Shorefront N.F.P.

Shorefront will support its mission to collect, preserve, and educate people about black history on Chicago's suburban North Shore by further solidifying key collaborations, helping grow and process its collections, and launching a publishing presence in its community. The Building Capacity in Community Archiving project will expand relationships with partner organizations to help the institution enhance and broaden community outreach and better serve as a resource for researchers and educators. Project activities include establishing Shorefront as a destination for students to learn and practice archival skills; assisting in the organization of two new collections with a focus on Jamaican and Haitian communities; recruiting representatives from collaborating organizations for Shorefront's advisory board and board of directors; and producing a catalog of publications related to the history of the black experience in Chicago's suburban North Shore.