From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
January 20, 2011 at 3:54 pm
First year mentor Jennifer O’Rourke was born in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton. She had a great childhood with her two younger brothers – playing outside a lot and going on ... (
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January 20, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Cabrini Connections alumnus Kevin Stanfield moved to Cabrini Green at the age of 3. He says it was hard growing up in the area because he had trouble fitting in with people from ... (
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January 11, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Tim and Jessica Minton (featured above in a video from last year) joined Cabrini Connections in January 2010. (At that point they were engaged, but they have since gotten married. ... (
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January 11, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Second-year student Dionte Herron was born in Chicago but moved to Milwaukee at the age of 3. He says it was a “quiet place” where “people didn’t come outside.” He himself ... (
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January 11, 2011 at 5:09 pm
First year mentor Brian Kamajian grew up as a “70s suburban kid” in Skokie, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. He has two brothers, his dad was a school teacher in the ... (
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January 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Paris Lockett has always lived in Chicago and has always been a “good gal.” She’s outgoing and has a lot of friends; a personality she says she got from her father and grandmother. ... (
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December 31, 2010 at 6:52 pm
It's the last day of 2010 and we've had a great year at Cabrini Connections. My favorite moments include the Year-End Dinner, our college visit to Northwestern University, and ... (
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December 20, 2010 at 5:34 pm
11amLast Thursday, EL Da' Sheon and I attended a Delegate Agency Meeting & Recognition Luncheon for the City of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services Youth Division. ... (
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December 14, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Carmenlita Jackson is 16-years-old. She says she was “weird as a kid” and has “made people laugh” all the way from pre-school. At her graduation, when they asked her what ... (
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December 13, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Thursday night mentor Elena Lugo (seen above at the Halloween Bake Sale) was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, which is about six hours south of Chicago. She is half Venezuelan ... (
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December 13, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Youth Leadership Council held its second meeting of 2010-2011 on Thursday, December 2nd. Two projects were on the agenda: creating a suggestion box and stuffing holiday mailing ... (
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December 7, 2010 at 4:45 am
17-year-old Cierria Tharpe is a senior at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center. This is her SIXTH year at Cabrini Connections and she has been with the same mentor, Diana Restrepo, ... (
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December 7, 2010 at 4:15 am
Lindsay Devick Richardson was born in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago, as the youngest of three girls. She went to small elementary and middle schools (about 60 people ... (
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December 6, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Cabrini Connections continues to have its best fall quarter in some time. Last year, attendance for students and volunteers the week after Thanksgiving was 71%. Can you guess what ... (
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November 29, 2010 at 2:27 pm
After weeks of campaigning and a night of speeches, six students were elected to the 2010-2011 Youth Leadership Council in late October. Wednesday night representatives are Savon ... (
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From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
November 24, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Last Friday, Tutor/Mentor Connection held its biannual Tutor/Mentor Leadership & Networking Conference at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Over 100 leaders, volunteers, and ... (
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November 23, 2010 at 2:06 pm
First up is our 2009-2010 Student Character Report. Each year we ask mentors, teachers, and parents to assess strengths and weaknesses observed in their mentees, students, or ... (
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November 16, 2010 at 2:20 am
First year mentor Lisa Coy grew up about an hour south of Chicago in “a small town full of corn and cows.” She stayed there through high school, but had get away for college. ... (
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November 15, 2010 at 7:31 pm
14-year-old Starisha Owens has always lived in Chicago. She loves everything about the city. A hidden gem (a place she likes to go that others might not know about) is Martin Luther ... (
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November 15, 2010 at 4:52 pm
On Friday, November 12th, four students (Kierre, NyShanell, Starisha, and Akeim) and I visited Columbia College in downtown Chicago. Each fall we try to visit one university or ... (
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November 15, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Last Thursday night, Michael Bridges and his mentor Jason Tennenbaum enjoyed a night at the Chicago Bulls game courtesy of ContextMedia! The Bulls defeated the Golden State Warriors ... (
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November 12, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Check out this new video, featuring ME, as I walk through Cabrini Connections. This was shot on Wednesday night by Mitch Holzrichter in one continuous shot on the first take. Yes!For ... (
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November 10, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Thanks to free movie passes provided by MENTOR, four members of our staff including me were able to see the new school reform documentary Waiting for "Superman" yesterday. It is ... (
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November 9, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Jason Tennenbaum was born and raised in West Los Angeles, California – and ‘West’ means he was raised close to the beach. He says he loved the outdoor lifestyle and was at ... (
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November 9, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Andrion Rutledge attends Lincoln Elementary School where he is in the 7th grade. His favorite subject is math and his least favorite subject is French, however, he does appreciate ... (
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