Lincoln Park:
When it comes to the Lincoln Park area of the Near North Side in Chicago, there are only two tutor/mentor programs. One of these programs is ran through Lincoln Park High School, and the other is Christopher House located in Lincoln Park. The census for grades K-12 living in Lincoln Park is 5,4488. Christopher house serves not only children but adults in the community and neighborhood of Lincoln park as well. For grades K-12 Christopher House attends to 150 students at that age in the Lincoln Park area. As for Lincoln park HighSchool, there was no census of how many students go to the tutor/mentor program because this program is optional for students that attend Lincoln Park High School and there is no way of finding out how many students attend. Although Lincoln Park has a fairly large number of grades k-12 living in that neighborhood, the amount that attends Christopher House not including adults is a good number.
Uptown:
In regards to Uptown, there are 3 main tutor/mentor programs, which are Asian Youth Services, Boys and Girls ubs of Chicago, and Inspired Youth. The census for the total number of people living in Uptown is 10,271. The children who are less than 10 years old made up 7.9% of the population of Uptown and children in their teenage years made up 6.8% of the population of Uptown. For Asian Youth Services about 40-70 children attend. For Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, this program serves more than 13,840 young people everywhere throughout the city. Finally Inspired Youth is a smaller program that started off as a Church organization, there was no exact number as to how many people attend. After looking at both the population of Uptown and the population of the tutor/mentor programs, we have realized that the number of people who participate in the programs depend on what program it is.
Loop:
When it comes to the Loop area Chicago, there were about 18 tutor/mentor programs. The most successful programs in the Loop area are Big Brothers, Big Sisters, The Chicago Youth Advocacy, ChildServ, and the YWCA of Chicago. There are only about 400 k-12 children living in the Loop area of Chicago. The majority of the Loop tutor/mentor programs did not provide specific numbers as to how many children are helped out each year. The Big Brothers and Big Sisters have helped over 3,500 students. The Chicago Youth Advocacy has helped over 5,000. The YWCA Youth of Chicago has helped over 138,000. Many programs have helped thousands of kids over the last decade and hopefully will keep succeeding as the years go on.
Old Town:
When terms of Old Town, there are 5 tutor/mentor programs. The main tutor/mentor programs in Old Town are By The Hands, Camp of Dreams, and The Chicago Park District. As of right now the census for Old Town is combined with the Lincoln Park area, so there is no actual number as to how many k-12 graders are living in the Old Town area. By the Hands serves 726 children in Old Town. Camp of Dreams serves 175 students in Old Town. Tutor/mentor programs are scarce due to the demographic of the area, which is upper middle class.
South Loop:
When talking about the South Loop, there are three main tutor/mentor programs. The Lincoln’s Challenge Program, LINK unlimited, and The Black Star Program. Currently there are 4500 k-12 students living in the South Loop. Out of the 4500, 264 k-12 student’s attend LINK Unlimited, and 150 attend the Black Star Program. Only only about 8% of the students in the South Loop area are receiving educational development outside of their schools. For the decently high level of poverty in the South Loop, this is going to be detrimental to the youth living there. The Lincoln’s Challenge Program is run through the National Guard, so there ratio of successful students is higher than the other two programs. If those other programs were to reach out to more students in the community, they would be more successful.
