• <h2>Spend your summer with us!</h2><div class='clear'></div><div class='gal_content'><p><p>Apply TODAY for summer programs!</p> <a href='https://youthreadychicago.cityspan.com/Web/sms/OnlineEnrollment/Summer2018/Application.asp'>It's what matters > </a></p></div>
  • <h2>Run for the future of Chicago!</h2><div class='clear'></div><div class='gal_content'><p><p>Sign up to support Strides for Peace on June 7!</p> <a href='http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/support-us/strides-for-peace/'>It's what matters > </a></p></div>
  • <h2>Support Teen Art!</h2><div class='clear'></div><div class='gal_content'><p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Shop online or visit our downtown gift shop to find beautiful art and unique teen-crafted items!</span></p> <a href='https://shop.afterschoolmatters.org/'>It's what matters > </a></p></div>
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March For Our Lives Organizers Made A Point To Include Diverse Voices

April 23, 2018

By: Meagan Fredette  Refinery29 The March For Our Lives is sobering, important, and should shame us all into action. But like any form of act... More ›

March For Our Lives: ‘Chicago goes through this every day’

April 23, 2018

BBC Chicago student Mya Middleton, 16, tells hundreds of thousands attending the March For Our Lives rally in Washington DC a story about her chill... More ›

Chicago Teen to Victims of Gun Violence: ‘I Cry With You, I Scream With You’

April 23, 2018

By: Matt Masterson WTTW "Chicago Tonight" Mya Middleton knows what it feels like to stare down the barrel of a gun. Two years ago, the Chicag... More ›

Chicago students head to D.C. for March for Our Lives

April 23, 2018

By: Rachel Hinton Chicago Sun-Times At 13-years-old, Mya Middleton, was out buying groceries for her mom, when she witnessed an armed robbery. T... More ›

Chicago Teens March for Gun Control in DC

April 20, 2018

By: Evan Garcia WTTW "Chicago Tonight" A group of Chicago teens traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March For Our Lives rally ... More ›

2018 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8k

March 30, 2018

TEAM After School Matters kicked off the 2018 running season on March 25 with the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. 18 runners met at Grant Park on... More ›

Meet our TEAMMATE Brittany!

March 28, 2018

Brittany Gagliano had never heard of After School Matters until her colleague put out a request that volunteers were needed for a Resume Writing &... More ›

Black History Through the Arts

February 19, 2018

On Friday, February 16, our corporate partners, the Chicago Bulls hosted our teens for a celebration of Black History. Throughout time, Black music an... More ›

Instructor Forum 2018

February 5, 2018

On Friday, February 2, we held our first annual Instructor Forum! Over 300 of our independent and community-based instructors gathered at Northeastern... More ›

Moments That Mattered 2017

December 31, 2017

At After School Matters, we had many things to celebrate in 2017. See our list of Moments That MATTERED below!

SUMMER 2018 PROGRAMS

 

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Daley Plaza

July 11, 2018

Celebrate the summer with our performing arts teens!

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2018

October 7, 2018

Secure your spot in the 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon by November 23, 2017!   On October 7, 2018, make your miles matter by running ... More ›