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THE MAC CENTER
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MAAFA is co-leading the design and development of the Sankofa Wellness Village, a $50 million investment in the revitalization of the West Garfield Park community. With the support of the $10 million Chicago Prize awarded to the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative, an organization dedicated to revitalizing West Garfield Park, we are building a federally qualified health center, a social innovation hub to cultivate small businesses, a credit union, a community grocery initiative, and the MAAFA Center for Arts & Activism, ”The MAC” (pictured above). The MAC
Restores a historic Episcopal church building
Houses MAAFA Redemption Project programming and allows for expansion of services.
Serves as the arts hub of West Garfield Park.
Houses the Sankofa School of the Arts. In 2023, 92 students ages 4-18 were served.
Infuses $6M of investment into West Garfield Park.
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