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Farewell to John Conroy: Commemorating the Life of a Long-Standing Board Member and Leader (Copy)

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.

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
Celebrating Mrs. Villasenor's Years of Service at Midtown-Metro Achievement Center
Celebrating Mrs. Villasenor's Years of Service at Midtown-Metro Achievement Center

After over 4 decades at Midtown-Metro, Mrs. Villasenor is stepping down from her role as the Housekeeping Manager at Metro Achievement Center.

 
 

Midtown-Metro’s Most Recent Posts

 
🌟 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
📢 Celebrating Our Arrupe LEAD Career Fellows! 📢 We’ve had the pleasure of hosting five interns from Arrupe College of Loyola over the past six weeks. These dedicated students have made meaningful contributions—from helping with our ann
📚✨Tutor Tuesday Spotlight: Meet Katharine! ✨📚 Katharine’s journey with Metro Achievement Center started out of simple curiosity—she saw our center near UIC, stopped by a campus fair, and instantly knew she wanted to get involved! As th

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2024 Midtown Annual Christmas Basket Project
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2024 Midtown Annual Christmas Basket Project

Volunteer or Donate to our Midtown Center for Boys Annual Christmas Basket Project. Each year Midtown partners with local community organizations to help provide Christmas baskets to families in need…

 
 
 
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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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