by Together Chicago | Jan 15, 2025 | Education, News
Together Chicago is making a meaningful impact on the lives of students at Pirie Elementary School through our Education Initiatives mentoring program. Now in its second year, the program focuses on supporting 10 to 15 boys with a blend of physical activity, personal...
by Together Chicago | Mar 25, 2023 | Education, Events
The 2023 Together Chicago Friendraiser event brought leaders, organizations, schools, and churches together with the vision of “Partnering with Purpose” for removing barriers that disrupt a quality education for Chicago students. Over 150 people attended...
by Together Chicago | Feb 7, 2023 | Faith-Community Mobilization, Education, Gospel Justice, News, Violence Reduction
Together Chicago reduces gun violence with a five-pronged strategy designed to reduce crime on the streets and improve social conditions on Chicago’s West Side.
by Together Chicago | Jul 16, 2022 | Education, Events
On Saturday, July 16th, the Champs Male Mentoring Program partnered with Brilliance & Excellence partners (including Together Chicago) to host the 6th Annual Born To Win Conference. One of our nations top speakers, Dr. Eric Thomas, offered the keynote address for...
by Together Chicago | Jun 11, 2022 | Violence Reduction, Education, News
ABOUT CAMPAIGN-NO MORE VIOLENCE As a subsidiary of the Brilliance and Excellence Movement, the “No More Violence” Campaign is focused on saving the lives of our youth in the beautiful city of Chicago. Our mission is to promote non-violence and inspire youth engagement...
by Together Chicago | Apr 26, 2022 | Education, Events
Over 100 strategic city partners joined our 2022 Education Summit. We shared the success of our city-wide education impact efforts, during the 2021-2022 School Year. During this one school year alone, we impacted over 3200 youth, primarily from Chicago’s West...
by Together Chicago | Mar 7, 2022 | Education, News
Research demonstrates that students from low-income families are more apt to experience adversity, stress associated with financial instability, and trauma, which serve as barriers to learning and development (McLaughlin & Sheridan, 2016; Shonkoff et al., 2012),...
by Together Chicago | Dec 9, 2021 | Education, Events
Love Our Schools Day (formally known as Love Your School) was a huge success. We had 17 registrants and hosted meals (or service initiatives) at 5 locations. Our next LOS Day will be May 27, 2022. See the video recap: Photos from the...
