Charter One Foundation and Rebuilding Together * Metro Chicago
"Give Back Day"
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We are deeply grateful to Charter One and the Rebuilding Together * Metro Chicago teams for selecting Family Matters as the site for their "Give Back Day" on Friday, July 22, 2011. Twenty-five volunteers spent the day landscaping the yard and painting our third floor space, affectionately known as the Teen Girls “Queendom.” Their generous contributions are now cemented in our walls and rooted in our garden.
The vibrant walls of the Queendom and the enhanced landscape are colorful representations of the joyous and creative energy that Family Matters seeks to nurture. We thank our friends at Charter One and Rebuilding Together for their contribution to our building and our community.
Family Matters also extends deepest gratitude to Designs4Dignity (D4D). D4D worked with the teen girls to create the third floor design vision and provided beautiful new furnishings. D4D has committed to partnering with Family Matters over the next year to make our entire building more welcoming and efficient.
Family Matters is fortunate to have corporate partners whose commitment to the community offers both leadership and inspiration.
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Meet Troy and Trey. They’re 18. Are they twins? Yes. Are they the same? Not so much. Troy tends to be rambunctious. Trey is quieter. Troy likes music. Trey likes sports. Troy claims to be the social one. Trey admits he’s a little more serious. And the two have plenty in common as well: Both are polite. Articulate. And absolute gentlemen. The boys came to Family Matters in eighth grade with very sparse reading skills and now, through the hard work and strides they have made in the tutoring program, they will both be graduating this spring with plans for college. “When it comes to homework, it’s good to have tutors help you and motivate you,” Trey admits.” “And it’s not just about the school work,” adds Troy. “It’s about discipline. You’ll never accomplish anything without that.”
Discipline matters. Something Trey and Troy discovered at Family Matters.
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