Project HOOD Celebrates Progress of Center, Violence-Free Zone on South Side

Chicago pastor gathers hundreds of men to declare violence-free zone in notorious neighborhood

Pastor Corey B. Brooks and Project H.O.O.D. hosted the "1000 Men Unity Gathering" at the nearly completed Robert R. McCormick Leadership & Economic Opportunity Center at 6620 S. King Drive, where organizers declared the surrounding area a "100% violence-free zone."

Project HOOD celebrates progress of center, violence-free zone on South Side

Roughly 1,000 men came together to celebrate the progress of the Project HOOD Center on Chicago's South Side, while officially declaring it a violence-free zone.

Chicago pastor gathers hundreds of men to declare violence-free zone on South Side

A Chicago pastor brought hundreds of men together on the city’s South Side Sunday in an effort to reduce violence and reclaim a neighborhood once labeled among the most dangerous in the city.Pastor Corey B. Brooks and Project H.O.O.D. hosted the "1000 Men Unity Gathering" at the nearly completed Robert R. McCormick Leadership & Economic Opportunity Center at 6620 S. King Drive, where organizers declared the surrounding area a "100% violence-free…