From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
May 3, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Kasey Brink is a Wednesday night Volunteer Coordinator at Cabrini Connections. This is her first year in the role, but she was previously involved with us as leader of Tech Club. ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
May 3, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Cabrini Connections student Patrick Mitchell is an 8th grader at Franklin Fine Arts Center, a Chicago Public Schools Magnet School. He was named to the honor roll in the first ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 26, 2010 at 6:25 pm
18-year-old Diamond Clark-McQueen describes herself as “funny, nice, and intelligent.” She likes to laugh and she takes care of her friends and family. Sounds like a pretty ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 26, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Second-year mentor Tonya Myers grew up in a rural area in Rockford, IL, 90 miles west of Chicago. At her high school in Winnebago, IL, there were only 90 people in her graduating ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm
A lot is going on this spring at Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection. Thanks as always for reading my blog. Hopefully these positive stories are heartwarming and inspiring ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 20, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Sixth year mentor Jen Jozwik grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. She went to Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. She originally wanted to study biology, ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 20, 2010 at 5:06 pm
13-year-old Yahshua Caldwell is a 7th grader at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. He attends tutoring on Thursday nights with his mentor, Anupam Basu. He says Cabrini Connections ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 15, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Last Friday, Cabrini Connections was invited by The Black Star Project to attend a mentoring fair to follow a screening of Men II Boys, a powerful documentary about Black Male ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 13, 2010 at 3:42 am
16-year-old William Gallion is a sophomore at Lincoln Park High School. He has always lived in Chicago – a city he loves – but he says it could be better if we “cut down ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 13, 2010 at 3:34 am
Wednesday night mentor Matt Barnes is from Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in two homes within 100 yards of each other, and, until college, he never went more than 90 miles from home. ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 12, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Last week, Cabrini Madness came to a close in dramatic fashion as Guaranteed Victory beat Team Impeccable by a score of $6402 to $6120. Overall, the tournament raised $23,109.89 ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Dyron Woods, Jr., (pictured with College Zone Coordinator Stephanie Rogers) is a 16-year-old sophomore at Lincoln Park High School. He likes to keep his grades high (right now ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 6, 2010 at 5:47 pm
First year mentor Torquil Carlisle is from London, England. Torquil says his adolescent years were “the same as growing up anywhere else,” but after living in the United States ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 4, 2010 at 11:58 pm
As Easter Sunday comes to a close, say a prayer for Chicago.My colleague Mike Trakan is writing about the recent violence on his blog.... no one I know maps the crime data in relation ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
April 2, 2010 at 4:51 pm
A few weeks ago, Big Ten Network Studio Analyst (and Cabrini Madness Bracketologist) Tim Doyle predicted that TEMS and Give Hope would miss the first cut. They proved him wrong...This ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 29, 2010 at 6:59 pm
During Chicago Public Schools' spring break, Cabrini Connections offers field trips to volunteers' workplaces. Our vision is that every child who joins a tutor/mentor program in ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 23, 2010 at 5:32 pm
14-year-old Olivia Williams is from the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago. She attends Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts and her favorite subject is math because it’s ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 23, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Wednesday night volunteer Susan Garver is from Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second biggest city in Michigan behind Detroit. She describes her hometown as “outdoorsy” with a ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 22, 2010 at 3:43 pm
2010 has been a busy year for interns at Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection. I would like to briefly introduce you to some of them and the work that they've been doing.Jordan ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 15, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Jon-nita Blake is a sophomore at Lincoln Park High School who boasts a 3.5 GPA. Her key to success is studying… a lot. She studies after school, takes a break, and then studies ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 15, 2010 at 8:17 pm
ESPN does Bracketology for March Madness, so we invited Big Ten Network Studio Analyst and former Northwestern basketball star Tim Doyle in to do it for Cabrini Madness! In this ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 15, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Second year mentor Szu-Han Ho grew up in Lubbock, Texas, “a tumble-weed, dust bowl town” in the northwestern part of the state that is home to Texas Tech University. She went ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 9, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Crystal Townsend is in 9th grade at Wells High School. She likes school because, even though she’s a freshman, “I know everybody.” Her favorite subjects are math and science ... (
more)
From PIPblog: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
March 9, 2010 at 2:07 pm
John “Ryan” Kracaw was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, home of Purdue University. 11 years later, he moved to State College, Pennsylvania, home of Penn State University, where ... (
more)
From
March 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Tutor/Mentor Connection is in the running to receive $250,000 from Pepsi! This grant would support T/MC for a full year! Our goals are to expand and update the Tutor/Mentor Program
... (
more)
Loading ...