Agencies
Services
Upstate
Academy for Urban School Leadership
3400 N. Austin Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634-0990
Phone: 773-943-7810
The Chicago Teacher Residency (CTR) is a one-year teacher training program for talented professionals who passionately believe that all students deserve a quality education. Individuals who join the program receive a scholarship to obtain a master’s degree from DePaul University and obtain in-classroom experience with guidance from expert coaches and mentors. Upon completion of the one-year program, individuals are fully licensed to teach in Illinois, and be placed in a full-time teaching position in Chicago Public Schools.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dundee Township
20 S. Grove St., Suite # 201
Carpentersville, IL 60110
Phone: (847) 551-4309
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township(BGCDT), with the support of AmeriCorps members, conducts an evidence-based academic support program, AmeriCorps Project Learn, at several BGCDT program sites in Carpentersville, IL. These members work directly with youth, focusing on key areas such as Arts, Education, Health/Wellness, Career Development, Character/Leadership, & Sports/Recreation.
Zip Codes Covered: 60102, 60110, 60156, 60074
Boys and Girls Clubs of Livingston County
1303 E. Indiana Ave.
Pontiac, IL 61764
Phone: 815-842-3089
AmeriCorps Project Learn provides evidence-based academic enrichment support to youth at Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County, Union League Boys & Girls Club and Boys & Girls Club of Elgin. Members are responsible for improved academic engagement and/or social-emotional skill development for 350 youth ages 7-13 as defined by factors to include school & Club attendance, school connectedness & expectations of academic success.
Zip Codes Covered: 61764, 61739, 60921, 61726, 61741, 61740, 61364
Chicago HOPES
688 N. Milwaukee Ave. Ste 301
Chicago, IL 60642-5912
Phone: (312) 690-4240
Chicago HOPES for Kids provides comprehensive support to Chicago students and families experiencing homelessness. We are committed to our children’s educational development and long-term empowerment through academic support, dedicated mentorship and basic needs services. We are committed to offering direct academic services and holistic investment for the long-term resilience, school success and future prosperity of Chicago children experiencing homelessness.
Zip Codes Covered: 60626, 60640, 60613, 60616, 60621, 60649, 60621, 60617, 60623
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois
100 S. State St. Ste 437
Chicago, IL 60603-5523
Phone: (312) 857-1582
The VOCAL program places full, half, quarter, and minimum-time AmeriCorps members in adult literacy programs at community-based nonprofits and local government agencies, including through our Jump Start Program that recruits retired teachers, the Illinois Youth Centers in Chicago and Warrenville. Additionally, the program promotes volunteerism and education by recruiting high-school seniors to serve as VOCAL AmeriCorps members, committing to serve at-risk youth and adult ESL learners while earning their diplomas. VOCAL members placed across our host sites serve as tutors, volunteer coordinators, workshop facilitators, and job search coaches, and are also involved with community outreach and volunteer engagement activities. VOCAL endeavors to increase the literacy and employability skills of 1,200+ economically-disadvantaged adults.
Zip Codes Covered: 60603, 60175, 60660, 60626, 60640, 60608, 60609, 60623, 60630, 60629, 60632, 60638, 60661, 60607, 61443
Severson Dells
8786 Montague Rd.
Rockford, IL 61102
Phone: (815) 335-2915
Severson Dells Nature Center offers opportunities for AmeriCorps members to serve doing environmental education and habitat restoration in northern Illinois. Members learn best practices in natural resource management and informal science teaching, while helping improve habitat conditions and environmental awareness of the community.
Zip Codes Covered: 61102, 61104, 61101, 61103, 61114, 61107, 61108, 61073, 61072, 61115, 61111, 61112, 61011, 61065, 61012, 61038, 61035, 60112, 60111, 60115, 60145, 60146, 60178, 61088
Up2Us Sports
1700 W. 18th St. Fl 3
Chicago, IL 60608-1914
Phone: (773) 938-1248
Up2Us Sports is the nationwide leader in engaging and training sports-based youth development coaches, practitioners, and organizations to address the most pressing issues facing youth in under-resourced urban communities. Up2Us Sports does this through the following programs: Up2Us Coach, Up2Us VISTA and Up2Us Training.
Zip Codes Covered: 60637, 60612, 60649