Kohl Children’s Museum travels to North Chicago for pop-up exhibit featuring STEM activities
Kohl Children’s Mueseum’s third pop-up exhibit recently opened in North Chicago and was featured in a Chicago Tribune Lake County News-Sun article “Kohl Children’s Museum travels to North Chicago for…
Poetry in Motion
Ragdale (a GFF grantee) and its week-long High School Arts Week was recently featured in a Daily North Shore article, “Poetry in Motion.” This past summer, High School Arts Week…
New Report Finds Stark Inequity in Chicago Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recently posted an article, New Report Finds Stark Inequity in Chicago Higher Education, about (GFF grantee) The Partnership for College Completion’s recent report based on…
Bernie’s Book Bank celebrates 10 years, looks toward the future
Bernie’s Book Bank, a GFF grantee, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The Lake Forest Leader covered its celebration in an article, Bernie’s Book Bank celebrates 10 years, looks toward the…
Former Waukegan High School students are developing a texting service to help families navigate the path to college
Waukegan to College, a GFF grantee, was featured in a Chicago Tribune Lake County News-Sun article, Former Waukegan High School students are developing a texting service to help families navigate…
‘We will keep coming back every year’: Kohl Children’s Museum returns to Waukegan
Kohl Children’s Museum has popped back up in Waukegan. A Chicago Tribune article, “We will keep coming back every year: Kohl Children’s Museum returns to Waukegan” features the museum’s recent return…
Reading Power Expands to Shiloh Park Elementary in Zion
GFF grantee Reading Power has tutored more than 3,000 children since 2003. The nonprofit is expanding into Zion and was featured in an online article, “Reading Power Expands to Shiloh…
Cristo Rey Alumni/Zion teacher wins $15,000 classroom makeover with ‘creative, collaborative’ furniture
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep (a GFF grantee) alumni Ofelia Gonzalez recently graduated from Bradley University and started teaching 3rd grade in Zion. The Chicago Tribune shared an article, “Zion…
Friendly — and Effective — Fixture
Daily North Shore featured Gorter Family Foundation’s partner organization, North Chicago Community Partners and its Executive Director Jennifer Grumhaus, in an article “Friendly—and Effective—Fixture” that highlights the non-profit’s Community School Model. The…
Waukegan to College rolls out program where parents help other parents navigate higher-education needs
Gorter Family Foundation grantee Waukegan to College and its new Parents Educating Parents program were recently highlighted in a Chicago Tribune Lake County News-Sun article: “Waukegan to College rolls out program…