OUR STORY
Toward the end of 2016, as gun violence in Chicago reached its highest levels in 20 years, a group of Chicago area business, faith, community, non-profit, civic and government leaders met to explore the common question they asked themselves:

Is there more that can be done to address the root causes of the current level of violence we are experiencing?

They realized that though the challenges in Chicago are highly complex and have developed over decades, there are strategic actions that can be taken to create a “collective impact”. Through these conversations, the desire to form a new nonprofit organization grew and Together Chicago was born. We formally launched Together Chicago in the fall of 2017 and are currently engaged in our five areas of focus – economic development, education, violence reduction, gospel justice, and faith community mobilization.
 
OUR VISION
Together Chicago exists to be a catalyst for lasting change by reducing gun violence and increasing thriving communities in our city.

OUR MISSION
We catalyze faith, business, community and government leaders to inspire hope and affect peace and justice in the communities we serve.

OUR STRATEGY
We focus on five areas: economic development, educational achievement, violence reduction, gospel justice and faith-community mobilization.

CORE VALUES
Trust
Humility
Teamwork
Innovation
Integrity