Gads Hill Center
@gads_hill_center
Chicago, Illinoishttp://www.gadshillcenter.org Non-profit OrganizationsOverview
About Gads Hill Center
Our Mission
Since 1898, Gads Hill Center creates opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources and community engagement.
Our Values
• Children and their families – their ability to learn, to lead and to positively shape their future.
• The transformational power of education, the strength of families, and the engagement of communities.
• Our staff for their professionalism and dedication to the success of our children and their families.
• Our supporters and funders, who are our partners in creating well-managed programs and services.
Our Programs
Gads Hill Center supports low-income families on the west and southwest sides of Chicago. We currently work with more than 4,000 children and their families by providing high-quality, accredited programs and services:
• Early Childhood Education: Empowers parents to be their children’s first teachers with early childhood development resources for over 160 expectant parents and families and comprehensive educational and developmental services to over 550 at-risk children from newborns to age five.
• Youth Services: Provides out-of-school programs to children from kindergarten through sixth grades, mentoring to at-risk sixth through eight graders, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focused academic enrichment and college preparatory programs to high school students, serving more than 400 students annually.
• Comprehensive Family Support and Community Services: Connects nearly 800 children & families to comprehensive resources that meet their educational, job and health-related goals on a continued basis.
Since 1898, Gads Hill Center creates opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources and community engagement.
Our Values
• Children and their families – their ability to learn, to lead and to positively shape their future.
• The transformational power of education, the strength of families, and the engagement of communities.
• Our staff for their professionalism and dedication to the success of our children and their families.
• Our supporters and funders, who are our partners in creating well-managed programs and services.
Our Programs
Gads Hill Center supports low-income families on the west and southwest sides of Chicago. We currently work with more than 4,000 children and their families by providing high-quality, accredited programs and services:
• Early Childhood Education: Empowers parents to be their children’s first teachers with early childhood development resources for over 160 expectant parents and families and comprehensive educational and developmental services to over 550 at-risk children from newborns to age five.
• Youth Services: Provides out-of-school programs to children from kindergarten through sixth grades, mentoring to at-risk sixth through eight graders, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focused academic enrichment and college preparatory programs to high school students, serving more than 400 students annually.
• Comprehensive Family Support and Community Services: Connects nearly 800 children & families to comprehensive resources that meet their educational, job and health-related goals on a continued basis.