2025 Talent Hunt Competition
March 28, 2025
Chicagoland High School Students Showcase Their Talent
On March 22, 2025, Strengthening Our Community Alliance provided scholarship awards to participants who wowed the attendees with vocal and instrumental performances. This event took place at the Vandercook College of Music.
Tiffany Tyus was this year's winner with her amazing piano performance of "Spain" by Chick Corea. The other students did an outstanding job performing as well. Congratulations to them, their loved ones, teachers, and mentors who have assisted them along the way. All of these students are inspiring and give us hope to see what their future will bring.
We thank Sigma Omega Chapter for allowing us to sponsor this showcase of the arts. We look forward to continuing support of our youth.
Save the Date March 8, 2025
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Join us at the Kroc Center for a Blood Drive
SOC Alliance in conjunction with the Westside Justice Center presents April Preyer, Esq, a criminal law expert. During this session, April walks through strategies about police stops, warrants, searches and seizures, interrogations, courtroom procedure and more.
Student Professional Skills Training
SOC Alliance partners with Tamara Dervin, Certified Financial Educator, offering “Finance Matters,” a three-part webinar focusing on Budgeting Sept 8, 2022, Demolishing Debt Sept 15, 2022, and Saving & Investing Sept 22, 2022. Reserve your virtual seat now by registering here: www.bit.ly/3wtU6x9
Community members, neighbors, and officers from the Chicago Police Department join us for our Promoting Positive Loitering event.
Support the Eugene Williams Memorial fund. Proceeds will benefit the making of a tombstone commemorating his life and sacrifice. Click here to make your tax deductible donation. Who was Eugene Williams? The black teenager’s death sparked Chicago’s 1919 race riot, but few facts are known about Williams himself. He died in the waters of Lake Michigan on the afternoon of July 27, 1919, after a white man threw rocks at him — a tragedy that spiraled into a spate of violence lasting several days, with 38 people dead. Read more .
Join us for our annual Back To School BBQ! Click the image below for details.
