Spring Break 2019
Youth spent additional time at Family Matters during Chicago Public Schools’ spring break in April. They took part in a variety of activities and field trips. They dyed (and tossed!) […]
Zarian and Matthew
Tutor/mentor-youth pairs have participated in one-to-one conversations this year to learn more about one another. We’re pleased to introduce our first pair – Zarian (Z) and Matthew (M)! Z: Hi, this […]
Evening Tutoring Gives Back
This winter, Evening Tutoring hosted a supply drive for two organizations that are neighbors of Family Matters: Care for Real in Edgewater and Refugee One in Uptown. The collected items were specifically requested by the organizations and included […]
Voices in Photos
by Talia Waxman, Family Matters Intern This fall, That Goddess Power (Family Matters’ Teen Girls Program) conducted a Photovoice project: a community-based participatory research project about the ways that we […]
Partner Spotlight: Specialty Print Communications
In a conversation with Adam LeFebvre, the President of Specialty Print Communications (SPC), his deep compassion from which the organization operates was immediately apparent. SPC’s six-year relationship with Family Matters […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Marietta McPike
Marietta McPike has been teaching piano at Family Matters for 20 years. In that time, she has worked with approximately 75 young people who participate in Youth Development programming. She […]
Project RISE 2018
Two summers ago, Family Matters’ Boys to Men program launched an employment initiative, Project RISE, in partnership with the Community Church of Wilmette. Now in its third year, and with […]
Learning Matters 2018
This summer Family Matters once again offered the Learning Matters summer program for area youth entering grades 2-6. The program included hands-on classes around a variety of engaging topics, educational […]
Family Matters’ 2018 Graduates
We're excited to share the following list of Family Matters' 2018 graduates. Congratulations to all! High School Graduates Ket Net Pree, Acero Cruz High School. Ket will attend a two-year [...]
Teen Filmmakers Start a Conversation
Members of Boys to Men (Family Matters’ Teen Boys Program) have hosted four community screenings of their film, Silence the Violence, a documentary that looks at the multiple causes of […]
