Englewood made possible
Englewood has consistently made news headlines for having the highest hardship index in Chicago.
The Union League Boys & Girls Clubs Englewood Initiative was developed in 2015 in response to the high rate of violent crimes, gangs, socioeconomic disinvestment, and poverty impacting families and neighborhood schools.
"I want the rest of Chicago to know
I'm in a bad neighborhood, but I'm
just like them.
I'm
just like you.
Don't judge us. Give us a chance."
- Diamond, 13, Nicholson Club member
2015
Club opens in the
Stagg School of Excellence,
the first Boys &
Girls Club
in the community
in 10 years.
2017
New Club sites open at
Nicholson STEM Academy,
DS Wentworth
Elementary,
and TEAM Englewood
High School.
2019
CPS opens the
Englewood STEM High School,
and a new Club site
opens
within, serving 250 youth
in the first year.
2025
Our goal is to
double the number
of youth served
by
2025
4
Clubs in Englewood
1,090
Youth Served in 2019
Over
$3 Million
raised so far
College Scholarships
Open Doors to great futures.
As the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs serves more Englewood high school members, there will be a need for at least 100 more scholarships in years to come.
70
scholarships awarded in 2019
$168,000
"I'm grateful to the Union League Boys & Girls
Clubs for the scholarship as it is
helping me
work to achieve my goal of continuing my
education and building a great future."
- Taylor Jackson, Alumnus & former Youth of the Year
96%
of club 12th graders have applied for post secondary
education
Over
97%
of club teens are expected
to graduate
on time