Midtown students, staff and alumni join together to deliver over 300 Christmas baskets to Chicago area families.
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MEF celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving to give thanks for 50 years of inspiring student success at St. Mary of the Angels Church.
Read MoreMEF, Midtown Center for boys, and Metro Achievement Center for girls all received The Gold Star Mentoring Program Award from the Illinois Mentoring Partnership.
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Over 100 people gathered for a Breakfast Panel with Chicago civic leaders about the importance of mentoring for our city's youth.
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Alumni updates, upcoming events and testimonials from Midtown Center for boys
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A record-setting crowd of 540 guests enjoyed MEF's 50th anniversary gala on November 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. The event raised more than $1.1 million, a record amount, to support virtue-based academic enrichment programs at Midtown & Metro.
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An open letter to the Chicago business community by Glenn Wilke.
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Opusdei.org featured MEF's five alumni profiles on the Social Initiatives tab of their website on the occastion of the 50th Anniversary.
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"I was interested in working this summer mainly to give back to a community I support. Metro has a warm and welcoming atmosphere as soon as you walk in the door. The women on staff work very hard to demonstrate individual attention, a care for parent education and respect towards each girl and her intellectual, personal and spiritual development."
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Congrats to tournament winners AIM Consulting! Together, we raised over $11,000 for MEF kids! Couldn’t make it the kickball tournament, but want to give back? Consider joining Midtown or Metro as a volunteer this school year!
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John Kass, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, spoke at MEF's “Breakfast with Champions.” MEF’s focus on virtues and parents really struck a chord with Kass. “This organization is critical,” he said. “Talking about virtues really struck me. The people who provide virtues are parents.”
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Yaa Owusu, Metro Alum and Pediatric Dentist, was featured by the Chicago Community Trust, as part of their "Stories of Philanthropy" series.
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Two Midtown PR/Journalism Apprentices wrote a letter to the editor at the Chicago Tribune that ran this week. They encourage community leaders and lawmakers to build more programs that help prevent violence, like Midtown Center for boys.
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MEF Program Managers discuss character at MEF, Apprenticeships and 50th Anniversary plans on Patrick McCormack's Relevant Radio show, "On the Front Porch." Listen to the segment!
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In this our fiftieth year, Midtown had its largest Summer Program ever with 440 students from 4th through 12th grade. Read more for a summer re-cap and alumni update!
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Watch the 3-minute news coverage of Larry Yellen from Fox 32 Chicago touring Metro's summer programs.
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A Catholic New World article features Midtown Parent Program Director, Arturo Baranda, speaking about parenting classes as a way to curb youth violence.
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David Elliot, attorney at law at Burr & Forman and a group of attorneys from Discover visited the Midtown Center to meet with the Law Apprenticeship students and implement a mock trial.
Read MoreTwo four-minute features aired on Fox News Channel. They are based on a day-long series of interviews which Kelly Wright conducted at Midtown Center for boys on Friday July 17 & at the Midtown Center Reunion on July 18.
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Midtown Center alumni from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s gathered for a festive 50th anniversary reunion at the original home of the Midtown Center for boys on Loomis & Lexington.
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