Gads Hill Center
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Abbreviation | GHC |
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Formation | 1996 |
Type | Non-profit organization |
Purpose | Humanitariqn,peacebuilding,help poor students and family |
Headquarters | Ethiopia |
Location |
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Region served | Dire Dawa, |
Official language | English,Amharic,Oromoo |
CEO | Fahmi Ahmed |
Main organ | Chairman |
Parent organization | 300 |
Staff | 82 in 2012 |
Volunteers | 324 in 2010 |
Website | http://www.gadshillcenter.org |
Gads Hill Center is a
History
In the spring of 1898, Gads Hill Social Settlement opened its doors in a former saloon in Pilsen near what is now Damen Avenue and 22nd Street. Leila Martin, a founder and the first director, was a recent widow at age 23. She had experienced hardship but also had a vision of a better world.[2] Gads Hill soon became a settlement house dedicated to improving the entire community.[3]
As the 20th century began, Gads Hill's
Soon after opening its doors, Gads Hill offered kindergarten, singing groups, cooking classes, a savings bank with 350 depositors, sewing clubs, and activities for school-age boys and girls.[4]
Over the years, the
At the turn of the 21st century, Gads Hill Center expanded services to other communities in need. In 2002, the Gads Hill Child Care Center opened its doors to serve the families of Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.[4]
Programs
More than 50 percent of the adults in the neighborhoods served by Gads Hill Center have not completed high school; a third of local school students drop out; and students are failing to meet state achievement test standards. Gads Hill Center is dedicated to the issue of educational support and enrichment.
Children's services
In 2002, Gads Hill Center opened the Child Development Center. It is situated in North Lawndale at the Center for Families and Neighbors of the Sinai Community Institute. The center provides pre-kindergarten services, Head Start, and child care services for 3-to 5-year-olds. Also at the Child Development Center is Club Learn, Gads Hill Center's after-school educational program for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. They provide family support service for participants and support parents in their role as their children's first teacher.
Teen Connection
Beginning in 2002, Teen Connection was created in order to fill the need for educational services for the
Incorporating 13 components into its year-long after-school program, Teen Connection provides support that extends from middle school through to the college years.[6]
The program offers community leadership, mentorship, academic achievement, social enrichment, and college admission activities to approximately 60 low-to-average academic achieving 7th-12th grade students each year (ages 13–18).[6]
Club Learn
Club Learn is a child development program. They serve at-risk six- to twelve-year-olds by providing services that guide them away from gangs, delinquency, and drugs.
Club Learn provides computer labs and computer instruction. Typically, kids involved in Club Learn don't have computers at home.
New Horizons
New Horizons is a mentoring program aimed to provide role models to middle school students in the Pilsen community. Pilsen ranks second among Chicago's neighborhoods for the percentage of adults (56%) without a high school degree, and nearly one of out of three students in Pilsen drops out of high school. Also, gang presence in the area exposes students to violence.
New Horizons is an early intervention program that serves at-risk middle school students.
Notes
- ^ "GADS HILL CENTER – About Us". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ a b Ladd, J.T. (1905). "Gads Hill Center". In George W. Moss, Christian, pp. 261-295 in Ch. VIX. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
- ^ a b GADS HILL CENTER - History Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Gads Hill Center. (2005). A Century of Greatness - Significant Dates in Gads Hill Center History. Retrieved 08-26-2010.[1] Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2000 U.S. Census, Record Information Services
- ^ a b c "CSO College Center - Program Info". Archived from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-09.