Youth Sites

Tutor, mentor, and play with kids from pre-school through high-school at our Youth Issues sites.

Christopher House

  • Area: Uptown
  • Issues: Volunteers typically help with the 3–4 year olds for snack time, play time and enriching activities such as reading stories. Primarily African immigrant population. The organization has day care, pre-school as well as after school programs.
  • Site leaders: Amanda Laabs (amanda.laabs@yahoo.com) and Daniel Hessel (hessel@northwestern.edu)

Family Focus

  • Area: Evanston
  • Issues: Volunteers work with 3rd–8th graders at the center’s after-school tutoring & mentoring program.
  • Site leaders: Kate Weisshaar (katherineweisshaar2007@u.northwestern.edu) and Alex Podbelski (alex.podbelski@gmail.com)

Project JAM

  • Area: Rogers Park
  • Issues: Volunteers facilitate activities planned by site leaders, such as grammar exercises, team-building exercises, outdoor activities, and other games.
  • Site leaders: Robbie Levin (robertlevin2012@u.northwestern.edu) and Michael Hyre (michaelhyre2007@u.northwestern.edu)

Y.O.U.

  • Area: Evanston
  • Issues: Help kids age 8–12 with their homework and fun activities such as playing soccer, making a craft, or leading Reader’s Theater.
  • Site leaders: Kathryn Anderson (kathrynanderson2012@u.northwestern.edu), Ebonee Tinker (eboneetinker2007@u.northwestern.edu) and Daniel Hegeman (d-hegeman@northwestern.edu)

SELF

  • Area: Uptown
  • Issues: Work as an ESL tutor at an elementary school; teach reading, writing, and other English skills.
  • Site leaders: Elizabeth Harris (elizabetharris2010@u.northwestern.edu), Ritika Singh (ritikasingh2007@u.northwestern.edu) and Jenny Gross (jgross@northwestern.edu)

Boys Hope Girls Hope

  • Area: Evanston (Mondays, Wednesdays 7-9 PM)
  • Issues: Volunteers provide tutoring/mentoring assistance for high school students living in three houses a few blocks away from Northwestern’s campus. Currently, the greatest assistance is needed in the math and sciences, but tutors from all areas can be useful on any given day,
  • Site leaders: Mark Ison (markison2007@u.northwestern.edu) and Katie Wood (k-wood@u.northwestern.edu)