Archive for May 2019
Erie House Program Reaches for New Heights at Jose De Diego Community Academy
You have to climb 3 flights of stairs to reach the Erie Neighborhood House School-Age Program site at De Diego Community Academy. It’s a fact nearly all of the children note when talking about their experiences in the program. But the panoramic view from the top floor—which includes Chicago’s downtown skyline, the United Center and…
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Erie House Memos to the Mayor Focus on Access to Mental Health Services
Erie Neighborhood House produced a pair of “Memos to the Mayor” on the topic of mental health following The Chicago Community Trust’s citywide On the Table initiative earlier this month. Program staff facilitated conversations at Erie House sites in West Town and Little Village in order to gather feedback, perspective and ideas from a cross-section…
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School-Age Children Participate in My Story Matters Project
Luis, a third-grade student in the School-Age Program at Erie Neighborhood House, reads through the My Story Matters scrapbook he has just received. It’s a fun collection of photos of Luis and his friends paired with some personal narrative and inspirational quotes. He points to a quote from Nelson Mandela and inquires about him. When…
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