Youth Job Center
Youth Job Center (YJC) is a youth workforce development organization that equips young people ages 14–25 with a plan, a path, and a placement toward economic independence. For 43 years, YJC has walked alongside young people as they navigate the journey from uncertainty to career confidence through early career exposure, workforce training, and individualized coaching….
Reading Power
Founded in 2003, Reading Power is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating children’s literacy learning while fostering a lifelong love for reading and writing. The organization envisions a world where every child has the literacy skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. To help make that vision a reality, Reading Power partners with schools…
Imagine Englewood If (IEi)
Imagine Englewood If (IEi) empowers youth, supports families, fosters healing and wellness, and connects neighbors to build a thriving and resilient Greater Englewood community. Founded in 1997, IEi is one of Englewood’s longest-serving nonprofit organizations and serves nearly 3,000 youth and adults each year through year-round youth empowerment programs, family support services, wellness initiatives, and…
Hope Ignites Chicago
Hope Ignites Chicago is a residential scholarship program for academically motivated young people in need who see academics as a pathway to a better life. Hope Ignites helps Scholars break down barriers to achievement by providing safe and structured homes; nightly meals around a family table; excellent college prep education at partner schools; medical care,…
Evanston Scholars
Evanston Scholars supports a diverse group of first-generation and low-income students’ access to higher education, degree attainment, and future-proof career opportunities. Since our founding in 2011, our Scholar cohorts have grown to over 5x their original size (from 10 to 56). We now serve over 100 High School Scholars and 180 College Scholars with nearly…
Chicago Debates
Chicago Debates advances the academic achievement, life success, and community contribution of Chicago youth through the transformative power of academic debate. For nearly 30 years, the organization has partnered with Chicago Public Schools to bring debate programs to students who have historically had limited access to rigorous academic enrichment. Through debate, students research important social…
Children’s Research Triangle
Children’s Research Triangle (CRT) is a Chicago behavioral health nonprofit whose mission is to provide equitable access to research-driven behavioral health services and training to support the development and well-being of underserved children and youth, partnering with their families and communities to help them reach their full potential. Incorporated in 1998, CRT has served more…
Catalyst Schools
Catalyst Schools holistically educate the young men and women entrusted to its care by a school community committed to teaching minds and touching hearts. The Catalyst school communities teach scholars to live a life of leadership, meaning, and purpose, and to build a world that is just and peaceful. Catalyst campuses are more than just…
Intonation Music
Intonation Music is a Bronzeville-based nonprofit dedicated to providing high-quality music education and mentorship to youth from communities where access to the arts is limited. Currently working with 5 elementary schools and 2 high school campuses, Intonation helps to fill the gap, serving nearly 500 students per year. Band classes take place at schools, park…
Tutoring Chicago
For more than sixty years, Tutoring Chicago has delivered the power of education through one-to-one tutoring. The organization offers both digital and in-person tutoring options to 1,500 students with the help of over 1,500 volunteer tutors. Each student receives up to 48 hours of free tutoring throughout the academic year. Tutoring Chicago is the largest…
Intrinsic Schools
Intrinsic Schools operates two open-enrollment, tuition-free public charter high schools in Chicago serving approximately 1800 students. The mission of Intrinsic Schools is to advance long-term educational and economic mobility by grounding students in EPIC values and preparing them for informed career paths through rigorous preparation, personalized learning, and deep family partnership. During the 2026–27 school…
Polaris Charter Academy
Polaris Charter Academy is a single-site, public K–8 school on Chicago’s West Side that has served as a north star for reimagining urban education since 2007. Founded by Golden Apple Award–winning educators and community partners, Polaris is built on the belief that academic success, character, purpose, and belonging must grow together. The school advances an…