C*C envisions a Chicago where every child has equitable access to the resources, experiences, safe spaces, and mentors that they need to live each day as their best selves. Chicago Youth Centers’ mission is to invest in youth in under-served communities to help them discover and realize their full potential. For 65 years, Chicago Youth Centers (C*C) has been the place Where Possibility Lives: a tr
usted partner in Chicago’s most divested neighborhoods, ensuring that kids have a safe place they can go to explore, to discover, to process, and ultimately to envision a bright future that they can create for themselves. Today, C*C is a network of neighborhood- and school-based Centers and the 11th largest provider of Head Start programs across the city. In early learning classrooms, afterschool programs, and summer day camps, youth ages 15 months to 18 years find joy in learning, grow socially and emotionally, and build skills for the jobs of tomorrow. Together, with families, schools, supporters, and a network of extracurricular program partners, C*C boldly envisions a Chicago where every child has the resources, experiences, and mentors they need to pursue lives of endless possibility. www.chicagoyouthcenters.org
