HORIZONS FOR YOUTH

Our mission is to transform children’s lives by providing targeted resources, rooted in education, in a trusting partnership with their families and communities.

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About us

Since 1991, Horizons for Youth has committed to understanding each individual student’s need and filling that gap. Through a series of highly coordinated, targeted support services, we create spaces for youth of all academic ability levels to succeed.

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Meet some of our students

l think the most important lesson I’ve learned at Horizons for Youth is that family isn’t just blood. It’s the support around us.
Sylvia
Joined in 2001
as a third grader
A couple things I’m proud to have accomplished, is that I’m able to push through challenges. I’ve gotten better over the years.
Marcheon
Joined in 2017
as a sixth grader
Horizons for Youth has opened a whole new world for me. They set you up to succeed, and if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today.
Martin
Joined in 2000
as a kindergartener
Knowing the importance of having a genuine mentor, who is really invested in the program and in me as a student, is why I am a mentor today.
Yasmine
Joined in 1998
as a second grader

Click the button below to learn more about No Ordinary Evening, an annual gala by the Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial Fund.

Horizons for Youth is the primary beneficiary of the fund!

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Our impact on education in 2023-2024

90

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Of students retained year over year

100

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Of Horizons for Youth students graduated from high school

100

%

Of high school seniors graduated with a post-secondary plan

Words from our community

The best thing about Horizons for Youth is that it provides students and families with what they need to be the best version of themselves.
Tiffany
Program Parent
Seeing Bryce grow up the last six years has profoundly changed my outlook. I am grateful to be a part of his life and to witness the tangible changes as he grows up and finds his place in the world.
Peter
Big Sib Mentor
We work hard to have a diverse racial, religious, and socioeconomic population. Horizons for Youth heard that and responded to that in a very positive way.
Mary Ellen
Former Principal of Francis Xavier Warde School
Horizons for Youth has really been able to supplement the resources our students need that our schools cannot provide on their own.
Dr. Natalie Johnson
Education Researcher & Tutor

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Save the date for our annual Parent/Mentor Outing on Saturday, November 9th! 📣 This event is a great opportunity for parents and mentors to strengthen their relationship, all for the success of your student! Thanks to @wcfchicago , this year, we’ll be hosting the event with a little change from our norm! 🤭 Register via…
The @horizonsforyouthab is hosting its first fundraiser of the year! Join us this Saturday for a bags tournament. All proceeds will go toward supporting Horizons for Youth! Link to purchase tickets is in our bio. ⬆️
We’re a few weeks into the new school year and our students are hard at work! Check out these first day of school photos our students sent us. 🥹 It’s never too late to volunteer with us for the new school year! If you want to team up with a student in 3rd grade or…
We’ll be on some campuses this month recruiting volunteers! Check out the reel to see where we’ll be. Thank you to our partners for creating spaces where Chicago’s non-profits can share their mission! 📍Wednesday, September 4: @celtsatluc 📍Thursday, September 5: @thisisuic 📍Tuesday, September 24: @haroldwashingtoncollege
We were feeling a little nostalgic seeing all the BTS posts and thought we’d share a few of our own. Thank you to our staff who volunteered to take us down memory lane!📚 As the ‘24-‘25 school year kicks off, we’d like to wish all our students, families, and school faculty the best as they…
Congratulations to DJ for his recent graduation from @haciaworks Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program! 🧰 After graduating from high school, DJ explored a few options to get real-world experience without having to go back to the classroom! With a little research and help from Horizons, DJ enrolled in this no-cost program with HACIA U to complete an…