by Brian Haslip | Apr 24, 2024 | Chicago
StandUp for Kids – Chicago Volunteering at StandUp for Kids has been impactful both ways: the young adults get a place torelax and have some fun and I get to learn about their lives and what they do day to day. Iremember the first day I came and ended up talking...
by Brian Haslip | Apr 24, 2024 | Chicago
StandUp for Kids – Chicago Volunteering at StandUp For Kids has given me the opportunity to give back to the community where I grew up and to help out disadvantaged youth that could have easily been me, if I only had made a couple more poor choices in my young...
by Will Schatz | Apr 15, 2021 | Chicago
StandUp for Kids – Chicago Starbucks celebrates the annual Global Month of Good in the month of April, where they can use their scale to bring together their partners, customers, non-profit organizations, civic leaders and business partners to dedicate their...
by Will Schatz | Dec 18, 2018 | Chicago
What was your biggest worry today? Was it where the money for your next meal was going to come from? Was it where you were going to sleep tonight? Was it where you would be able to shower, if at all? Was it where you would get help? These are just some of the...
by Will Schatz | Dec 11, 2018 | Chicago
Since its inception in 2009, StandUp For Kids (SUFK) – Chicago has welcomed volunteers from the city to help in its mission: ending the cycle of youth homelessness in the city of Chicago. At the drop-in center, open three nights a week, SUFK – Chicago...
by Will Schatz | Aug 10, 2018 | Chicago
Summer 2018 Newsletter What’s New in Chicago Summer 2018 has brought a wave of activity for the Purple People in Lakeview. We experience more and more youth coming to us not just for basic needs like food and clothing, but for much needed moral support to help...