Volunteer Project Catalog
Chicago HOPES for Kids
4foundations is an opportunity to mentor young students with Rita Fritz. **This project is limited to mentors chosen by Rita Fritz"
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
A House in Austin is our Austin neighborhood partnerships. They provide family support for young families on Chicago’s west side, a community in need. It was founded on one simple idea: every child, every family deserves the same opportunities for high-quality early childhood learning and parent education. Their mission is to create holistic programs—in a play and nature based parent-child center—which build responsive relationships to lessen the effects of toxic stress and EMPOWER parents to address the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of their children through the fostering of rich language environments, early literacy skills, and nurturing discipline methods in the home for academic and lifelong success.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
The Chicago Jesuit Academy (CJA) is one of our elementary school partnerships, located in the Austin neighborhood. CJA is a loving and academically rigorous tuition-free Catholic elementary school for students and families from resilient communities impacted by historical disinvestment. They accompany our students and alumni from enrollment through their careers as they develop their gifts and grow as men and women for others.
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Cornerstone Community Outreach (CCO) is our Uptown, Chicago program sites. CCO is a non-profit organization operating one of the largest homeless shelters in Chicago. They have a long standing commitment to providing shelter and finding homes for Chicago families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
House of the Good Sheperd (HGS) is our Lakeview program site. HGS resides within the Catholic Charities Housing Services area and focuses on domestic violence with holistic transitional housing and family violence recovery programs that empower women and children to leave behind the cycle of violent homes, step out of poverty, and embrace a future full of hope and independence.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
Working with dedicated partners, The Community Builders (TCB) develops high-quality homes for families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Since 1964, our mission-driven organization has advanced housing equity through award-winning, affordable, and mixed-income communities. Today, they own and manage over 14,000 apartment homes, connecting residents with resources to unlock their full potential. The Community Builders' mission is to build and sustain strong communities where everyone can thrive. One of the housing developments' properties, Long Grove House, is a mixed-income apartment complex in Chicago's bustling South Loop neighborhood that offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
Working with dedicated partners, The Community Builders (TCB) develops high-quality homes for families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Since 1964, our mission-driven organization has advanced housing equity through award-winning, affordable, and mixed-income communities. Today, they own and manage over 14,000 apartment homes, connecting residents with resources to unlock their full potential. The Community Builders' mission is to build and sustain strong communities where everyone can thrive. One of the housing developments' properties, Oakley Square, is a mixed-income apartment complex near Chicago's Medical District that offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
Primo Center: Sangamon is our Englewood program site! Primo Sangamon is a leader in providing family shelter and permanent supportive housing, integrated physical, dental, and mental health care, early childhood development, and supportive services to homeless families in Chicago.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
Ring of HOPE (Healthy Opportunities Provides Enrichment) is our Greater Grand Crossing program site. Their mission is to provide youth sports/fitness, educational and mentoring programs as well as supply resources to enhance the quality of life to families in the Greater Grand Crossing community.
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Chicago HOPES for Kids
Rising Star Youth Club provides a space for students in the Austin neighborhood to learn and grow. They work with students from 1st-12th grade and provide year-round services including academic support, hosting retreats and an annual Cotillion Scholarship Ball.
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