression,
positive self-esteem and community awareness through rock music. Our summer camp program motivates girls
through instrument instruction, music composition coaching, recording workshops, song-writing workshops,
hands-on activities team-building activities and band performances. We seek to provide positive and supportive
role models for campers who will share their experiences as women involved in some form of making music.Girls Rock! Chicago believes in maintaining an emphasis on accessibility to ensure that girls have access to equipment and instruction regardless of their socio-economic background, race, ethnicity, or neighborhood. Tuition is based on a sliding scale and no one is turned away for lack of funding. We believe that rock music can be a crucial tool in allowing young women to respond to preconceived notions of what they can do and what they can become.
SAVING SHELTER PETS
Saving Shelter Pets provides assistance to homeless companion animals, to give them the chance at life they deserve. We are a small, all-volunteer organization with supporters located throughout the country.
Our Rescue & Transport Program saves cats and dogs from high-kill shelters in the Southeastern US and moves them to safe (no-kill) rescues in the Northeast, where they have a much better opportunity for adoption. All animals are quarantined out of the shelter to ensure they are healthy to travel, and receive full medical care before their journey.
Our signature Puppy Promises Program operates in two Georgia counties. This program rescues unwanted litters of puppies, and also spays their mother and other companion animals in the participating family's household, to help reduce pet overpopulation.
Our Spay & Neuter Program offers access to services and financial assistance to low-income pet owners in targeted areas of the Southeast and Midwest. Recently we have provided funding to local spay/neuter efforts in Indiana, Ohio, and Georgia.
ROCK FOR KIDS
Rock For Kids is a non-profit organization that provides support, hope, inspiration and assistance to
underserved children and teens. Realizing that music can be a positive motivator in a young person's life,
Rock For Kids provides free year-round music education for children in need. Rock For Kids positively impacts
and celebrates young lives by offering access to safe and constructive learning experiences through which
children may challenge themselves, build self-esteem and explore their own creative potential.
NOTRE DAME AMERICORPS
Notre Dame AmeriCorps is a partnership between Notre Dame Mission Volunteers and the AmeriCorps program. Our
goal is to promote and encourage education, community empowerment, leadership development and multicultural
harmony in hopes of producing greater unity, less violence, and better-informed citizens in our communities.In Chicago we have 12 full time volunteers working at eight partnering sites. The sites include two schools, a social service agency, several community centers and a homeless shelter. The NDA members work with both youth and adults to improve educational opportunities in Chicago. Notre Dame AmeriCorps members teach ESL, computer literacy and GED prep. They also tutor and mentor youth, assist in classrooms, run after-school programs, assist low-income families in obtaining services, and provide emergency services for homeless individuals.
Visit www.ndmvachicago.org for more information about our program!
LITERACY WORKS
Literacy Works' mission is to fulfill the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world. To accomplish its mission, Literacy Works supports adult and family literacy programs in Chicago by:
- Training hundreds of volunteer tutors to teach reading, writing, math, and English language skills
- Helping practitioners strengthen community-based organizations to meet literacy needs in over 30 neighborhoods
- Directly teaching adult learners to develop their employment literacy, improve their writing skills, and promote their own childrens literacy learning
DILL PICKLE FOOD CO-OP
The Dill Pickle Food Co-op is a community-owned natural foods grocery story coming soon to the Logan Square
neighborhood of Chicago. The Co-op, which will be open to all, will offer Chicago an alternative to
conventional grocery stores, in both food and its economic model. With a philosophy of people over
profits, our goal is to make healthy and eco-friendly goods available at the lowest prices possible. The
shelves will be stocked with mostly organic and locally produced goods, and member-owners who invest in the
Dill Pickle will have the benefit of regular discounts and an equal say about major Co-op decisions. Part
of our mission is also to educate the public on food issues, cooperative practices and general healthy
living. With over 375 member-owners, we hope to open our doors at 3039 W. Fullerton by the end of this
summer, but we are counting on you to make this happen. Please take the time to sign up as a member-owner
of the Dill Pickle at dillpicklefoodcoop.org/member,
and help us to open Chicago's only cooperative grocery store!
IRV & SHELLY'S FRESH PICKS
Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks www.freshpicks.com offers
year-round home delivery in the Chicago area of local and organic produce, meat, dairy, eggs, baked goods and
more. We are partnering with sustainable farmers to grow the supply of local food in a way that protects our
health and the environment. Most food in this country is grown on large corporate factory farms that use
pesticides, antibiotics and hormones that pollute the soil, water supply, air and wildlife all around them.
The food then travels an average of 1500 miles to a retail location where it is sold, creating significant
greenhouse gas emissions along the way. At Fresh Picks we are rebuilding the local food infrastructure, with
our sustainable farm partners, to tackle the environmental and health issues related to food while making
it easier for more people to have access to healthy local foods.
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