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  • I first met Leo when  he was in 4th grade and I was just starting as a volunteer tutor with the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program in Chicago.
    Leo and I are still connected, even though he is in Tennessee. He's one of many students and volunteers who I have met over 35 years.
    We host many events throughout the year to build public awareness for tutoring/mentoring, bring program leaders together to share ideas, or raise money to pay to keep the lights on.  We'll post some of these on this web site and at Cabrini Connections, but we'll also use our fund raising blog to keep you updated.
    I hope you'll join  us for these events and use the information on this site to become an owner of our dream that all kids born in poverty will be starting jobs and careers by age 25, with the help of volunteers in structured tutor/mentor programs.

Understanding issues and distribution of programs

The articles in this section illustrate the way maps can be used to understand where tutor/mentor programs are needed, and where they currently are available. These can also be used to mobilize business and community assets to help schools and families support kids as them grow from first grade to a first job and a career.

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Jimmy Biggs Memorial Golf Benefit - July 16

Jimmy Biggs Memorial Cabrini Connections Golf Benefit will be held on July 16, 2009 at the Highland Park Country Club.  Registration now open.

It's goal is to expand the network of leaders who support Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection, and to raise money to support the work we do.  Jimmy Biggs was a student who became a member of the staff, and helped organize the first golf benefit. Jimmy's vision was that 100 business leaders would adopt Cabrini Connections and the T/MC, and become leaders who champion the tutor/mentor movement. 

Jimmy died in 2000, too early to make this vision a reality. Through the Golf Benefit, we seek to keep this hope alive.

Please add your support.   View the list of players and sponsors on the Cabrini Fund Raising Blog. 

Call 312-492-9614 if you'd like us to mail you a sponsor form so you can send a donation, or register a group, to support the July 16, 2009 Golf Benefit.

 
 
Collaboration and Capacity Building

The articles in this section illustrate ways organizations, businesses, faith groups and others in Chicago and in oth3er cities can connect to share ideas, learn, and innovate new solutions to problems individual programs cannot solve by working alone.

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