
EDUCATION
We help churches and other organizations adopt schools to remove the barriers that disrupt a quality education for Chicago students.
Mentoring and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Training
- We provide evidence based Social Emotional Learning and Mentor training for parents, school-staff, and mentors (primarily church volunteers and college interns)
- We offer social and emotional mentoring and academic check-ins, during the school day, for PreK-12 schools
Tutoring
We recruit volunteers from local churches and other organizations to support after school academic enrichment, primarily for Reading and Math
“Village of Support” Building
We help churches and other organizations adopt schools and offer comprehensive wrap-around services in order to remove the barriers that disrupt a quality education for Chicago students
Collaboration
We collaborate with other youth-serving organizations to create collective impact toward education reform in Chicago.
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Resources
Events

Love Our Schools Day
Fri, May 27
Participate in Love Our Schools Day at your local neighborhood school. Churches and community organizations will serve a meal and offer prayer to school staff and administration. Register your location.
News
Helping Schools Meet Needs—March 2022 TC Education News
Research demonstrates that students from low-income families are more apt to experience adversity,...
Love Our Schools Day 2021 Deepens Relationships with Local Schools
Love Our Schools Day (formally known as Love Your School) was a huge success. We had 17...
Our education work is taking place in 70 schools
Over 100 tutors and mentors are involved
Over 1,000 students impacted through our programs
Our Team

Damien Howard
Director of Education Initiatives
Damien Howard is an educator with 12 years of experience, primarily with Chicago Public Schools. He cares deeply about Urban Education Reform. Damien teaches character development and life skills to help students thrive in all aspects of their lives. His current work targets schools on the South and West sides of Chicago.
Damien graduated from the University of Illinois (05′) with a degree in Special Education. Damien received his M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (10′). Damien is married to Sharial and Gabrielle is their daughter.

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