
EDUCATION
We help churches and other organizations adopt schools to remove the barriers that disrupt a quality education for Chicago students.
Upcoming Events
Brilliance & Excellence March 2023
A gathering of 1,000 boys and young men of color from across Chicago.
2024 Love Your School Friendraiser
Malcolm X College 1900 W. Jackson, IL, United StatesFor this year's Love Your School Friendraiser, the slogan is "Impact that Lasts." We will highlight partnerships taking place across the city. These partnerships have the purpose of enhancing school […]
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Champion a Prayer Corner near a Local School
Love Your School Prayer Corners is a new initiative we are launching to mobilize the faith community into the place of prayer for our schools throughout the city of Chicago. We are looking for “Prayer Champions” who will:
- Register your LYS Prayer Corner at the link below with the corner/intersection, day, and time that you will be praying, in the “description ” section.
- Lead 15-30 minutes of prayer on your DESIGNATED CORNER on a weekly basis with at least one other person, during the school season.
- PRAYER WALK around your school throughout the summer and begin your weekly LYS Prayer Corner again once school is back in session.
Email [email protected] with any questions
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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Our education work is taking place in 70 schools
Over 100 tutors and mentors are involved
Over 1,000 students impacted through our programs
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