News—“Peace circles,” meant to build trust and reduce conflict by giving kids a chance to express themselves, began during the summer Integrated Services in Schools program at Ames Middle School and is continuing in the afterschool program this fall. Continue…
About us—Click here to view our "hot-off-the-presses" Fall 2008 issue of Working Assets, LISC/Chicago's newsletter, as well as annual Donor Reports for the past few years and profiles of community projects within our portfolio.
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News—Parent organizing efforts at Marquette Elementary are starting to pay off. On September 17, more than 100 parents showed up for open house. For a school with 1,700 students, that response may seem like a drop in the bucket. But, in previous years, "We only got a quarter this many," said Principal Paul O' Toole.
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News—To help determine how Humboldt Park can attract a new-and-improved retail sector, neighborhood advocates, under the direction of Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp., the lead agency for LISC’s New Communities Program, enlisted LISC/Metro/Edge to study neighborhood conditions and buying trends.
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News—Over the past decade, the Grassroots Program, a partnership between LISC and the National Football League’s Youth Football Fund, has funneled more than $20 million in grants to schools and neighborhood groups to create or refurbish community football fields.
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News—Five schools get $18 million to raise performance through longer school days, enrichment classes and on-site health clinics.
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