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BLOOM in the Hood Wellness Summit
August 16th-17th, 2024 at the
DuSable Museum
The BLOOM in the Hood Wellness Summit is the latest violence prevention initiative from Free Root Operation which is on a mission to restore communities impacted by poverty-induced gun violence to safe, abundant, and liberated sites of Oasis.
This summit is for Black women and moms who are living in communities impacted by poverty-induced gun violence on the South and West Sides of Chicago. It will equip them and their families with tools and resources to BLOOM in the Hood this back-to-school season.
Register for Saturday, August 17th here
Register for Friday, August 16th here
Become a volunteer!
Sign up here to help us make the impact of the summit possible! If you are passionate about the well-being of Black women and families, eradicating gun violence from Chicago, and restoring our neighborhoods to thriving sites of Oasis—this is the opportunity for you.
What to Expect
On Friday, August 16th, the summit will be from 2pm-8pm. Friday will be a block party open to our BLOOM Network with games, good music, activities, a spades tournament, family-centered self-love workshops, sisterhood-building exercises, and more. Your registration gives you access to 1 free meal ticket. We will also have FREE back-to-school backpacks and shoe giveaways on this day!
On Saturday, August 17th, the summit will be from 9am-6pm. Saturday will include educational and experiential workshops centered on well-being, mental health, and economic development. The first 250 attendees on Saturday will have access to a 1 free meal ticket. We will also have Chicago Sky ticket raffles, White Sox raffles, Self-Love gift bag raffles, Nutrition Session raffles, and MORE!
Our Why
We created this summit because we want to see more women and moms like you BLOOM! We know that thriving Black communities start with thriving women because the impact of our BLOOM Network is felt beyond the women and moms we serve. A past BLOOM participant shared that, “BLOOM has transformed my approach to wellness. I am actively seeking out different modes to heal and become a better mother. It allows my children to see me be more confident.” The healing and empowerment that is experienced by our BLOOM sisters trickels down to the youth and stakeholders they care for!
There is good in the hood. Our communities are not inherently violent, impoverished, or disorganized. Black communities desire and deserve well-being and investment. This event is another seed in the fertile soil of our work to restore Black communities to the gardens they're destined to be. Let's BLOOM in the Hood!
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