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Chicago Lights Gala of Hope 2020:
Tutoring and the Social Service Center
March 2020
Chicago Lights Gala of Hope 2019
Produced by Make Stuff Media | March 2019
A Toast to Tutoring 2018: Changing Lives through Mentorship
Produced by Make Stuff Media | October 2018
Chicago Lights Gala of Hope 2018
Produced by Make Stuff Media | March 2018
Chicago Lights 2017 – Building Community Award Finalist
Edited by Tragical Mirth Publishing | April 2017
Chicago Lights Gala of Hope 2017
Produced by Double D Productions Inc. | February 2017
Chicago Lights: A Community Outreach Organization
Produced by 12th Round | March 2016
Chicago Lights Dance Academy
Produced by 12th Round | February 2016
Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
Produced by 12th Round | February 2016
Chicago Lights Summer Day
Produced by 12th Round | February 2016
Chicago Lights Tutoring Program 50th Anniversary
Produced by 12th Round | March 2015
Chicago Lights Urban Farm
Produced by 12th Round | February 2016
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Gala of Hope Supports Tutoring, Help for the Homeless and Much More
Candace Jordan, Chicago Tribune | March 2020
Chicago Lights Breaks Economic, Social Barriers
FOX 32 Chicago | February 2020
Real Talk Real People with Art ‘Chat Daddy’ Sims
WVON-AM Radio | October 2019
Chicago Lights helps children living in under-resourced areas reach full potential
ABC 7 Chicago | October 2019
MVPP: Chicago Lights fights poverty by providing social services, job training and more
WGN Radio | August 2019
Basketball court turned into urban farm after years of care and compost
WGN-TV | June 2019
Student and Tutor Maintain Their Relationship from Third Grade through High School Graduation
CBS Chicago | June 2019
“4 Star Chicagoan: Chicago Lights Urban Farm”
ABC 7 Windy City LIVE | July 2018
Style Files: Tips to Build a Collection of Workplace Appropriate Internship Attire
WGN-TV | April 2018
“Style Files” Dressing for a Successful Summer Internship
WGN-TV | April 2016
“Style Files” Tutoring Internship Attire
WGN-TV | March 2015
“Program Brings Education to Underprivileged Youth in Chicago”
NBC Nightly News | November 2014
“Chicago Lights Tutoring: 50 Years of Making a Difference”
CAN TV | October 2014
“Chicago Lights: Changing Lives One at a Time”
Produced by Free Spirit Media | September 2013
“Urban Farm Growing Opportunities for Those in Poverty”
NBC 5 Chicago Go Green | November 2011
Chicago Lights Urban Farm Impact 100 Grant
Impact 100 | June 2011
Tutoring Students Model Internship Attire
An April “Style Files” segment on WGN-TV featured high school Tutoring students in their best business casual attire and fashion tips from Tanya Uyigue, Associate Director of Youth Programs, in preparation for summer internships.
Tutors Steer Students Toward Success
A January 2015 Sun-Times story notes the impact of Chicago Lights tutors on their student partners.
Tutoring’s 50th Anniversary
October 2014 marked the beginning of Tutoring’s 50th continuous year of serving the needs of Chicago students. NBC Nightly News covered this program on November 5, 2014, and local station CAN-TV’s covered the celebration on September 27, 2014.
12th Round also produced a video in honor of Tutoring’s 50th anniversary.
Social Service Center’s Good Neighbors Program
The efforts of Northwestern University medical students and Elam Davies Social Service Center staff and volunteers are documented in a April 2014 Chicago Tribune article.
Go Green with the Urban Farm
The Chicago Lights Urban Farm was featured on NBC 5 Chicago as part of their “Go Green” emphasis in November 2011, “Urban-Farm Growing Opportunities for Those in Poverty.”
Impact 100 Grant for the Urban Farm
In June 2011, Impact 100 awarded a special $100,000 grant to Chicago Lights to build a greenhouse, thus enabling us to expand programming at our Urban Farm. Impact 100 produced a video about their 2011 grant recipients.
Urban Farm: Sustainable Food and Low-Income Communities
Our Urban Farm was featured in the July 7, 2010, Newcity as one of Chicago’s urban farms working at the intersection of sustainable food and low-income communities. “The Garden Party: the dirt on Chicago’s resurgent ‘Urbs in Horto’ movement,” by Ella Christoph.