1. By: Kara Drapala, Lauren Handler, Jamie Harris, Brooke
Houle, Pat Morris, Alex Schnulle, & Elyse Siwinski

2.  Called “Mexico of the
Midwest”
 90,000 residents
 Over half the
population is under
25
 Two major gangs: Two
Six Nation and Latin
Kings

3.  Latin King and Two-Six graffiti divides Little Village,
marking each gang’s territories
 Children in Little Village learn at an early age what
gang runs their side of town
 More brown paint trucks than blasting trucks
 Patchwork paint attracts reoccurring graffiti vandalism
 Graffiti Blasting slow to respond

4.  Enlace is a non-profit organization based in Little
Village
 They strive to improve the lives of families in the
community through four initiatives:
 Education
 Violence Prevention
 Cultural Enrichment
 Economic Development

5.  Little Village Our Village: No Boundaries.

6.  To help Enlace, we created three main
objectives:
 Putting pressure on city officials
 Increasing community participation
 Increasing educational programs

7.  Community petition
 Quicker Graffiti Blaster Response
 Increase Amount of Blasting Trucks
 Community letters to the Alderman asking for
assistance
 Empower community members

8.  Monitor how many community members sign
the petition
 Long term: Watch for improvements in graffiti
blaster program
 Where more blasting trucks added?
 Was there a quicker response time?

9.  Community Task Force
 Meetings begin January 3, 2011
 Meet1st
and 3rd
Monday each month
 Funding from New Life Community Church collection plates
for prevention kits
 Assemble graffiti prevention kits which will include:
 Rust-Oleum
 Graffiti prevention tips
 A list of important community phone numbers
 An Enlace window cling
 Coupons for local businesses

10.  Each meeting will have a sign-in sheet
 Our goal is to have 20 consistently participating
task force members

11.  Partner with CPD to add “Graffiti Hurts”
curriculum to D.A.R.E. program
 Increase awareness of the problem at a young
age to fight against the acceptance of the
graffiti
 “Adopt-A-Wall” days through Boys and Girls
Club and Gary Elementary School

12.  Administer “Graffiti Hurts” quiz before and after
the program
 D.A.R.E essay
 Evaluate essay and quiz
 Long term: See how many children participate
in “Adopt-A-Wall” after school program

13.  Tools to begin the campaign
 Fact Sheet about campaign
 Informational Sheet on Graffiti Prevention Kits and
Important numbers
 Backgrounder
 Press Release about campaign
 Fact Sheet about community task force meetings
 Sponsorship Letters

14.  Graffiti issue in Little Village is very complicated
and has many layers
 Through this campaign we hope to give Enlace
and Little Village community members tools to
combat this problem
 It is our greatest hope that through this
campaign community members will finally feel
as though they can say Little Village is Our
Village and there will be No Boundaries