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- EIN 36-3588490
- (773) 465-6011
- 7731 N Marshfield Ave Chicago IL 60626-1107 USA
- www.familymatterschicago.org
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Causes: Community Coalitions
Mission: Family matters, located in chicago's north of howard neighborhood, offers children and families of diverse culture and experience individualized personal development experiences that provide them with opportunities to find their place in the world and to be a force for positive change. Utilizing our principles of leadership -positive thinking and language, peaceful conflict resolution, and the power of responsible decision-making- we partner with families to design and implement a robust experiential learning curriculum. Our programs range in scope from tutoring and after-school activities for children and teens to broader initiatives such as fitness and health, postsecondary readiness and environmental stewardship. Family matters promotes personal and collective activism, seeking to effect change by encouraging and supporting engagement in the broader community. For all who call family matters home, we offer a safe environment in which each person can explore, discover, and take risks.
Programs: Family connections, accredited by the national after-school alliance and licensed by the department of children and family services, works with children, ages 5 through 12, and their families. It provides a thoughtful balance between creativity and structure and lays a solid foundation for participants' emotional growth, leadership development and academic performance, while incorporating family interaction and community involvement. Children participate in experiential learning activities such as working in their own garden, overseeing their own fitness routines and managing entrepreneurial ventures to raise funds for a holiday party or to beautify their school. Children and parents develop life skills, confidence and a sense of personal well being through these experiences. Family connections meets monday through friday, september through june.
for more than 20 years, the teen girls programs at family matters have facilitated life-enhancing leadership and community-building opportunities for young women in the north of howard community of rogers park. The programs provide a space for young women to think critically, explore new opportunities and take risks within a challenging and safe environment. The programs give particular attention to supporting girls in exploring options and making healthy choices in areas that most impact them -- identity, education, health, sexuality, relationships and careers. The young women are afforded meaningful opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in ways that strengthen the community and the world around them. The teen girls programs meet monday through friday, september through july.
community tutoring works to enhance the academic achievement of students in their north of howard community. To that end, it fosters a strong partnership among students, teachers, parents and tutors. The program comprises the following initiatives: evening tutoring, which pairs each student with a trained tutor; learning matters summer school, which includes small-group reading and math tutoring, a project-based learning camp for 3rd-6th; iread, one-on-one tutoring that focuses on improving the spelling, reading and writing skills of students of all ages who struggle due to dyslexia or other learning challenges; and wee read, an early literacy component focused on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Community tutoring meets monday through thursday, year round.