Cabrini Connections Art Festival, April 4

While the media are talking about strategies for stopping violence and improving school outcomes, Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection is on the ground doing battle to compete for the attention of teens living in high poverty neighborhoods so they connect with tutors/mentors and positive learning during the non-school hours.

Mike Trakan of the T/MC wrote an article responding to the SunTimes editorial of this week. I encourage you to read it. I also encourage you to read El Da'Sheon Nix's article on teamwork.

Then look at the art on this page. It was created by teens and volunteers who meet each Monday evening at Cabrini Connections. The top mural is 4'x5' and was created during the past year. The bottom mural is about the same size and was created last year. These and other art will be available for sale, along with donated art from local professionals, during our annual Art Festival, which will be held from 5pm to 10pm on April 4, at the Palette and Chisel Art Academy, 1012 N. Dearborn in Chicago.

You can support the arts and mentoring activities of Cabrini Connections by attending the festival and purchasing this art, or by making a sponsor donation to support our work. The sponsor form pdf is here. Learn more about Cabrini Connections and the Art Festival.

If you become part of this team you have a direct impact on the kids at Cabrini Connections and on the efforts of the Tutor/Mentor Connection to help these types of programs operate in more parts of Chicago. If we increase the number and variety of volunteers in different tutor/mentor programs we expand the number of people who are personally involved with the problems of poverty. This is an essential part of the solution.