Communities In Schools of Chicago works with more than 200 organizations across metropolitan Chicago. These organizations are committed to joining us in supporting the academic, social-emotional, physical, and mental well-being of Chicago public-school students. They provide programs and services – at no cost to students – that address needs identified by their school leaders.
Some community partners provide programming inside of schools, during the school day; others offer special programs, performances, and opportunities for students to explore the city and surrounding communities.
With community partnerships that focus on academic support; arts and culture; college and career readiness; counseling and supportive guidance; health and wellness; and parent and family engagement, our allies in supporting students on their path to graduation are diverse. Throughout the year, our Community Partnership Specialists work closely with our School Partnership Specialists to match schools with programs that address their top priorities.
Community Partners (2022-23)
The following community partners committed energy and resources to impacting the lives of Chicago public-school students during the 2022-23 academic year by partnering with Communities In Schools of Chicago.
Community Partner | Types of Programs Provided |
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826CHI | Academic Enrichment |
A Just Harvest | Fundamental Needs |
Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (ACCE) | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
Adler Planetarium | Academic Enrichment |
Ageless Eyecare | Health and Wellness |
Alice's Kids | Fundamental Needs |
All Stars Project | College and Career Readiness |
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago | Health and Wellness |
American Writers Museum | Arts and Culture |
Argonne National Laboratory | College and Career Readiness |
Art Encounter | Arts and Culture |
Art Institute of Chicago | Arts and Culture |
Between Friends | Health and Wellness |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Academic Enrichment |
Blessings in a Backpack | Fundamental Needs |
Blue Bird Day & Eyas Landing | Behavioral and Mental Health |
BMO Harris Bank | College and Career Readiness |
Bottom Line | College and Career Readiness |
Brainchild Collective/Design Dance | Arts and Culture |
Candor Health Education | Health and Wellness |
CareerSpring | College and Career Readiness |
Catholic Charities | Behavioral and Mental Health; Fundamental Needs |
CDPH - Immunization Program | Health and Wellness |
CDPH - Tropical Optical | Health and Wellness |
Center for Conflict Resolution | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Center on Halsted | Academic Enrichment; Arts and Culture; Behavioral and Mental Health |
Charlie Health | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Area Health Education Center | College and Career Readiness |
Chicago Blackhawks | Academic Enrichment |
Chicago Chamber Music Society | Arts and Culture |
Chicago Chess Foundation | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Children's Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Chicago City Soccer Club | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Community Oral Health Forum | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Department of Transportation | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Fire | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Fire Department | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Innovation Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | Arts and Culture |
Chicago Opera Theater | Arts and Culture |
Chicago Philharmonic | Arts and Culture |
Chicago Police Department | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Run | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Survivors | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Chicago Women's Health Center | Health and Wellness |
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | Arts and Culture |
Chiro One | Behavioral and Mental Health |
CircEsteem | Academic Enrichment |
Civic Leadership Foundation | College and Career Readiness |
Classical Music Chicago | Arts and Culture |
CodeCreate | Arts and Culture |
Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures | Health and Wellness |
Common Sense Education | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Common Threads | Health and Wellness |
Compudopt | Academic Enrichment |
ConnecTeen | Health and Wellness |
Cook County Farm Bureau | Academic Enrichment; Health and Wellness |
Cook County State's Attorney | Behavioral and Mental Health |
CPS - Crisis Management Unit | Behavioral and Mental Health |
CPS - Office of Student Health and Wellness (OSHW) | College and Career Readiness |
CPS Lives | Arts and Culture |
Cradles to Crayons | Fundamental Needs |
Creative Passages | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) | College and Career Readiness |
CSO/Negaunee Music Institute | Arts and Culture |
Culture Shock Dance Chicago | Arts and Culture |
Delta Dental of Illinois | Fundamental Needs; Health and Wellness |
DePaul University Athletics | College and Career Readiness |
Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
Dream On Education | Academic Enrichment |
Educate. Radiate. Elevate. | Academic Enrichment |
Elizabeth Tawose Productions | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Elyssa's Mission | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Ensemble Español | Arts and Culture |
Erasing the Distance | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Erie Family Health Center | Health and Wellness |
Erika's Lighthouse | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Escape Artistry | Arts and Culture |
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | College and Career Readiness |
Fifth Third Bank | College and Career Readiness |
Fit Kids | Health and Wellness |
Focus Fairies Mentoring | Academic Enrichment |
Forest Preserve of Cook County | Academic Enrichment |
Freddie Almazan | Arts and Culture |
Friends of the Children Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |
FUSE | Academic Enrichment |
Future Founders Foundation | College and Career Readiness |
