Chicago Lights

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Oct 25, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$1,889,908

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Elam Davies Social Service Center (EDSSC): EDSSC meets basic human needs and supports persons on their journey toward greater stability and self-sufficiency. Services include a weekly community meal, bag lunches distributed three days a week, a food pantry, distribution of clothing, housing information and assistance, computer classes, community voice mail, job readiness training, support groups, advocacy, and case management. There are no geographic boundaries or eligibility requirements.

Activity 3

Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy Program at Nancy B. Jefferson School (NBJ): This program is the only one-on-one tutoring program available to the youth incarcerated in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. The main goal of the program is to give some of Chicago's most vulnerable children - students between the ages of 11 and 17 who are awaiting trial, sentencing or serving time in jail - the opportunity to foster literacy, encourage self-expression and build self-esteem through a better understanding of themselves and their surroundings. The art and writing of the approximately 100 students served is published through quarterly magazines which honor their creativity amidst dire surroundings. This program is fully supported by an annual operating grant.

Filer

EIN

36-3786331