PRESS ARCHIVE - Summer 2007 - Art Imitating Life

Art Imitating Life
A new art project at Hill House-based Mission Discovery helps kids see the alternatives to anger and violence.

Carnegie Magazine - Summer 2007

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PRESS ARCHIVE - 05/31/07 - MGR Foundation to Broadcast Stories of the Homeless

MGR Foundation to Broadcast Stories of the Homeless

Lawndale News - May 31st 2007

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PRESS ARCHIVE - 03/19/2007 - Polk Bros. Foundation awards the MGR Foundation with a three-year, $300,000 grant in support of community schools.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2007
Contact for the MGR Foundation:
Martin Aramburu, Director of Programs
773/313-0075
info@mgrf.org
mgrf.org

Polk Bros. Foundation awards the MGR Foundation with a three-year, $300,000 grant in support of community schools.

The MGR Foundation, in partnership with the Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine and Bronzeville Scholastic Institute at the DuSable Campus, have been awarded a major, three-year grant by the Polk Bros. Foundation, in order to establish, and maintain, a long-term community school.

The MGR Foundation has been working at the DuSable Campus for over 5 years. It was this dedication to the Bronzeville community that led to the MGR Foundation’s official selection as lead community partner by the schools’ principals. Together, the newly formed partnership showed the willingness and commitment required to embark on this great journey to creating a true community school.

The spirit of the community school initiative is multi-fold, but fundamentally draws on the idea that it takes a well-supported village to raise a child. Community schools bring together the academic and social supports needed to ensure that all students succeed by offering programs before, during, and after the regular school day for students and their families. More importantly, community schools involve families and communities in the planning, implementation and evaluation of school programs.

Thus, the task that befalls this new partnership is to draw upon available resources in the community in order to provide quality programming for DuSable Campus students, family members and the general community. The primary goal of the community school is to improve the physical and psychological well-being of students in Chicago Public Schools in order to make a positive impact on their school-related behavior and academic achievement. Chicago is the first city to undertake this work on such a grand scale and a part of our efforts are providing a national model for other cities seeking to do so.

With the combined talents of the MGR Foundation, DHW Preparatory School of Medicine and Bronzeville Scholastic Institute and with the generous support from the Polk Bros. Foundation, success for this partnership, and the greater community, is assured.

The MGR Foundation is a publicly supported 501(c)3 organization whose mission is one of commitment to overcoming social and economic barriers and creating innovative programs that positively impact all communities. The MGR Foundation is dedicated to expanding and refining educational and health programs, setting new standards for success and well-being.

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For more information about the MGR Foundation visit mgrf.org

PRESS ARCHIVE - October 2006 - We Did It! Team M3 – beyond the finish line Completes the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

We Did It! Team M3 – beyond the finish line Completes the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

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