Garfield Park/Hartgrove Hospitals | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
Girls in the Game | Health and Wellness |
Girls Who Code | Academic Enrichment |
Global Project Hope | Health and Wellness |
Goodman Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Greater Chatham Initiative | Academic Enrichment; Behavioral and Mental Health |
GRO Community | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Guardian Lane | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Haitian American Museum of Chicago | Arts and Culture |
Harry S. Truman College | College and Career Readiness |
Haymarket Center | Health and Wellness |
HEART | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
Her Drive Co | Fundamental Needs |
Hope for the Day | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Howard Brown Health: BYC | Health and Wellness |
Ignition Community Glass | Arts and Culture |
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
Illinois Safe Schools Alliance Program of PHIMC | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Imagination Theater | Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Wellness |
Insight Project for Kids | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures | Arts and Culture |
InterAction | Behavioral and Mental Health |
International Children's Media Center | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Joffrey Ballet | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
Junior Achievement of Chicago | College and Career Readiness |
KWOE Foundation | Arts and Culture |
Ladder Up | College and Career Readiness |
Learning Edge | Academic Enrichment |
Lifeline Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Health and Wellness |
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Lynx Project | Arts and Culture |
Lyric Opera of Chicago | Arts and Culture |
Marwen | Arts and Culture |
MeMA Music | Arts and Culture |
Metropolitan Family Services | Health and Wellness |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Academic Enrichment; College and Career Readiness |
Move This World | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Mujeres Latinas en Acción | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Museum of Contemporary Art | Arts and Culture; College and Career Readiness |
Music of the Baroque | Arts and Culture |
My Familytree Storybook | Behavioral and Mental Health |
NAMI Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Nancy Gardner, LCSW | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Narrative 4 | Arts and Culture |
National Campaign to Stop Violence | Behavioral and Mental Health |
National Indo-American Museum | Behavioral and Mental Health |
National Museum of Mexican Art | Arts and Culture |
Natya Dance Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Northlight Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Nourishing Hope | Fundamental Needs |
Old Town School of Folk Music | Arts and Culture |
Once Upon Our Time Capsule | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Academic Enrichment |
Phoenix Clinic Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Pilot Light | Health and Wellness |
Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Health and Wellness |
Plant Chicago | Academic Enrichment |
Poetry Foundation | Arts and Culture |
Pro Football Hall of Fame | Arts and Culture |
Prosper Chicago | Fundamental Needs |
Pulitzer Center | College and Career Readiness |
RAINBOWS | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Resilience | Health and Wellness |
Resource Center for Autism and Developmental Delay | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Respiratory Health Association | Health and Wellness |
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts | Arts and Culture |
Riveredge Hospital/Streamwood Hospital | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Rush University Medical Center | Health and Wellness |
Sarah's Inn | Health and Wellness |
Saxena Lab at UIC | Academic Enrichment |
Science Olympiad | Academic Enrichment |
SGA Youth & Family Services | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Shedd Aquarium | Academic Enrichment |
Silk Road Rising | Arts and Culture |
SitStayRead | Academic Enrichment |
Smart Museum of Art | Arts and Culture |
Soles4Souls | Fundamental Needs |
Southwest Airlines | College and Career Readiness |
SparkShop | Academic Enrichment |
Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Arts and Culture |
Storycatchers Theatre | Arts and Culture |
Success Bound | Academic Enrichment |
Supplies for Dreams | Academic Enrichment |
The Actuarial Foundation | Academic Enrichment |
The Anti-Cruelty Society | Academic Enrichment; Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness; Health and Wellness |
The Anti-Defamation League | Behavioral and Mental Health; College and Career Readiness |
The Evolved Network | Health and Wellness |
The Legacy Project | Behavioral and Mental Health |
The Nora Project | Behavioral and Mental Health |
The Peace Exchange | Behavioral and Mental Health |
The Period Collective | Fundamental Needs |
The Schools Group | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Travis Manion Foundation | Arts and Culture |
U.S. Teqball Federation | Health and Wellness |
UCAN | Behavioral and Mental Health |
University of Chicago Admissions | College and Career Readiness |
University of Chicago Basketball | College and Career Readiness |
University of Illinois Extension | Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Wellness |
Urban Therapeutic Solutions | Behavioral and Mental Health |
US Army Corps of Engineers | College and Career Readiness |
Visceral Dance Chicago | Arts and Culture |
Vision Service Plan | Health and Wellness |
Wellness4Every1 | Arts and Culture |
WFMT Bach to School | Arts and Culture |
White Sox | Academic Enrichment; Behavioral and Mental Health |
Willow House | Behavioral and Mental Health |
Working In The Schools (WITS) | Academic Enrichment |
Writers Theatre | Arts and Culture |
WTTW11/98.7wfmt | Behavioral and Mental Health |
You Are A Star/StarDreamers Storytellers | Arts and Culture |
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Wellness |
Zurich | College and Career Readiness |