Northwestern University Settlement - Settlement Programs

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OPENING DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY

• Ron Manderschied, President

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Northwestern Settlements Mission

• Northwestern Settlement nurtures, educates, and
  inspires children and families in need to take
  personal responsibility and attain
  self-sufficiency.

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Northwestern Settlements History

• Founded in 1891
• Settlement Movement began in 19th century
  London
• Oldest Settlement in the City of Chicago to
  remain in continuous operation
• Settlement assists families and individuals in
  overcoming the obstacles of poverty and
  inadequate resources, so that they may lead more
  fulfilling and productive lives
• 8,000 neighbors are served annually through core
  programming and 32,000 through the award-winning
  Adventure Stage Chicago

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Just the Facts

• Our Participating Neighbors

• Our Approach

• 95 are living in poverty
• 37 under the age of 18
• 8,000 neighbors served each year

• Exposure to the arts
• Adventure Stage Chicago
• CCT Arts Gallery
• College-focused education
• Head Start
• Rowe Elementary School
• After School
• Alternatives to negative urban lifestyles
• House In The Wood
• AmeriCorps Project YES!
• Crisis assistance
• Emergency Services
• Food Pantry
• Golden Agers

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Rowe Elementary School

• Opened September 8, 2009
• Prepare all K-8 scholars to succeed in and
  graduate from college
• Deliver an academically rigorous education
• Provide social and emotional support with
  Settlement wrap-around services

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Rowe Elementary School
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Head Start

• Served 78 participants and 15,876 meals in FY09
• Received accreditation through the National
  Association for the Education of Young Children
• Success measured through improved general
  cognitive skills demonstration of emergent
  literacy, numeric, and language skills and
  improved attitudes towards learning
• Feeder program for Rowe

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Head Start
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Emergency Services

• Served 5,087 neighbors 392,024 pounds of food in
  FY09
• Services include Food Pantry Meat Day
  clothing, rental, medical, and financial
  assistance Crate Barrel Holiday Assistance
• Assist Rowe families

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Emergency Services
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House In The Wood

• Served more than 400 children in FY09 at Lake
  Delavan, Wisconsin
• Provides the outdoor camp experience to children
  and teens from economically disadvantaged
  families in Chicago
• During the summer, HITW offers 6 to 8 sessions of
  camp Teen Camp, Family Camp, Summer Adventure
  Camp, two-week sessions for children ages 7 to
  12, and Leaders In Training
• Rowe scholars will attend for 2 weeks in 4th
  grade

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House In The Wood
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Adventure Stage Chicago

• Create dynamic theater for young audiences
• Over 32,000 participants visited Vittum Theater
  in FY09
• Provide Educational and Family Matinees as well
  as Neighborhood Bridges
• Rowe scholars will participate in NB in 3rd grade

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Adventure Stage Chicago
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School Age Program

• Extended Day / PeeWees, Little Rascals, Juniors,
  and 21st Century Doorway to Knowledge
• 143 participants in FY09
• Serve Rowe scholars

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School Age Program
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AmeriCorps

• Project YES!
• In FY09 36 full-time, 5 part-time, and 35 Jr.
  AmeriCorps members provided 80,540 hours of
  service through 72 volunteer activities to the
  West Town community
• 99 retention rate
• 3 Rowe members

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AmeriCorps
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Our Auxiliary Boards

• LEADERSHIP
• SERVICE
• INNOVATION
• SUPPORT
• COMMUNITY

• North Shore Board
• Associates Board
• Evanston Womans Board
• Chicago Board
• Park Ridge Board
• Winnetka Board

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Settlement Volunteer Opportunities

• YOUTH
• Help children learn healthy lifestyle habits with
  Extended Day
• Mentor Leaders-In-Training Teens
• Play soccer and games with after-school
  participants
• Rebuild trails and maintain campsites at House In
  The Wood
• Be a Lunch Buddy during Rowe lunch periods
• EDUCATION
• Help a Rowe Elementary School scholar build their
  math and reading skills
• Serve as a classroom assistant
• Tutor a child after school
• Read your favorite books to Head Start children

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Settlement Volunteer Opportunities

• ARTS
• Join the CCT Gallery Arts Committee
• Usher at Adventure Stage Chicago performances
• Become a Teaching Artist
• EMERGENCY SERVICES
• Distribute groceries
• Gather in-kind donations like hats, coats,
  gloves, and winter boots
• Connect with families in need
• COMMUNITY SERVICES
• Socialize with Seniors during weekly Golden
  Agers BINGO
• Help build language skills at ESL classes
• Contribute your skills and helping hand to
  special events like Thanksgiving Dinner,
  Christmas Adopt-A-Family, Neighborhood Caroling
  and More!

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THANK YOU!