Mission

Our mission is to serve Austin community youth on the west side of Chicago. We want to enable all young people to better themselves including those released from the detention centers, those in trouble, and those simply wanting a safe place to play with no distinction of faith, race, or background. The Peace Corner wants to help make the Austin neighborhood of Chicago a safer, better, productive, and nurturing place for young people to flourish.

What We Do

The Peace Corner Youth Center, provides a safe haven and neutral ground to young people living in a neighborhood characterized by gang violence and drug use.
Students enjoy a wide variety of activities during the afternoon and are supervised by staff and a large community of volunteers from local area universities and professional organizations. Our staff and volunteers actively participate in our sports, nutrition, education and community outreach projects with our youth. This ranges from providing daily free meals and mentoring in our After-school program to field trips when school is on break.