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- EIN 36-3786331
- (312) 787-4570
- 126 E Chestnut St Chicago IL 60611 USA
- www.chicagolights.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Educational Services, Health, Health Support, Human Services, Youth Development Programs
Mission:
Chicago Lights provides hope and opportunity to our city’s children, youth, and adults who face the challenge of poverty. Through supportive relationships and diverse programs, we empower people to thrive academically, secure economic stability, lead healthy lives, and build community.
Programs:
Chicago Lights provides weekly tutoring sessions for 400 children in grades one through twelve, mainly from the Near North,West Town, and Humboldt neighborhoods. Students come to our site at Fourth Presbyterian Church one night a week from October to May and are individually matched with a one-to-one volunteer tutor/mentor. Healthymeals, creative enrichment, computer lab access, job trainingopportunities, internships, scholarships, and literacy activities are keycomponents of the program, which operates four evenings a week during theschool year.
