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Youth Development

Kingdom Avenue sets the bar on how to connect the community with local resources with a focus on the youth.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to transform communities through unifying people and resources that will educate and inspire generations to be the village that we need.

About

Unity is the anchor for all Kingdom Avenue programming. Whether it be through collaborating with other organizations to provide resources for students or through our approach to program development and implementation, we are dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes collective work and responsibility among our staff and our student.

945 West 69th Street

Chicago

Illinois

60621

United States

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