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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Education 
Chicago Lights Tutoring seeks to break the cycle of poverty through academic and emotional support for over 400 students from low-income families by helping the students improve their academic performance, stay in school through high school graduation, prepare for higher education and meaningful careers, and expand leadership and social skills. Children in grades one through twelve, from the Near North, West Town, and Humboldt Park neighborhoods, come to Fourth Presbyterian Church for weekly one-to-one tutoring sessions with volunteer tutors/mentors. Healthy meals, creative enrichment activities, computer lab access, job training opportunities, internships, scholarships, and literacy activities are key components of the program, which operates four evenings a week during the school year.
Our oldest program, Chicago Lights Tutoring, dates to 1964 when a group of Fourth Presbyterian Church members gathered once a week to tutor children from the Cabrini-Green housing projects. Chicago Lights Tutoring on Facebook |
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Mark Your Calendar Every Saturday Fresh Produce is available for sale at the Urban Farm 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September 7 New Tutor Orienation 6:00 p.m. September 9 Center for Life and Learning Free Open House 10:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. September 9 Lunch and Reception to learn about Volunteering with Caring Cirlces 12:30 p.m. September 9 T'ai Chi Classes Begin 5:00 p.m. September 13 New Tutor Orienation 6:00 p.m. September 16 New Tutor Orienation 6:00 p.m. "The biggest draw for us to Chicago Lights, both as volunteers and benefactors, has been the sense of being apart of a strong community that inspires others and leads by example.
Chicago Lights has allowed both of us to share the gifts we have been so blessed with while gaining new perspective on the challenges our community faces." |
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