Black History Month, Photography, and PJs for HOW Youth

Our HOW kids and teens have had a busy month! 

Congratulations to our Academic Coaching Program kids and teens for a brilliant show at the Evanston Art Center on February 24th. The Generation F-Stop Project, generously funded by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, combines photography with journal writing as an empowering way for students to examine and visually articulate relevant issues shaping their lives. If you didn't catch the show, don't worry! We'll keep you updated about opportunities to view the students' art at future HOW events.

Thanks to generous donations from the Harper School community in Wilmette, HOW kids received new pajamas to keep them comfy and warm through the winter.

To celebrate the end of Black History Month, Academic Coaching Program students researched and gave presentations about some of their role models. Pictured above, a presentation about Chance the Rapper.

Thank you for making our personal care drive a success!
Thank you to  all of the generous donors, volunteers, and community partners who helped us collect personal care items for HOW clients. 

In total, we will be able to distribute 400 personal care kits to clients. These items make a world of difference for families struggling to make ends meet. Having these kits makes it possible to go confidently to school, work, appointments, or a job interview! 

Special thanks to our dropoff location partners:

CVS Health
The Children's Gift Shop
Pub 626
The Glenwood
Alderman Joe Moore
Devon Bank
Chicago Women's Park
L!ve Cafe
Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church
Women's Workout World


Still want to contribute?

Celebrate HOW's 35th Anniversary with us!

Click here to view the HOW Timeline and see how HOW has grown over the years from serving 12 women in Rogers Park in 1983 to serving over 1,000 clients across the Chicago region in 2018.

HOW x Barry's Bootcamp

Spring into action for HOW! Barry's Bootcamp Chicago River North has generously teamed up with the HOW Assocate Board to offer a total body workout class where 100% of all proceeds benefit HOW clients! 

Join us at 2:30pm on Sunday, April 8 to work up a sweat for a good cause.

September 8, 2018 | Millennium Park Rooftop Terrace | Save the Date!
  http://www.how-inc.org | 773-456-5770