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. |
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. Take a look at a recording of our March 2022 Volunteer Learning series on this topic below!
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.
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