Serving as a co-lead for the MAC, Bureau Gemmell helped shape the graphic identity for the Chicago Prize Submission, provided diagrams, maps and graphic content, editorial support and assisted with the project management of the application. A true team effort with the other project leads and the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative, we are hopeful for success winning the Prize but are grateful for all we learned in the process.
The Sankofa Wellness Village is a series of interconnected capital projects and social enterprises along the Madison Pulaski commercial corridor that will create safe, comfortable, community informed and owned, culturally empowering services that provide residents with access to trusted spaces and services aimed to improve community well-being, wealth and, over time, elevate life expectancy. The projects include the Sankofa Village Wellness Center (SVWC) a 60,000 sq foot facility housing health, recreation, and wealth building programs, the MAAFA Center for Arts and Activism (the MAC), a residential leadership and workforce development program and arts center, the K Entrepreneurship Development Hub, a business incubator and accelerator, and the Community Grocer Initiative, a community-led effort to bring new grocers and healthy food to West Garfield Park.
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