Holy Family Ministries

Description

Located in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Holy Family Ministries is a not-for-profit organization operating four programs for at-risk youth:

• Holy Family School (K-8)
• Little Learners Academy Preschool (State funded preschool and child care center)
• Adventures in Learning (Ambitious enrichment programming before school/after school/summer)
• The Peace Exchange (A cross cultural program in peace studies for aspiring young adult leaders.)

Holy Families’ programs are offered "first-come, first-served" without regard to religion, race, previous academic achievement, or ethnicity. Families pay a fee based on income, approximately 25% of the full cost.

Holy Family School Outcomes & Achievements

• 30 year history of excellence in elementary and preschool education.
• 99% of graduates enrolled into private, charter and selective-enrollment high schools over the past five years.
• School-wide average exceeded the national average on the Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress test (NWEA MAP).
• Cheryl Collins, HFS Principal, honored at White House as a National Distinguished Principal.
• Jamie Lambert, middle school science teacher, was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Golden Apple Award.
• Accredited by AdvancED (North Central Association.