Restoring Englewood Action Plan(REAP) is a registered 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, a proactive, disruptor of gun violence in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Our signature feature is a door-to-door model connecting neighborhood outreach workers with men recently involved in gun violence. We introduce them to wrap- around services, through a trained case worker, to support health and safety, as well as rapid return to secure housing, job training, employment and education.
Founder: Marlon Hammond
Executive Director of Englewood Action Plan(REAP), a culmination of almost a decade of involvement in gun violence reduction, programming in Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood. A Native of Englewood, Marlon has seen the community go through many demographic and socioeconomic changes over the years, and he is committed to community safety. He has developed conflict de-escalation programming, connected to critical wrap- around services for men at high risk. Marlon has earned an Associates Degree in General Studies at Illinois Central College, and is currently pursuing his Bachelor's Degree at Northeastern Illinois University for Inner City Studies. His studies serve to enhance innovation and impact at REAP, as well as to strengthen community partnerships towards community transformation, opportunity, empowerment and sustainable change in Englewood.
