PAC Community Group

The Pan-African and Caribbean (PAC) Community Group is open to everyone at Chiaravalle, celebrating those of African birth or descent, and families who identify with the Pan-African or Caribbean experience, including bi-racial and multi-racial families. 

In addition providing a space for listening, highlighting, and empowering black and brown voices within our community, PAC families gather socially and for service multiple times each year. The group's intent is to share and celebrate our unique experiences.

Each January, PAC families have encouraged Chiaravalle families to participate in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service volunteer activities. Past events have included creating beaded bracelets for women and children in domestic violence shelters; making banners, scarves, pet toys, and no-sew blankets for refugees and individuals experiencing homelessness; and sewing reusable sanitary pads.

Each February, PAC members work with Toddler and Early Childhood students to make Black History Month-themed Valentines for seniors. Last year, Chiaravalle students created 200 Valentines for seniors and special cards for support staff at two local residential facilities, Primm Towers and Jacob Blake Manor, that provide affordable housing for elderly Evanstonians. Chiaravalle students created 200 valentines for seniors and special cards for support staff, captured partly in the collage above.