Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit

Kids Cafe is the first activity of the evening. Life-skills lessons make up the first component of Kids Cafe®, a program of America’s Second Harvest through the greater Chicago Food Depository.

Thanks to a capacity-building grant from WGN Neediest Kids Fund, staff and volunteers utilize Arise, a curriculum from the University of Miami that is designed specifically for at-risk students. Students are engaged through interactive lessons and lively discussions on topics such as goal setting, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, nutrition and exercise, conflict management, and self-esteem.

During the second half of Kids Cafe, a hot and nutritionally balanced meal is served prior to study time. Since the establishment of Kids Cafe, tutors have seen an increase in concentration, focus, and interest from their students.

For more information, contact Stacy Jackson, Director of Tutoring and Scholarship, at 312.981.3562 (sjackson@fourthchurch.org).

Volunteer group facilitators are needed to help small groups of students learn the art of working together as a team. 
Facilitators will help youth create projects and engage in discussion around topics such as becoming self-aware,
coping with peer pressure, challenging media stereotypes, and negotiating and communicating with others.
For students, grade K-6, learning centers will be used to reinforce explicit instruction on life-skills. 

Who We Serve:
Students in Chicago’s inner-city neighborhoods
grades 1-12
(mostly from Cabrini-Green and Henry Horner schools)

Where: 
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut Street

Time Commitment: 
One afternoon a week from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday (Serving mostly 7th-12th grade students)
Wednesday and Thursday (1st-6th grade students)