$1 Million Investment in Violence Prevention
Five major Chicago sports teams – the Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs and Chicago White Sox – recently announced a combined contribution of $1 million to address community violence in Chicago. This funding, part of the newly formed Chicago Sports Alliance,…
Opportunity Youth
Children’s Home + Aid’s Director of Youth Services, Jimi Orange, Youth Mentor Avery Sterling, and client Lewis Blake spoke with Chicago Tonight recently to discuss the City of Chicago’s efforts to reengage youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor…
National Mentoring Month
In honor of National Mentoring Month, we want to highlight our Rice Foster Friends Mentoring Program in Evanston. The Rice Foster Friends Mentoring Program matches residents with long-term mentors who serve as positive adult role models. Mentors help youth find…
National Conference of Mayors
As a teenager growing up in Englewood, Avery Sterling often believed he had no future and that no one cared. A few years ago, Avery came to Children’s Home + Aid and with the guidance of a mentor, he got…