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16Since 2017, The NLARA’s founding partners have met twice a month to develop and maintain a sustainable, impactful, community-based operation.</h5><div class="hero-buttons-wrapper"><a href="/about" class="big-orange-button w-button">Learn more</a><div class="horizontal-separator">Or</div><a href="/partner-with-us" class="underline-button w-inline-block"><div class="text-block">Partner With Us</div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="section dark-bg white-text"><div data-w-id="a70fa1bb-2a28-023c-7d6a-9be012d779bb" style="opacity:0;-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0)" class="container place-above w-container"><div class="center-content center-text"><div data-w-id="96e9480e-da03-505f-4843-8f1a6655e4c1" style="opacity:0;-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 24px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0)" class="limit-large"><h2>NLARA Board</h2><p class="large-text">Together we create inclusive, high-quality programming for all youth in North Lawndale. </p></div></div><div class="team-grid"><div id="w-node-aacd980c-b776-e15e-bc1e-e883d73e6f48-8eaad3d3" class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Derrick K. Baker</h5><div class="gray-text">Marketing &amp; Communications<br/>‍<strong class="bold-text-10">UCAN</strong></div></div></div></div><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member _2"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Jason Daniels</h5><div class="gray-text">Program Manager<br/><strong class="bold-text-11">UCAN</strong></div></div></div><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member _3"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Fred Long</h5><div class="gray-text">Development<br/><strong class="bold-text-12">UCAN</strong></div></div></div><div id="w-node-_5a79d899-6623-adb4-dfbb-e3e210c8f981-8eaad3d3" class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member _5"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Clark Power, Ph.D.</h5><div class="gray-text">Training &amp; Research<br/><strong class="bold-text-9">Play Like A Champion</strong></div></div></div></div><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member _6"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Keith Helming</h5><div class="gray-text"><strong class="bold-text-14">Play Like A Champion</strong></div></div></div><div id="w-node-_332dfb91-8d94-21f2-be6a-6b7ed17737f6-8eaad3d3" class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-card-wrap"><div class="team-member _7"></div><div class="space-top"><h5 class="no-space-bottom">Vince Guider</h5><div class="gray-text">Kinship &amp; Volunteers<br/><strong class="bold-text-15">Old St. Patrick&#x27;s Church</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="container w-container"><div class="footer-2-top"><div class="large-text">Investing in our youth means investing in the community!<strong><br/></strong></div><div class="horizontal-buttons"><a href="/contact" class="orange-button first-in-horizontal w-button">Reach out</a><a href="/donate" class="outline-button dark w-button">Support us</a></div></div><div class="footer-2-middle"><div class="footer-top-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/625f851ce3c952037ac57a23/62e891e8bdfe0378cac87ea4_NLARA%20Logo.png" loading="lazy" width="70" height="70" alt="NLARA logo" class="image-4"/><div class="line-separator"></div><div class="light-text">

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