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 Saturday calling for… More ›
February 19, 2018
On Friday, February 16, our corporate partners, the Chicago Bulls hosted our teens for a celebration of Black History. ThroughoutMore ›
November 20, 2017
During November 2017, After School Matters partnered with the University of Chicago – France Chicago Center to send 15 teensMore ›
July 31, 2018
NAA’s AfterSchool Today Magazine After School Matters ‘Research and Evaluation team was recognized by the National AfterSchool Association as, “Most Influential in Research and Evaluation.”… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Terrell Brown WLS (ABC 7) Chicago A safe place where Chicago teens can learn this summer is making Chicago proud. After School Matters, inspired… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Hannah Steinkopf-Frank Chicago Tribune National Youth Poet Laureate Patricia Frazier said the written word — particularly that of fellow black female Chicago writers and… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Theresa Ruth Howard Dance Magazine So far, the fervor to create diversity in ballet has primarily focused on dancers. Less attention has been paid… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Jonathan Sperling ATT.net Mellody Hobson, president of Chicago-based investment firm Ariel Investments, will be moving into a role as Starbucks’s vice chair following Executive… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Monica Ginsburg Crain’s Chicago Business Even as millennials change the way corporations manage their workforce, favoring everything from flextime to more holistic health benefits,… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Evan F. Moore Chicago Sun-Times There are only a handful of programs that encourage people of color to get into journalism when they’re school-aged… More ›
July 20, 2018
By: Shannon Ryan Chicago Tribune After School Matters partners with La Villita Community Church on a boxing program, in which kids can learn the fundamentals… More ›
July 20, 2018
Make It Better More than 150 Chicago teens will showcase their talents at the After School Matters Annual Gala on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at… More ›
June 22, 2018
This marks the second year of our Peacemakers program, a six-week initiative that provides meaningful experiences for local teens to counter violence through positive contributions to… More ›
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