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Through our programs, The Simple Good has empowered thousands of Chicago’s youth, helping them build emotional resilience, creativity, and a sense of community. From in and after school residency programs to community workshops, we’re making a tangible difference.
students impacted through art and mindfulness programs
youth served annually across Chicago
neighborhoods served locally and globally since our founding
of participants report improved emotional resilience and self-expression
of students report increased self-awareness & self-management skills supporting positive long-term outcomes
Join our movement to create a better future by empowering the next generation of leaders through art and discussion!
Why The Simple Good Matters
Every day, millions of children wake up carrying invisible wounds. The World Health Organization reports that 1 billion children have faced violence, neglect, or emotional harm in just the past year. Behind each number is a young person fighting to find hope in a world that too often takes it away.
Across the globe, economic hardship, conflict, and isolation have left two-thirds of youth living with trauma, and most have nowhere to turn for help. When pain goes unhealed, it grows into hopelessness, cycles of inequality, and the violence that continues to divide our communities.
In the U.S. alone, half of all teens struggle with mental health disorders, and half of students living with them drop out of school. This isn’t just a crisis, it’s a call to action.
The Simple Good exists to meet that call. Through art and mindfulness, we give young people the tools to heal, find meaning, and discover that simple, universal truth: Good still exists, even in the hardest places.
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The arts are an important platform for cognitive development and an emotional outlet for youth which can mitigate the cycle of violence.
Art provides an outlet for positive development and self expression. Our Arts-Based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program teaches students to find the ‘good’ first within themselves and then connect it to what surrounds them.
We partner with schools and community organizations to bring our trauma-informed program to youth ages K-12 to empower young people with positive mindset, art expression, and mindfulness tools to cope with trauma.
Through our Art-based SEL program, public art events, mission, we transcend the belief that ‘good’ is something we can all comprehend – and that is what connects us as human beings.
With positivity comes hope and with hope brings resilience, gratitude and humanity. Art is the vehicle we use to bring this positivity to our future leaders, our youth.
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TSG Ambassador, Brianna speaks about her experience in our Arts-based SEL Photography Program.
Over two stretches of summer from 2017 through 2018, Brianna built the skills that would help solidify her foundational knowledge of photography. She credits our curriculum for setting the framework for how she would tell stories and spread #thesimplegood using her art medium.
Today, Brianna is a student at Columbia College and she is the proud owner of her own photography business.
Our crowd-sourced curriculum invites the world to teach our students about different perspectives of good. Through our blog, people from across the globe are sharing their idea of the ‘simple good’ to inspire our youth through photography and storytelling.
The Simple Good Blog helps students see a world beyond their own, develop empathy and global competency. Blog posts prompt students to think about their own meaning of good and challenges them to channel their meaning of the ‘simple good’ into positive impact and service that builds peaceful and more connected communities. Check out these stories of positivity from across the globe. We invite you to submit your own #simplegoodstory!
Join us at our dynamic series of events, where we celebrate the universal language of 'good' through art and community. Experience the power of youth voices and diverse artistic expressions as we unite to inspire change and remind ourselves of the strength in togetherness.
We will post events as they become available. Enter your email to get notified when new events are posted.
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Meet the remarkable partners who share our vision and amplify our impact. Together, we're creating a global tapestry of change, woven with the threads of collaboration and shared purpose.
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