Community Corner
The State of At-Risk Children in Metropolitan Chicago: Ready by 21
ChildServ will host a white paper presentation and a panel discussion lunch regarding the state of at-risk youth as they transition into adulthood.
Who: James C. Jones, President and CEO, ChildServ, and White Paper Presenter
Ray E. Willis, Community Planning Director, Regional Office, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Von Eugene Nebbit, Sr., Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Jane Addams College of Social Work
Shelley Stern Grach, Citizenship and Public Affairs Director, Central Region, Microsoft
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What:
At-risk youth in Chicagoland need life skills to become independent and contributing citizens. To make an impact on the lives of persons age 17 to 21, our entire community must come together.
When: Wednesday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Metropolitan Club —Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago
Cost: Free with registration
Register: (773) 867-7361 or slea@childserv.org
ChildServ's mission is to help Chicagoland's at-risk children and their families build, achieve and sustain better lives. Founded in 1894, ChildServ reaches 2,700 children and families each year in Cooke, Lake, DuPage and Kane counties through foster care and adoption, group homes, child care, early childhood education and parenting support enhanced by healthy lifestyle information and college / career readiness support. Learn more at www.childserv.org.