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Annual Fund

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Click here to donate to the Companies That Care Annual Fund.

As members of the Board of Directors and staff of Center for Companies That Care, we choose to give our time, talent and treasure because we can see the direct impact of the programs at work.  Each year the Center for Companies That Care Annual Fund raises support to provide improved programming to ensure underserved youth can graduate from college and provide social sustainability for individuals, families and communities.  Center for Companies That Care is proud to let you know that we are achieving our goal and far exceeding the average college graduation rates of the students we serve.

Visit our website www.companies-that-care.org/action  to learn about all that we are accomplishing.

Read about AIM High from a student’s perspective.

Please click on the link above and make a generous gift to help meet our Annual Fund Goal.  Your tax deductible contribution helps us serve more students. 

On behalf of all the underserved students whose life trajectories you are changing, we thank you!

The Board of Directors and Staff of Center for Companies That Care

 

 
  

Program Associate

Written by Companies That Care on . Posted in Careers & Volunteers.

Center for Companies That Care is hiring a full-time Program Associate for the AIM High program.  This is the perfect job for someone who has loved being a camp counselor and wants to work professionally with underserved students.   Interested candidates should forward a resume with a letter describing experience and characteristics that would be assets in helping minority students graduate from college.  Please send resume and letter to: cynthiacobb@companies-that-care.org

 

Want to do something that matters?

Help underserved students graduate from college

 You will love this job if you:

  • Yearn to make a real difference in the lives of less-advantaged people
  • Enjoy high school and college students and care about their education
  • Thrive on variety and juggling lots of balls
  • Value multi-cultural interactions with many people

 You may be hired for this job if you:

  • Have a college degree
  • Have experience working with teens and young adults
  • Have exceptional people and relationship-building skills
  • Take pride in consistently producing high quality work
  • Are resourceful and can figure things out on your own
  • Are willing to work periodic evenings and weekends
  • Communicate often and effectively in writing and verbally
  • Work fast and adjust quickly to changing priorities and unexpected situations
  • Pay attention to detail
  • Are able to prioritize effectively and juggle many stakeholders
  • Know Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint well.  Knowledge of content management and database management a bonus.

Responsibilities

The AIM High Program Associate is fully responsible for implementing the AIM High curriculum at Chicago Public Schools.  The role includes:

Relationship Building

  • Building strong relationships with and among AIM High students, their family members, their mentors and their schools
  • Maintaining relationships long-term
  • Caring deeply for the students and being their cheerleader

 Program Development, Training and Communication

  • Developing and implementing mentor, student and parent training.
  • Developing and maintaining content for internal and external AIM High websites.
  • Documenting and implementing changes to program based on feedback.

 Outreach

  • Recruiting new mentors for AIM High
  • Promoting the annual AIM High fundraiser, March to College

 Evaluation and Tracking

  • Maintaining data for AIM High metrics
  • Ensuring no students “fall through the cracks” by conducting the bi-weekly Early Warning Indicators review

 

Dorothy McGhee

Written by Companies That Care on . Posted in News & Announcements.

 

Dear Friends,

It brings me great sadness to be sending you this email about the passing of our beloved friend, parent, mother, grandmother, and community leader, Ms. Dorothy McGhee.  As you may have already heard about her tragic death in the news, Ms. McGhee left us doing something she was passionate about – mentoring and fostering our young people.  I understand her body simply could not handle the verbal and physical altercation that ensued with one of the young people she was helping.  Dorothy leaves behind her pride and joy, her two boys with whom she made sure graduated from high school and entered into college; along with her family.  One son is a college senior and one is a sophomore.  Anyone who knew Ms. McGhee would know that her priority was seeing her sons graduate from college.  In addition, Dorothy was an active parent advocate involved with Grand Boulevard Federation’s Peer Parent Education Network, Positive Youth Development, CeaseFire, and Education to Success programs.  She was active with her block club; CAPS meetings; working groups of many issues; spearheaded the block’s community garden; took part in creating safe neighborhoods; participated on a State foster care board; advocated for restorative justice practices; served as an active parent in all of her children’s and foster children’s schools; interviewed many-a-times concerning parent involvement and education; participated in workshops and conferences, often as a panelist; and sought out and took advantage of many community programs and organizations.  All that among so many other hats and good fights she took on in the name of a safe, fair, and just community and schools; and she did it so well – articulate and on point.  Some of the schools she was associated with via her children/foster children include the University of Chicago Charter Schools, Betty Shabazz Charter Schools, Woodson, Mollison, and John Hope if not more.

 

I personally am so grateful to have known Dorothy.  As she was to many others, she was my mentor – wise, passionate, and the truest of true leaders.  The parents she worked alongside of through PPEN also put together some telling thoughts about Dorothy (see attached picture).  Thank you to those who have been keeping me abreast, sharing memories of her, and helping her family through this.  

 

In honor of Dorothy’s passing, please see the following and share this with others who knew her and of her, especially those without emails and those who have moved on from prior jobs.

 

Friday, April 4 from 4-8 PM

First Visitation @ Graham Funeral Directors

2701 W. 63rd Street  Chicago, IL  60629  (773) 240-4700

 

Saturday, April 5

Second Visitation and Funeral @ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

4543 S Princeton Ave,

 

Chicago, IL 60609  (773) 373-8536

 

Visitation 9-10 AM

Service 10-11 AM

 

Repast @ Greater Harvest Baptist Church

5141 S State St, Chicago, IL 60609  (773) 924-7766

Immediately following the funeral (11:30 AM/12 PM)

 

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation that would help the family and friends with funeral expenses as well as her boys as they seek to complete their mother’s dream of graduating from college.  Should you wish to make a contribution via check, at her sons’ request and a close friend of their mother’s, please make checks payable to:  Sharon Williams (memo: Dorothy McGhee memorial).

 

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