New Update: November 4, 2020 (English)
Our Commitment to Clean Air and Safe Schools
“With health and safety as our top priority, we’ve worked hard over the past few months to ensure that our school buildings are ready for students to return when it is safe for them to do so. This includes investing $8.5 million to purchase 20,000 HEPA air purifiers—one for every classroom in the district—as part of our commitment to go above and beyond to keep students and staff safe. These purifiers filter over 99.99 percent of airborne viruses, bacteria, and mold.
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions five key mitigation strategies for COVID-19 transmission, the district cleaned tens of thousands of classrooms from top to bottom, installed signs throughout the building to help students and staff practice social distancing, purchased hand sanitizer stations and millions of reusable cloth face coverings for every student and staff member.
Our next step was to ensure that every classroom in the district has appropriate ventilation and clean air. The district completed a school-by-school ventilation assessment that assessed if each classroom within the school had:
To read the full report, visit cps.edu/airquality
“With health and safety as our top priority, we’ve worked hard over the past few months to ensure that our school buildings are ready for students to return when it is safe for them to do so. This includes investing $8.5 million to purchase 20,000 HEPA air purifiers—one for every classroom in the district—as part of our commitment to go above and beyond to keep students and staff safe. These purifiers filter over 99.99 percent of airborne viruses, bacteria, and mold.
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions five key mitigation strategies for COVID-19 transmission, the district cleaned tens of thousands of classrooms from top to bottom, installed signs throughout the building to help students and staff practice social distancing, purchased hand sanitizer stations and millions of reusable cloth face coverings for every student and staff member.
Our next step was to ensure that every classroom in the district has appropriate ventilation and clean air. The district completed a school-by-school ventilation assessment that assessed if each classroom within the school had:
- An operating mechanical ventilation system including both an air supply and exhaust; or
- At least one operating window and a HEPA air purifier, which the district is providing for all classrooms as part of an $8.5 million investment.
To read the full report, visit cps.edu/airquality
Nueva actualización: 4 de noviembre de 2020 (español)
Nuestro compromiso con el aire limpio y las escuelas seguras
“Con la salud y la seguridad como nuestra principal prioridad, hemos trabajado duro durante los últimos meses para asegurarnos de que nuestros edificios escolares estén listos para que los estudiantes regresen cuando sea seguro para ellos hacerlo. Esto incluye invertir $ 8.5 millones para comprar 20,000 purificadores de aire HEPA, uno para cada salón de clases del distrito, como parte de nuestro compromiso de ir más allá para mantener seguros a los estudiantes y al personal. Estos purificadores filtran más del 99,99 por ciento de los virus, bacterias y moho en el aire.
Siguiendo las cinco estrategias clave de mitigación de la transmisión de COVID-19 de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el distrito limpió decenas de miles de aulas de arriba a abajo, instaló letreros en todo el edificio para ayudar a los estudiantes y al personal a practicar el distanciamiento social, compró estaciones de desinfectante de manos y millones de cubiertas faciales de tela reutilizables para cada estudiante y miembro del personal.
Nuestro siguiente paso fue asegurarnos de que cada salón de clases del distrito tenga ventilación adecuada y aire limpio. El distrito completó una evaluación de ventilación escuela por escuela que evaluó si cada salón de clases dentro de la escuela tenía:
Un sistema operativo de ventilación mecánica que incluye tanto un suministro de aire como un escape; o
Al menos una ventana operativa y un purificador de aire HEPA, que el distrito está proporcionando para todos los salones de clases como parte de una inversión de $ 8.5 millones.
Según la encuesta, más del 99 por ciento de las aulas están listas para los estudiantes y el personal. Los salones de clase que no cumplan con los requisitos se priorizarán para su reparación y se pondrán fuera de servicio hasta que se completen las reparaciones.”
Para ler el informe completo, viste cps.edu/airquality
“Con la salud y la seguridad como nuestra principal prioridad, hemos trabajado duro durante los últimos meses para asegurarnos de que nuestros edificios escolares estén listos para que los estudiantes regresen cuando sea seguro para ellos hacerlo. Esto incluye invertir $ 8.5 millones para comprar 20,000 purificadores de aire HEPA, uno para cada salón de clases del distrito, como parte de nuestro compromiso de ir más allá para mantener seguros a los estudiantes y al personal. Estos purificadores filtran más del 99,99 por ciento de los virus, bacterias y moho en el aire.
