Over the course of City Year Chicago‘s 27-year history, the organization has galvanized young change agents committed to the belief that every student has the right to a quality education and academic success no matter their zip code. A passionate and dedicated team of 257 AmeriCorps members serve as near-peer mentors and tutors for over […]
Beverly Kim had ideas simmering during the pandemic. Between former President Donald Trump’s anti-Asian tweets about the “Chinese virus” and the growing attacks on Asian elders, she knew she had to do something. But Kim, an award-winning chef and restaurateur, just wasn’t sure what. On March 23, a Korean woman living in her parents’ retirement […]
In an hourlong virtual gala, The People’s Music School raised money to support free music education for nearly 1,600 children from underserved communities and also celebrated the school’s successful shift to virtual instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic. The March 19 event raised $550,000 and served as a celebration for supporters, artists and community leaders to honor […]
When leaders in Chicago’s arts sector came together 10 years ago to start Ingenuity, their goal was to ensure that quality art education programs were available to every student in every Chicago public school. Today, Ingenuity celebrates its 10th anniversary and a decade of progress in ensuring quality and equitable art programs across the city’s […]
When leaders in Chicago’s arts sector came together 10 years ago to start Ingenuity, their goal was to ensure that quality art education programs were available to every student in every Chicago public school. Today, Ingenuity celebrates its 10th anniversary and a decade of progress in ensuring quality and equitable art programs across the city’s […]
Daily news about the state of our planet can be disheartening. Global warming, threatened wildlife, polluted oceans, natural disasters, deforestation and fresh water depletion barely scratch the surface of the environmental issues we’re facing as a society. If you’ve ever thought “what can I do, in my little part of the world, to make things […]
Bridge the Gap College Prep held its annual fundraising event, Vines & Vision Together We Rise Gala on March 11. The Marin City-centric non-profit provides academic, social, and emotional support to Marin City students in grades K-12, with the goal that every student completes high school and graduates from college. The online event, presented by […]
On April 22, the 168-year-old California Academy of Sciences once again showed its resiliency after a tough year of museum building closures, plus its deep dedication to science by raising a whopping one million dollars to support both its world-class facility in Golden Gate Park as well as its global research and science education programs. […]
This Spring, artists from Cedars, a Marin County-based non-profit dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, teamed up with high school art students at The Branson School in Ross to create an exciting new art exhibit, Heroes and Heroines. Through paintings and drawings, each artist depicted their own personal hero, with subjects ranging […]
When it comes to the business world, there are women leading the way in all sorts of ways, from heading up small businesses to leading large organizations. If there’s one thing that they have in common, the most successful have found ways not only to grow their businesses but to help others in the community […]
