1. By: Kara Drapala, Lauren Handler, Jamie Harris, Brooke
Houle, Pat Morris, Alex Schnulle, & Elyse Siwinski
2. Called “Mexico of the
Midwest”
90,000 residents
Over half the
population is under
25
Two major gangs: Two
Six Nation and Latin
Kings
3. Latin King and Two-Six graffiti divides Little Village,
marking each gang’s territories
Children in Little Village learn at an early age what
gang runs their side of town
More brown paint trucks than blasting trucks
Patchwork paint attracts reoccurring graffiti vandalism
Graffiti Blasting slow to respond
4. Enlace is a non-profit organization based in Little
Village
They strive to improve the lives of families in the
community through four initiatives:
Education
Violence Prevention
Cultural Enrichment
Economic Development
6. To help Enlace, we created three main
objectives:
Putting pressure on city officials
Increasing community participation
Increasing educational programs
7. Community petition
Quicker Graffiti Blaster Response
Increase Amount of Blasting Trucks
Community letters to the Alderman asking for
assistance
Empower community members
8. Monitor how many community members sign
the petition
Long term: Watch for improvements in graffiti
blaster program
Where more blasting trucks added?
Was there a quicker response time?
9. Community Task Force
Meetings begin January 3, 2011
Meet1st
and 3rd
Monday each month
Funding from New Life Community Church collection plates
for prevention kits
Assemble graffiti prevention kits which will include:
Rust-Oleum
Graffiti prevention tips
A list of important community phone numbers
An Enlace window cling
Coupons for local businesses
10. Each meeting will have a sign-in sheet
Our goal is to have 20 consistently participating
task force members
11. Partner with CPD to add “Graffiti Hurts”
curriculum to D.A.R.E. program
Increase awareness of the problem at a young
age to fight against the acceptance of the
graffiti
“Adopt-A-Wall” days through Boys and Girls
Club and Gary Elementary School
12. Administer “Graffiti Hurts” quiz before and after
the program
D.A.R.E essay
Evaluate essay and quiz
Long term: See how many children participate
in “Adopt-A-Wall” after school program
13. Tools to begin the campaign
Fact Sheet about campaign
Informational Sheet on Graffiti Prevention Kits and
Important numbers
Backgrounder
Press Release about campaign
Fact Sheet about community task force meetings
Sponsorship Letters
14. Graffiti issue in Little Village is very complicated
and has many layers
Through this campaign we hope to give Enlace
and Little Village community members tools to
combat this problem
It is our greatest hope that through this
campaign community members will finally feel
as though they can say Little Village is Our
Village and there will be No Boundaries