Siguiendo las cinco estrategias clave de mitigación de la transmisión de COVID-19 de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el distrito limpió decenas de miles de aulas de arriba a abajo, instaló letreros en todo el edificio para ayudar a los estudiantes y al personal a practicar el distanciamiento social, compró estaciones de desinfectante de manos y millones de cubiertas faciales de tela reutilizables para cada estudiante y miembro del personal.
Nuestro siguiente paso fue asegurarnos de que cada salón de clases del distrito tenga ventilación adecuada y aire limpio. El distrito completó una evaluación de ventilación escuela por escuela que evaluó si cada salón de clases dentro de la escuela tenía:
Un sistema operativo de ventilación mecánica que incluye tanto un suministro de aire como un escape; o
Al menos una ventana operativa y un purificador de aire HEPA, que el distrito está proporcionando para todos los salones de clases como parte de una inversión de $ 8.5 millones.
Según la encuesta, más del 99 por ciento de las aulas están listas para los estudiantes y el personal. Los salones de clase que no cumplan con los requisitos se priorizarán para su reparación y se pondrán fuera de servicio hasta que se completen las reparaciones.”
Para ler el informe completo, viste cps.edu/airquality
Tools For Volunteers
We value all of our volunteers and their constant dedication, so we have put together this page to give you additional resources along your volunteer journey, including ways you can still volunteer during these times.
HOPES Volunteer Basics
Volunteers with HOPES are essential to creating a positive emotional and academic learning environment. To learn more on the policies and expectations of volunteers use the links listed below.
Volunteers with HOPES are essential to creating a positive emotional and academic learning environment. To learn more on the policies and expectations of volunteers use the links listed below.
Educational Resources
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Resilience: Strengthening Relationships and Fostering Hopes in Children Experiencing Homelessness
When working with children experiencing homelessness it’s important to understand how our impact affects their development. This publication written by Project Hope-Virginia describes how positive factors can lead to positive development in children. This publication also includes defining what resilience is and how as adults we can facilitate positive growth amongst our students. |
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Tutoring Strategies for K-5
This article, provided by Reading Rockets, informs educators on four tutoring strategies that can be used when helping students. These four strategies work well for students k-5 and can be used a guide for volunteers when helping students out during program. |
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Reading Comprehensions Strategies
The Department of Education for Virginia sits down with reading consultant and author Dr. Anita Archer to discuss effective reading comprehension strategies for students. |
Show Up For Your Community And Volunteer
Volunteer At Frieda's Place!
One of our very own site coordinators, Frieda, helps run Su Casa's soup kitchen, known by community members as Frieda's Place! Find details about volunteering below
Days: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Times: 9am-12pm and 9am-2pm
Address: 1438 W 51st St. Chicago, IL 60609
Interested? Email fanniesbg@att.net
Want to donate cleaning supplies?
Click below to learn more.
One of our very own site coordinators, Frieda, helps run Su Casa's soup kitchen, known by community members as Frieda's Place! Find details about volunteering below
Days: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Times: 9am-12pm and 9am-2pm
Address: 1438 W 51st St. Chicago, IL 60609
Interested? Email fanniesbg@att.net
Want to donate cleaning supplies?
Click below to learn more.
Volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository!
The Greater Chicago Food Depository is in need of volunteers to repack food! Click below to volunteer with them.
Volunteer with My Block, My Hood, My City!
My Block, My Hood, My City is in need of volunteers to call seniors to check in with them during these times.
HOPES Professional Development Series
As providers of educational support to students experiencing homelessness it’s crucial to our mission that our organization is educated on issues that surround the experience of being homeless.
Below are guides to our accruing professional development series that aims to educate on issues relating to homelessness.
Below are guides to our accruing professional development series that aims to educate on issues relating to homelessness.
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Identity Mapping and Connecting Your Why In this series educators can connect the way they carry aspects of their identity in the work they do. Inequities in Access to Education This series covers the basic understanding of Chicago Public Schools’ structure and the connections of inequities in educational funding to housing segregation and redlining. |
Redlining as it Relates to Homelessness Learn how redlining and housing segregation leads to disproportionate rates of homelessness in black and brown communities. The Importance of Celebrating Juneteenth This series is about the historical significance of Juneteenth and the importance of teaching inclusive history to all students. |
Looking for other volunteer opportunities? Check out Be A Neighbor’s website by clicking here.
