Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Nobel Neighbors provides educational programming, group interventions, and vocational support designed to prevent gang activity. These programs deal primarily with gang awareness and prevention in schools and the community. They establish a notable awareness in students about gangs, but the transition into high school is inert.

Neurofibromatosis Midwest provides an opportunity for Neurofibromatosis-affected young adults to learn effective leadership skills, advocacy skills and speak directly to policymakers about NF. This five-day program includes workshops with leadership experts and mentors, meetings with Congressional leaders in DC, visits to all 435 Congressional offices, and the NF Congressional Briefing.

Alternative Schools Network provides academic and mentoring services to out-of-school youth. Students are enrolled and linked to an on-site mentor who provides them with counseling, assessment, support services and advocacy. The goal of the program is for each student to obtain academic success, high school graduation, and future planning and achievement.

City on the Hill Youth Foundation's mentoring services provide initial education in the fundamentals of relationship building and effective communication. Their mentors help youth plan a suggested course of action for their futures and careers, providing feedback when needed.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

ICI Chicago's (Inner City Impact) mentorship programs build healthy relationships characterized by respect and trust, allowing kids to see themselves through God's eyes and recognize their own self-worth and potential.

Imerman Angels connects Support Seekers with their very own cancer confidante at no cost. They work to match participants with the right Mentor Angel - someone with the same cancer type, cancer mutation/risk, and life experience - for one-on-one support.

Centers' For New Horizons Youth Development (YD) department takes a holistic approach to the development of at-risk youth by increasing their exposure to supportive and empowering environments that will lead to academic success, develop their strengths, and build positive attitudes. Services include youth mentoring, after school programming, and youth employment opportunities.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Young Women Warriors is a free, year-round mentorship program that connects young women of color to older, female professionals of color who can guide young women through their high school and early college careers. YWW serves young women from ages 12-22 of all races and ethnicities. Pairing the mentees to successful leaders and role models in the community, YWW works to help the young women succeed academically and professionally. Through the group mentoring program, the mentors and mentees meet twice a month from September to June for workshops and activities that encompass topics such as higher education, career growth, financial literacy, public speaking, voting, female health, self-defense and safety, and self-confidence.

The Parent Mentor program helps fill persistent equity gaps by recruiting and training parents to volunteer in classrooms. The program helps fill persistent equity gaps in Black and Latino families by recruiting and training parents to volunteer in classrooms in the Waukegan School District for two hours a day mentoring young children.

Mercy Home matches up adult volunteers with an at-risk child for one-on-one mentorship activities, such as field trips and free or low-cost activities that help underprivileged children venture outside of their neighborhood and experience new things.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

SGA Youth & Family Services offers a school-based mental health resource provided throughout Chicago elementary, middle, and high schools.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Faith Community of St. Sabina's ARK is dedicated to enhancing the talents, lives, and spirits of community youth (ages 6-28) in the Englewood and Auburn-Gresham communities through education, mentoring, and linkages to resources.

Kids Off The Block's (KOB) Mentoring Initiative champions a community-driven strategy to combat violence, crime, educational setbacks, and poor health outcomes. By offering targeted mentoring, violence prevention, skill enhancement workshops, health and wellness programs, parental guidance, and leisure activities, they aim to foster a safer, healthier, and more prosperous community.

South Shore youth ages 13-20 benefit from one-on-one life coaching and group socials such as movies, escape rooms, and outdoor activities through the free mentoring program. Having grown up on Chicago's South Side, staff mentors understand the struggles of youth, allowing them to guide young mentees through life's roadblocks, career/educational exploration, and goal setting.

Westside Health Authority (WHA) offers youth development programs for participants ages 14 through 24 focused on working with young residents to help them realize their potential in becoming agents of change within their community. Current programs include:Career Pipeline Programs/ApprenticeshipsWorkforce Development/Job Placement ProgramsViolence Prevention/Intervention Programs including Mentoring/Court AdvocacySubstance Use CounselingYouth Focus Groups (Roundtable Discussions)

HOPE introduces participants to mental health supports, increasing motivation to change and ultimately resulting in a referral to additional needed services. The HOPE program is a unique partnership between their street outreach and reentry teams which allows participants to receive intensive mentorship and nonviolence training while establishing their personal safety, developing pro-social behaviors, maintaining basic daily norms, and achieving self-created goals. Some of the topics covered in the HOPE curriculum include the principles of nonviolence, cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI), conflict mediation, and restorative justice.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. (AOGRC) TANF Parent Mentoring Program is a program that supports families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, primarily focusing on low-income African American and Latino parents. The program helps these parents develop leadership skills, further their education and employment, and become positive role models for their children. A key component is that participating parents volunteer in classrooms to support students and teachers, receive professional development, and can be provided with a stipend after completing a certain number of hours.

Kids Above All's Becoming Me Program is a 15-20-week mentorship program catered to youth ages 10-18, who are at risk of violence, helping them obtain the skills and resources they need to set up their futures. Becoming Me's Youth Support Specialists provide group and individual support to ensure the teens in the program establish personal and professional goals.