Guests indulged in elegant holiday décor and some of the latest fashion trends at The Winnetka Board of Northwestern University Settlement House’s Nov. 12 fundraiser Style Under the Stars. The event raised more than $92,000 for NUSH, which provides Chicago’s West Town community members with educational and social services as well as art programs. NUSH has been making […]
Do you know what a settlement house is? More precisely, do you know just what Northwestern University Settlement House (NUSH) is and does? Despite NUSH’s substantial ties to and activities in the North Shore, my husband, Nick, and I didn’t really understand it either, until a recent tour brought it to life. After experiencing its rich […]
For a few weeks each summer, disadvantaged youth from Chicago escape the violence and poverty of their inner-city neighborhoods at the House in the Wood camp on the shores of Lake Delavan, Wis. In this nurturing place, they make new friends, enjoy the outdoors, and learn life skills. A program of the Northwestern University Settlement […]
