Conveners and Flex Fund Manager
Antwone Turner
Flex Fund Manager
The RPSA Emergency Victims Flex Fund provides immediate, flexible, and
financial support to victims of gun violence and their families, prioritizing
underserved and disenfranchised RPSA communities. By addressing urgent, unmet needs and filling critical service gaps
Black Expo Community Development manages the distribution of funds to 11 communities on Chicago's South Side.'
If you are an individual with responsibility for identifying Flex Funds for your agency and are located in one of the following communities, email our Flex Fund Manager for details on how your organization can access funds.
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FLEX FUNDS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO RPSA FUNDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
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RPSA High Risk Youth Intervention Services
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Reimagine Youth Development
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RPSA Violence Prevention Services
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To apply, your organization must be located in one of the following communities:
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Ashburn
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Auburn Gresham
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Burnside
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Chatham
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Chicago Lawn
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Englewood
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Fuller Park
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New City
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South Deering
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Southwest Side Cluster
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West Englewood
Brooke Butler
Burnside Convener
Burnside is one of the 77 Chicago communities located on the south east side of Chicago. The Burnside Convener organizes RPSA violence prevention and youth development organizations funded organizations in Burnside to participate, along with a core group of community stakeholders, to meet at least once a month to create a community action plan, safety plan and develop strategies to help reduce violence in the Burnside community.
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If you are a IDHS RPSA violence prevention or youth development organization funded organizations located in the Burnside community, you are required to participate in the Burnside Convener directed activities. Please connect with the Burnside Convener, Brooke Butler through the email link below if you haven't done so already.
Flynn Rush
Ashburn Convener
Ashburn is one of the 77 Chicago communities located on the south west side of Chicago. The Ashburn Convener organizes RPSA violence prevention and youth development organizations funded organizations in Ashburn to participate, along with a core group of community stakeholders, to meet at least once a month to create a community action plan, safety plan and develop strategies to help reduce violence in the Ashburn community.
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If you are a IDHS RPSA violence prevention or youth development organization funded organizations located in the Ashburn community, you are required to participate in the Burnside Convener directed activities. Please connect with the Ashburn Convener, Flynn Rush through the email link below if you haven't done so already.