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Midtown Center Director Named 2025 Mentoring Summit Scholar
Midtown Center Director Named 2025 Mentoring Summit Scholar

Daniel Matamoros, Midtown Achievement Center Director, has been selected as one of just 10 scholars nationwide for the 2025 National Mentoring Summit.

An Unforgettable Evening: 33rd Annual Reach for Excellence Awards Gala
An Unforgettable Evening: 33rd Annual Reach for Excellence Awards Gala

Highlights from Midtown-Metro’s 33rd Annual Reach for Excellence Gala, honoring James N. Perry, Jr. and recognizing Glenn Wilke.

How Midtown-Metro is Shaping Students of Character Worldwide
How Midtown-Metro is Shaping Students of Character Worldwide

Collaborative Efforts Drive Student Success from Chicago to Kenya and Beyond

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Farewell to John Conroy: Commemorating the Life of a Long-Standing Board Member and Leade

John Conroy, a cherished member of the Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers Lifetime Advisory Board and beloved figure in the community, passed away on September 23, 2024, leaving a lasting legacy.

Midtown-Metro Awarded Top 100 Chicago Best Places to Work
Midtown-Metro Awarded Top 100 Chicago Best Places to Work

Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers listed among Crain's Best Places to Work in Chicago.

Midtown Metro Achievement Centers Triumph at YNPN Chicago Awards
Midtown Metro Achievement Centers Triumph at YNPN Chicago Awards

Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers and staff win YNPN awards, including Supervisor of the Year (Vince Meno) and Young Nonprofit Professional of the Year (Micheil Pruni).

Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers and Staff Nominated for Prestigious YNPN Awards
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers and Staff Nominated for Prestigious YNPN Awards

Longtime MEF Executive Director Glenn Wilke to continue with the organization as its Executive Director Emeritus

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Celebrating Community and Generosity at Midtown-Metro’s 9th Annual Soirée
CFD Summer Meals Program Coming to Midtown Achievement Center This Summer
CFD Summer Meals Program Coming to Midtown Achievement Center This Summer

Free breakfast & lunch for summer campers as part of Midtown-Metro’s commitment to leverage resources to benefit its families.

27th Annual MAC Luncheon Raises Over $109,000 for Metro Achievement Center
27th Annual MAC Luncheon Raises Over $109,000 for Metro Achievement Center
 
 

Midtown-Metro’s Most Recent Posts

 
What an unforgettable day spent at Navy Pier with our amazing Midtown-Metro families! 🌟 We are so grateful to the Navy Pier Community Rides program for sponsoring a number of our families to experience the magic of the Centennial Wheel and all the h
🏀A big thank you to Coach Troy Tonsil ("Coach T") and players Cam, Andre, and Braydon from Dominican University Men’s Basketball for coaching our sports programs at Midtown last Wednesday! They shared their team’s six core val
🌟 Teamwork makes the dream work! 🌟 The Midtown Achievement Center team recently took on ROARING DAN'S PIRATE DUNGEON at Escape Artistry Escape Rooms for a team-building outing. 🎉 Thanks to tickets generously donated by @EscapeArtistry, the team
🌟 Tutor Tuesday Spotlight: Meet Rose! ✨📚 Rose joined Metro in January 2023 after discovering us at a UIC involvement fair. A Psychology major on the pre-med track, Rose finds joy in tutoring, drawn to the positivity children bring to every session
🌸 It's Feel-good Friday! Last weekend, Midtown hosted a memorable Mother-Son High Tea event, creating memories our families won’t soon forget! Moms and sons dressed to the nines and shared meaningful conversations, enjoyed a delicious spread
Nothing but 💕 and 😃😄 at our 16th Annual Metro Father-Daughter Day. A heartfelt thank you to all the fathers, students, staff, and volunteers who made Metro’s Father-Daughter Day truly unforgettable. Special thanks to our guest speakers and
🔦This Veterans Day, our Midtown students honored those who serve by writing heartfelt letters of encouragement and support to deployed service members who may be far from home this holiday season. 📬✉️ In partnership with the organization @opgratit
🏀 Huge thanks to @chicagobulls for providing a joyful experience to our Midtown Achievement Center families during last week's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Events like these help to nurture in our students and parents some of the value
Our 33rd Annual Reach for Excellence Gala was a huge success, raising over $1.1 million for the Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers! We are incredibly grateful for the generous support from our sponsors and donors, whose contributions made this night p

UPCOMING EVENTS

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28th Annual Metro Advancement Council Luncheon
Mar 20
28th Annual Metro Advancement Council Luncheon

Join us for Midtown-Metro’s 27th MAC Luncheon at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago, featuring keynote speaker Lisa Duarte

 
 
 
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Today’s students.
Tomorrow’s leaders.

Since the Midtown Center for boys and the Metro Achievement Center for girls opened their doors in 1965 and 1985, respectively, nearly 22,000 students have experienced the “Midtown Way” and benefited in innumerable ways from more than 14.5 million hours of academic tutoring and virtue development.

 
 
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