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Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth offers free one-to-one tutoring to students from the Montessori School of Englewood and Bond Elementary School.

Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth channels the legal community's resources to promote mentoring and tutoring program to at-risk youth in Chicago. Through Lend-A-Hand Tutoring at the Chicago Bar Association, we offering free one-to-one tutoring to Chicago youth. We are currently tutoring students from two public charter schools: the Montessori School of Englewood and the Betty Shabazz Academy in the Greater Grand Crossing community. Lend-A-Hand Tutoring has a focus on literacy. Approximately 80 percent of our volunteers are attorneys.

08/25/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿.

Lend-A-Hand Tutoring at the CBA is seeking volunteers for its one-to-one tutoring program. Tutors can come on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court.

For more information or to sign up for a training session, please contact Kathryn McCabe at [email protected]

You do NOT have to be a lawyer to participate.

The Chicago Bar Association

08/18/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and student Tristan M. engaged in a serious discussion when the Secretary visited Lend-A-Hand this spring. Also part of the conversation were Tristan's tutor, Jim Kepple, and Sophia Giannoulias.

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08/11/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 It was an exciting day in spring 2024 when retired astronaut Greg Harbaugh visited Lend-A-Hand to talk about his four space shuttle missions and three spacewalks. Mr. Harbaugh is the father of long-time volunteer Dana Harbaugh, now with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

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08/04/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Over the years, many engaging guest speakers have addressed Lend-A-Hand students. In spring 2018, Lamis Eli, now with Eli Lilly, showed us how they break bread in the Middle East as part of our Passport to the World project.

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07/28/2026

The board of directors of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth recently elected the following individuals as new board members for a term expiring in May 2029:

Markeya Fowler of Chuhak & Tecson
Dominique Rogers of Power Rogers, LLP
Heidi Wickstrom of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.

Welcome to the board—we look forward to working with you.

The Chicago Bar Association

07/22/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Lend-A-Hand has been fortunate to have many engaging guest speakers enhance student learning. When Lend-A-Hand students were reading Greek mythology, John Kalantzis of Clifford Law Offices spoke about the Greek village of his grandparents. Afterward, the students sampled spanakopita and licorice candy.

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07/16/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 – 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Lend-A-Hand has had many engaging guest speakers over the years. In fall 2017, Kwame Gymah, now with Lennon Miller, talked with students about his homeland of Ghana as part of our Passport to the World project.

The Chicago Bar Association

07/09/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Remember when we wore masks? Tutor Maria Calderon of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority modeled a snazzy mask provided by Lend-A-Hand with her student, Kyley.

The Chicago Bar Association

07/02/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Because of the pandemic, Lend-A-Hand offered remote tutoring in 2020. Dan Cotter of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa and his student, Xazavia, were one of our "guinea pig" pairs who tutored over the summer to test out our system.

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06/26/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗔-𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 — It was a special night when 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲 visited Lend-A-Hand in 2018. First grader Caleb Collins from the Montessori School of Englewood proudly showed off his loose tooth while tutor Andrew Stevens, now associate general counsel at G2, looked on. Today Caleb is a rising sophomore at St. Rita of Cascia High School.

The Chicago Bar Association

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321 S Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
60604

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(312) 554-2041

Website

https://lawyerslendahand.org/

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