Chicago Youth Centers: Sidney Epstein Youth Center

08/21/2026

“Meet Me On The Block Party” Block Party was a hit… the kids loved the Game Truck and the Bouncey House… and the DJ was dope!

06/26/2026

Chicago Youth Centers in collaboration with GRO Community presents: Meet Me On The Block - special Block Party especially for you!

06/18/2026

These Girls are on Fire!

06/18/2026

C*C, partnering with GRO Community, launched our 1st Summer Retreat: Boys R Us. This 3-day event offered a rich schedule of SEL sessions, group activities, circle time, food, sports, recreation, brotherhood, bonding, and leisure activities.

03/13/2026

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On March 12, 2026, Chicago Youth Centers (C*C) marks 70 years of transforming lives across Chicago. Since 1956, C*C has holistically supported tens of thousa...

02/25/2026

During Black Children’s Book Week our community came in to Read A Book to
our little ones and conduct a Read A Long with oir 9-12 yo…

02/12/2026

02/10/2026

In honor of MLK Day C*C - Epstein received a grant to facilitate 3 activities:
Activity 3: Creating King Kards, inspirational cards that displayed Kings message. The best cards won prizes and will be distributed to our community partners. 2 of the winners are Kennede and Javon.
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02/10/2026

In honor of MLK Day C*C - Epstein received a grant to facilitate 3 activities:
Activity 2: View & Chew where families received snacks and watched the film Selma, Lord Selma on MLK Day then answered questions via an online quiz. The winner was the Brooks Family.

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02/10/2026

In honor of MLK Day C*C - Epstein received a grant to facilitate 3 activities:
Activity 1: Coloring Contest was for our 5-8 year old students and Deja, a 1st grader in our program brought home the prize.