Summer Works

Please consider making a contribution to help MEF's impact on Chicago's at-risk youth continue this summer. Our summer achievement camps are beloved by parents and schools alike because they help to prevent the dreaded “summer slide” that most kids experience over the summer that don’t continue academic work. Our camps combine summer fun with academic enrichment classes to keep their mind sharp. And equally as important, students receive Character Education classes and one-on-one mentoring from our advisors and counselors to ensure they are growing socially and emotionally to build positive habits and behavior.

Any contribution helps propel MEF's mission: that Chicago's urban youth will be inspired and guided to positively transform their lives, families and communities.

Midtown open House

Learn about the legacy of Midtown dating back to its founding in 1965 as a sports mentoring program in the Little Italy neighborhood of Chicago. And learn about how our current Center’s staff, volunteers, and students are continuing this legacy to form young men of Character in Chicago.

Example impacts:

$100 will cover the cost of classroom supplies for an academic class at Midtown or Metro.

$500 Will cover the cost of a field trip for summer apprentices.

$1000 will offset the costs of the summer program for one.

$2000 will cover the cost of five high school summer apprentices' stipends for their work in the program.

metro open house

Take a tour of the center and see Metro's award-winning summer enrichment program as over 200 girls enjoy hands-on classroom activities, high school apprenticeships, sports, art, character education and more