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Corey Brooks Going Back on Roof for 100 Days
Project H.O.O.D.’s Ten Year Anniversary Tent-A-Thon Against Gun Violence and Poverty Began Nov 20
Press Conference
*Saturday, November 20th at 3:30 p.m. Brooks begins the 100 Day Campout Against Gun Violence. Uptake’s CEO Kayne Grau, Lockton Companies Senior VP Michael Paulsen, and Gubernatorial Candidate Jesse Sullivan will join him.
CHICAGO, November 12, 2021 – Executive Director Pastor Corey B. Brooks will mark the 10th anniversary of Project H.O.O.D. with a 100 Day Campout Against Gun Violence beginning on Nov. 20, 2021. *The kickoff event begins at 4:00 p.m. at Project H.O.O.D.'s outdoor space at 6615 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60637.
In 2011, Pastor Brooks camped out for 94 days on the roof of a dilapidated motel that embodied the neglect, crime, and violence of Chicago's Woodlawn community. While on the rooftop, he conceived Project H.O.O.D. with the mission of stopping senseless violence and raising the community out of poverty. He raised enough money to buy and demolish the motel and Project H.O.O.D. has served thousands of people.
Project H.O.O.D. has a proven track record of stopping violence before it starts, providing job training and certification, entrepreneurial resources, and other programming to change the economic status of at-risk youth and individuals. A new facility to house all Project H.O.O.D.'s expanding programs would increase impact.
"Our community can no longer wait," said Brooks, also the founder of New Beginnings Church of Chicago. "We lose lives every day to gun violence and can stop this senseless killing. We can do it, but we can't do it alone. I am asking all people of goodwill to help Project H.O.O.D. and the people in Chicago."
A host of CEOs, leaders, community stakeholders, and celebrities will join Pastor Brooks on the rooftop as they commit to spending at least one night on the roof. The outdoor campout is being constructed atop of a replica of Project H.O.O.D.'s new community center, the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center, at 6615 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60637.
The not-for-profit organization Project H.O.O.D. needs $35 million to build a state-of-the-art community center on the south side of Chicago to expand services and replace the crime-ridden motel that once stood there.
*At 10:00 a.m., earlier in the day, is a great opportunity for b-roll of Project H.O.O.D. in action. The Thanksgiving Food Giveaway is sponsored by Pepsi, Barilla, Conagra, Unilever, and Jewel-Osco. Pastor Brooks will also be available during the Thanksgiving food giveaway before he spends his first night on the roof.
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Pastor Corey B. Brooks: Founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D. Communities Development Corporation has been featured on numerous networks and in various news stories. Brooks has become a leading voice and presence in the fight against the violence gripping Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. He established New Beginnings Church of Chicago in November 2000 in the heart of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhood. This opportunity was his first glimpse into the despair in the city of Chicago served as the catalyst to his ongoing efforts to date.
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100 Day Campout, Rooftop, Pastor Corey B. Brooks
2011-2012, Rooftop, Pastor Corey B. Brooks
Demolition Day, Pastor Corey B. Brooks
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Business Plan of the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center
The plan for a new Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center is driven by the needs of the communities we serve. In January 2021, Project H.O.O.D. commissioned a community development plan to investigate the feasibility of the development and construction of a new state-of-the-art community center in the historic Woodlawn Community of Chicago.
It identified the goals, needs, opportunities, and constraints of a multi-generation center. An assessment of Project H.O.O.D.’s existing assets, programs, and potential partnerships was also evaluated along with funding strategies, community center trends, and cost estimates. At the conclusion, it was determined that a major investment in infrastructure was required to expand and scale our programmatic services to address the growing demands and restore hope on the Southside.
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Pastor Corey B. Brooks, New Beginnings Church of Chicago
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In the News
The country, as well as Project H.O.O.D., saw suffering previously unknown in the United States. With the health crisis, there was also widespread looting and uprisings in response to controversial police encounters. While America was broadening its conversation on violence and race, our Executive Director was invited to provide his perspective with many outlets.
