Spur Chicago Builds Momentum Through Summer Field Collaborations
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CHICAGO - illiNews -- Spur Chicago is closing out 2025 with rhythm, reflection, and readiness. After a summer of rich collaboration, field learning, and internal anchoring, the organization is preparing to complete its inaugural M⁴PowerED Series and launch its long-awaited M⁴C.O.R.E. Winter framework.

Through Spur Chicago's Summer Sanction 2025, youth and families participated in curated experiences designed to expand creative exposure and emotional capacity. In collaboration with aligned partners across the city, youth explored:

• Golf as emotional regulation
• Podcasting from concept to editing
• Cinematography & Photography as cultural storytelling
• Robotics & 3D Modeling for innovation and technical mastery
• Music Making as emotional release and voice activation

These immersive field experiences opened up new possibilities, and reinforced the need for a stable, rooted platform to carry this momentum forward

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M⁴PowerED: A Pillar Series Nearing Completion

Simultaneously, Spur Chicago launched its own M⁴PowerED Workshop Series, rooted in its four signature pillars: Mindfulness, Movement, Mastery, and Mentorship. These seasonal activations brought together creative expression, healing practices, and career development for participants ages 5 to 40+.

Currently in its final leg, the series has already introduced Mindfulness and Movement. Spur Chicago will conclude the journey with the final two pillars—Mastery and Mentorship—followed by a powerful Recap Day + Full Community Launch, marking the moment where internal growth becomes external activation.

"These aren't just sessions, they're strategies," said Jessica "JesSoul" Carter, Executive Director. "We paused. We deepened. And now, we're finishing strong, with rhythm, clarity, and community at our center. I'm deeply grateful to the organizations that welcomed us into their spaces this summer, whose commitment to fostering hope, healing, and opportunity mirrors the very values Spur Chicago was built on. That kind of alignment is sacred. And it's what makes this work sustainable."

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What's Next: The M⁴C.O.R.E. Winter Series

Launching on December 22, 2025, Spur Chicago's M⁴C.O.R.E. Winter Series will provide youth and families with a sanctuary for seasonal restoration, centered in:

Calm. Openness. Rhythm. Embodiment.

This trauma-informed, mindfulness-rooted series is designed to help participants regulate, reflect, and realign, offering workshops, healing circles, movement practices, youth media labs, and intergenerational space across the city. It will serve as both a culmination of this year's growth and a portal into Spur Chicago's long-term vision for wellness infrastructure.

"M⁴C.O.R.E. is not a pivot, it's the root," said Curtez "Shaman" Carter, Founder of Spur Chicago. "It's the rhythm we've been moving toward all year, and now, we're letting it play all the way through.

To Partner, Sponsor, or Learn More:

Spur Chicago invites partners, funders, and mission-aligned collaborators to join the next phase of its work, offering tools, space, and support to scale healing across generations.

https://spurchi.org/