The center will be open from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday and it will offer mental health resources, youth services and an opportunity to speak with detectives.
Nearby in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, seven people were shot, two fatally, last Friday near 51st and Wood Streets. Police said the victims ranged in age from 21 to 54 years old.
A 13-year-old boy is also facing gun charges after a shooting Saturday left four children wounded in Bronzeville.
Community leaders said around 300 teens had gathered near 45th Street Indiana Avenue before shots rang out, leaving an 11-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old boy wounded.
And just Monday night, four men were shot while standing on the sidewalk in a drive-by shooting. One of them died.
The shooting occurred in the first block of North Lockwood Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood.
Pastor Donovan Price, who often responds to these shootings, said he's concerned at the young ages of these shooters and victims for that matter and intervention of any kind is needed.
"Whenever there are mass gatherings, whether they're teen takeovers or a family picnic, there's always a danger and bullets don't know one from the other," Pastor Price said. "And by being the start of summer, you worry even more if it's going to escalate or if it's just getting started your hope it's not. I've seen many people doing good work to try and alleviate some of these incidents and gatherings, but still it's a great concern because of the amount of people shot per incident."
At the Emergency Assistance Center, all services are free and confidential and available to anyone in need of support.