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List of Volunteer-Based Tutor and/or Mentor Orgs in Chicago Region

Help me update this list. I created the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) in 1993 and the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (T/MI) in 2011 to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in all high poverty neighborhoods of Chicago.

To accomplish this I first had to start building a list of the different organizations in Chicago who offered non-school tutoring/mentoring. You can see the list and search web sites of programs by visiting http://tinyurl.com/TMI-ChiProgramLinks

Since my goal is to draw attention to the different tutoring and/or mentoring programs in the Chicago region, to help attract volunteers and donors to each program, I've created this list of organizations, with their Facebook pages. It's organized by sections of the city and suburbs.

One thing you'll quickly see is that while poverty is growing in the Chicago suburbs, I don't have information about very many organized programs in that area. As you look at this list if you know of programs not included, you can post the name of the organization, tell what part of the region it operates in, and the Facebook page.

The organizations shown in bold face involved more than 100 volunteers. Some have several hundred. Most don't show the number of volunteers and youth involved on their web sites, so I'm highlighting programs I know to have large numbers. If you know of others on my list with 100 or more volunteer tutors/mentors involved, please post this information in the comment section. As you browse this list, please let me know if I include organizations that do not offer organized, volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs, or if I'm missing programs that you are aware of.

2020 NOTE: Some organizations have not updated their Facebook pages for a year or longer. If that's the case, look for their website address and view the site to see if the program is providing more current information. Please inform me if any of these programs no longer offer organized volunteer-based tutoring and/or mentoring or if you know of other groups that I should add to this list.

Chicago North:

Chicago South Central

Chicago West Suburbs

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy County - https://www.facebook.com/bbbswillgrundy
Bremen Youth Services - https://www.facebook.com/bremenyouthservices?fref=ts
The Bridge Communities - https://www.facebook.com/bridge.communities?fref=nf&pnref=story
Kids Above All (was ChildServ) - https://www.facebook.com/KidsAboveAll/
The Fig Factor Foundation - https://www.facebook.com/TheFigFactor/
Metropolitan Family Services - https://www.facebook.com/MetroFamChicago

Chicago South Suburbs

IMPACT Family Center - https://www.facebook.com/pages/IMPACT-Family-Center/75507774812
Jones Memorial Community Center - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jones-Memorial-Community-Center/322740707831197
North South Foundation - https://www.facebook.com/NorthSouthFoundation

Help these programs get the resources each program needs to grow. Help build new programs in areas where they are needed, by borrowing ideas from existing programs. Read and share stories on Tutor/Mentor Blog at http://tutormentor.blogspot.com

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