Guitars Over Guns

Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree! 🎄🎸 Tomorrow, our South Miami student band, The Atomic Lollipops, is taking over IG Live with a special holiday concert straight from GOGO Studio in Homestead! Tune in to @guitarsoverguns on instagram at 1 PM CT | 2 PM ET to catch their high-energy performance and holiday cheer. Don’t miss out on this festive jam session by our incredibly talented young musicians! 🎶✨ #Lollipops #GuitarsOverGuns #HappyHolidays #LiveMusic

Our 2nd Annual Day of Gratitude was pure magic! ✨ We gathered with students, founders, partners, and our incredible community to celebrate the relationships that make GOGO thrive. A huge shoutout to our Founding Members who laid the groundwork for GOGO Chicago over 10 years ago (last slide). We also honored Felipe Cantieri of Dimo's Pizza with our 2024 Community Impact Award for donating over $4,300 worth of pizza, feeding 600+ people at 11 GOGO events this year! 🍕💛 Congrats to Regional Board Member Mark McShane for receiving our Outstanding Board Member award, and to Senators Mattie Hunter and Adriane Johnson for their incredible work in securing funding for our programs. Special thanks to the Fulton Street Collective for hosting, I Do... Creations for stunning decor, and Chef JB for the delicious food! Huge love to our student performers for sharing their talent and heart with us. Here’s to 2025 with hearts full of gratitude! ❤️🎉 📸 Haven Cinema #DayOfGratitude #GuitarsOverGuns #ThankYou #Chicago #Community

We’re proud to announce that Program Quality Director Andrew DeMuro and Chicago Program Director Dominic Pettis EL (I.B.) have been selected to be part of Chicago Learning Exchange and Paragon Performance Evolution Executive Leadership Program’s inaugural 2024-2025 cohort! Over 4 months, Andrew and Dominic “ I.B., along with 15 other Chicago OST organization leaders, will participate in a research-backed program to build tools and capacity for enhancing self-reliance, stress management, and emotional self-regulation.

We can’t wait to see you this Sunday at our 2nd Annual Day of Gratitude Celebration!🙏 Check out this #Throwback from last year, where we came together to celebrate our community and the gratitude we share for each other via incredible student performances, awards and heartfelt reflections. This year, we’re doing it again—with even more joy, music, and moments of gratefulness! Let’s celebrate the friendships and memories that make Guitars Over Guns so special this weekend. 📍 Fulton Street Collective 🗓️ Sunday, December 15 | 1–4:30 PM ✨ FREE RSVP HERE: https://lnkd.in/e_QSB3t2 🎥 Haven Cinema #Gratitude #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #GuitarsOverGuns #Community

We are beyond grateful to everyone who joined us for a day of connection, creativity, and healing at the Winter Wellness Summit. From yoga to gratitude painting, it was inspiring to see our youth embrace wellness and self-expression. Special thanks to Felipe from Dimo’s Pizza for keeping us fueled with delicious lunch, and to Michelle at Lululemon for providing yoga mats that helped set the tone for a peaceful start to the day. Shout-out to Mariah at NAMI Chicago for sparking meaningful conversations about mental health. And a huge thank you to Bark Bark Club and BLICK Art Materials for their generous support, making the gratitude painting project a success with incredible art supplies! Together, we created something truly special. Here’s to more moments of healing and joy. Thank you for supporting our mission to empower youth through wellness and music! 🎶💙 #Winter #Wellness #Healing #Gratitude #Youth #Community

This Sunday, we’re bringing the spirit of Camp GOGO back to Chicago for our Day of Gratitude celebration! Your support of us gives opportunities like these to our kids, and we are so #GRATEFUL 🏕️🎶 Get your free tix now! https://lnkd.in/e_QSB3t2 At Camp GOGO in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, students expressed in their art incredible stories of resilience, celebrated new experiences, and embraced the healing power of sharing pieces of themselves. This Sunday, we’re carrying those same sentiments of gratitude and connection into this special event. Join us at Fulton Street Collective as we reflect, connect, and celebrate the power of community. Let’s honor the growth and gratitude that make this journey so meaningful! If you can’t make it this Sunday, no worries! Click the link to support our end of year giving in Chicago! https://lnkd.in/eNPGKzhG 📍 Fulton Street Collective 🗓️ Sunday, December 15 | 1–4:30 PM 🎥 Haven Cinema #Gratitude #CampGOGO #GuitarsOverGuns

Gratitude in action. 🙏 Our Chicago students took a moment to reflect on what they’re most thankful for this year—and the answers were beautiful. From their mentors to lifelong friendships, these incredible young people remind us of the beauty in community and support. Next weekend, we’re coming together to celebrate the power of gratitude and connection with our Chicago students at the Fulton Street Collective! Let’s close out the year with the love, inspiration and music that make GOGO so special. FREE RSVP. https://lnkd.in/e_QSB3t2 📅 Sunday, December 15 ⏰ 1 - 4:30 PM 📍 Fulton Street Collective 1821 W Hubbard St Unit 307, Chicago, IL 60622 #Gratitude #ChooseYourSound #GuitarsOverGuns

NYC, it’s time to make these last 3 hours of Giving Tuesday count! Guitars Over Guns is already making waves in Harlem, where we’ve launched music mentorship at two middle schools this year. With your help, we can keep the momentum going and create safe, transformative spaces for even more young people in 2024. Your support provides mentorship, instruments, and mental health resources that change lives. The clock is ticking, but there’s still time to make an impact—and the link will stay live through December 31st for year-end giving. 🎸 Give now to help us grow in Harlem and beyond! 💛 https://lnkd.in/eNPGKzhG #GivingTuesday #MentorshipMatters #GuitarsOverGuns

We’re growing in Harlem! 🎶 In January 2024, Guitars Over Guns launched music mentorship at two Harlem middle schools, empowering students to create, succeed, and thrive through mentorship and the arts. We want to continue to grow, so we need you this Giving Tuesday! The need is urgent: ➤ 34% of youth in Harlem live below the poverty line. ➤ Budget cuts and community challenges leave too many young people without access to safe, creative spaces. Your giving provides instruments, mentoring, and mental health support to help students overcome hardship, find their voice, and thrive as tomorrow’s leaders. Let’s grow together and make a difference in Harlem! Click the link to give now. 🎸 https://lnkd.in/eNPGKzhG #MentorshipMatters #GuitarsOverGuns #GivingTuesday

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating the voices that make Guitars Over Guns so powerful. 💙🎶 Each quote you see today is a testament to the transformative impact of mentorship, music, and the support of a caring community. From finding belonging to building confidence and achieving dreams, these stories highlight why your support matters. Every donation helps us continue empowering youth, creating life-changing opportunities, and amplifying voices like these across Chicago and beyond. 🎸 $35 = One hour of mentorship 🎶 $50 = A ukulele for a young person 💚 100% of proceeds directly support mentorship, mental wellness, and arts programming. Let’s hit our $10,000 goal for Chicago and keep inspiring more incredible stories like these. You can even select your region at checkout to support your community directly. Click the link to give now. Together, let’s make an impact! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/eNPGKzhG