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Read MoreFrom April 18 - June 6, Potbelly will donate one dollar to MEF summer programs when customers buy a Cookie Collision Milkshake. On April 21, they will donate 50% of dinner sales at four locations.
Read MoreMEF parents gathered to hear presenters discuss topics centered on the conference theme, "Love: the Mission of the Family." They left embracing the message of the day: loving your children and creating a loving home environment will lead to a happy state.
Read MoreFormer Steve Jobs PR manager and marketing guru, Andy Cunningham, dazzled a packed house at 1871 with life lessons and her bright vision for the future.
Read MoreMEF Executive Director Glenn Wilke shares MEF's nationally recognized approach to Character Education on the widely syndicated radio show, Viewpoints.
Read MoreWe asked MEF students what characteristics they would like to see in the next president of the United States!
Read MoreRead a re-cap of what's been happening at Midtown Center for boys, upcoming events, alumni updates, and program highlights!
Read MoreTwo dozen 4th-6th grade girls met at Metro to bake cookies, hear a character talk and then visited a home for the elderly to play games and share their cookies on a Metro service trip.
Read MoreMetro students took a field trip to Washington D.C. to visit museums, tour Georgetown University, attend a Human Dignity Conference and participate in the March for Life.
Read MoreOn February 2, MEF Executive Director Glenn Wilke participated in a panel discussion sponsored by DePaul University’s Career Center on a subject that’s near and dear to his heart – the business of philanthropy.
Read MoreThe Metro Advancement Council (MAC) presented a series of professional development workshops for Metro alumnae.
Read MoreA Midtown high school student finds a mentor that he can look up to and trust in the Summer PR/Journalism Apprenticeship.
Read MoreSam Bell, Dr. Kathryn Duda, Tad Brubaker and Sam Brilliant recieved the Volunteer of the Year Awards at the annual Volunteer Appreciateion Party.
Read MoreMEF's Auxiliary Board Jack Diamond talks about his experiences tutoring, exciting plans for the Auxiliary Board and this year's rooftop Soiree.
Read MoreMidtown students, staff and alumni join together to deliver over 300 Christmas baskets to Chicago area families.
Read MoreMEF celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving to give thanks for 50 years of inspiring student success at St. Mary of the Angels Church.
Read MoreMEF, Midtown Center for boys, and Metro Achievement Center for girls all received The Gold Star Mentoring Program Award from the Illinois Mentoring Partnership.
Read MoreOver 100 people gathered for a Breakfast Panel with Chicago civic leaders about the importance of mentoring for our city's youth.
Read MoreAlumni updates, upcoming events and testimonials from Midtown Center for boys
Read MoreA record-setting crowd of 540 guests enjoyed MEF's 50th anniversary gala on November 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. The event raised more than $1.1 million, a record amount, to support virtue-based academic enrichment programs at Midtown & Metro.
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