February 10, 2020, WGN Chicago – 19-year-old murdered on Chicago’s South Side
February 15, 2020, Chicago Sun-Times –8 kids wounded in Chicago gunfire since Friday night, including at least 3 in accidental shootings
March 3, 2020, Cook County Chronicle – Pastor works to turn around Woodlawn neighborhood
May 22, 2020, Rolling Out – Pastor Corey Brooks and Project H.O.O.D. provide relief for the community
May 24, 2020, CBS Chicago – Project H.O.O.D. Distributes Relief Packages To Families
May 27, 2020, Southside Weekly – Prayer in a Pandemic
May 31, 2020, Edelman – Time for Brands to Step Up
June 1, 2020, WCIU Chicago – Project H.O.O.D. Helps Out
June 2, 2020, WGN Chicago – Pastor Corey Brooks: Peaceful protesters ‘have to put pressure on those antagonists…wreaking havoc…to stop it’
June 2, 2020, Fox News – Chicago pastor condemns looting and rioting: ‘We have to find another way’
June 3, 2020, Chicago Tribune – Several hundred people gather in Lake Forest for vigil following the death of George Floyd: ‘I am asking you to walk into the discomfort’
June 4, 2020, American Conservative – Chicago Pastor: This Week’s Violence Has Set Our Black Community Back Decades
June 8, 2020, Chicago’s Morning Answer – Pastor Corey Brooks on What He is Doing for the South Side of Chicago
June 8, 2020, UnHerd – Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks: Police should not allow looting
June 9, 2020, ChicagoNOW – ‘Chicago Pastor: This Week’s Violence Has Set Our Black Community Back Decades’
June 10, 2020, Fox News – Chicago pastor on recent murders and looting: ‘It destroys the things we are striving so hard to advance’
June 11, 2020, American Conservative – 6 Steps Toward Building Trust Between Black Americans And The Police
June 15, 2020, Reed Construction – Building Stronger Communities with Reed Construction and Project H.O.O.D.
June 20, 2020, Chicago Crusader – COVID 19 testing at Project H.O.O.D.
July 1, 2020, WGN Chicago - Pastor Corey Brooks on his dialogue with gang leaders on the South and West sides
July 6, 2020, Fox News – Chicago pastor on weekend violence, death of 7-year-old: ‘People are afraid to leave the house’
July 23, 2020, WGN Chicago – Pastor Corey Brooks on the faith community response to gun violence: ‘Our goal is to bring about peace, and to see people live…not die
August 6, 2020, 1776 Unites – History of 1776 offers hope for all Americans
August 10, 2020, WGN Chicago – Pastor Corey Brooks: ‘This was something that was probably going to happen with or without a shooting’
August 10, 2020, NY Times – Chicago Police Arrest More Than 100 People After Looting Batters Downtown
August 17, 2020, American Conservative – Black Americans Deserve Better Than BLM And 1619
August 22, 2020, StandWithUs – StandWithUs Midwest Stands with Chicago’s Hardest Hit Communities
September 28, 2020, Block Club Chicago – Project H.O.O.D. Launches Program To Help South Side Job Seekers: ‘We Have The People, They Have The Tools’
October 21, 2020, World – Truth and myth in Ferguson
January 18, 2021, WGN Chicago – Pastor Corey Brooks: New Beginnings Church gives back during these tough times
February 16, 2021, CareerBuilder – How employers are making work more inclusive and equitable
March 11, 2021, Fox32 Chicago – South Side pastor: BLM movement disconnected from neighborhoods
March 19, 2021, Baptist Standard – Chicago pastor gets creative to change his community
March 24, 2021, Chicago Citizen – SKILLED WORKERS PROGRAM LAUNCHES WOMEN-ONLY COHORT
April 1, 2021, Shooting Straight Podcast – Pastor Corey Brooks
April 6, 2021, Star Press, Muncie, IN – Union Missionary Baptist Church in Muncie to give out 2,500 boxes of food this weekend
April 7, 2021, Fox32 Chicago – More than 140 fatally shot so far in Chicago this year; What’s the summer safety plan?
Apr 19, 2021, WSAU Wisconsin - Chicago Pastor Shows How The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Not About Protecting Black Lives
April 27, 2021, K Love – Pastor Corey Brooks – Making A Difference In Chicago’s Toughest Neighborhood
More on the way!