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.
Yasmin
Joined in 1998
as a second grader

Our impact on education

96

%

Of our students, K-12, perform at or above grade level

99

%

Of Horizons for Youth students graduate from high school

84

%

Of our students persist to and through college

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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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22nd Annual
On Cloud Nine

Saturday, February 5, 2022

On Cloud Nine was founded in 2001 to honor the memory of Paige Barnett, who passed away at the age of 18 months on February 2, 2000. To learn more about the event and purchase your tickets, click below!

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You have until Tuesday at 5pm to sign up for the Bachelorette Bracket to benefit Horizons for Youth Emergency Fund! Will you be the winner this season?! $25 dollars to enter and you can win $250 and a Dozen Roses! Register: https://bit.my/3BwQCdK
Anyone else at the @chicagosky game tonight?! Did you see our logo on the Jumbotron? A big Thank You to Magellan Corporation for their partnership this year!
Don’t forget, you have until Monday at 5pm to sign up for the Bachelorette Bracket to benefit Horizons for Youth Emergency Fund! $25 dollars to enter and you can win $250 and a Dozen Roses! Register: https://bit.my/3BwQCdK
Join the Horizons for Youth YPB and sign up for the Bachelorette Bracket! You can win $250 and a dozen roses! Link in bio!
Thank you to @bimbobakeriesusa for putting together care packages for our 20 college students who are part of the @utmostu Fellowship. We all know how nice it is to get a care package while away at school!
Win a Fall-themed basket with our Raffle! Sales end tonight! Proceeds benefit our Emergency Fund. Tickets are $6 each or 5 tickets for $25! Head to https://bit.ly/2Yq4o33