MEF is Now "Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers"

A new era begins for this 58-year-old nonprofit organization with a fresh new look and a name change that is different yet familiar.

Midtown Educational Foundation Receives Prestigious Templeton Grant

John Templeton Foundation $231K multi-year grant to fund core elements of MEF’s acclaimed character education program

Chicago Parents: Think Warm Thoughts as MEF Opens Registration for its Summer 2022 Achievement Camps

Affordable In-Person Day Camps for Rising 4th-12th Grade Students that combine summer fun with personal and academic growth.

Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss: Longtime Chicago After-School Program Ready to Help This Fall

MEF Opens Registration for its 2021-22 In-Person Programs Targeted at Low-income Families Most Affected by Pandemic

MEF to Help Even More Students Stay On Track This Summer With New Fully In-person Options

Centers to Give Parents the Choice Between Fully In-Person, Fully Remote or Hybrid Options

We Hear You Parents: How a Local Nonprofit is Using Parent Feedback to Design Their Summer Programs for Low-Income Families

MEF Opens Summer 2021 Program Registration and Shares Its Parent Survey Data

Through the Chaos of E-Learning: A Summer Success Story

Midtown Educational Foundation Releases Preliminary Results From Its Remote Summer Program; Parents and Students Were Overwhelmingly Satisfied and feel Prepared for Virtual Learning in the Fall.

Metro Parents Explore Communication in a Digital Age

For two weeks in February, Parent Nights were held at Metro. The parents of all Metro students came to learn and grow in order to best lead their families. The topic at hand was both a tough but important one: “Can We Talk? Communication in the Digital Age.”

Metro, MEFChelsea DavisMarch 8, 2018spring 2018, parentsComment

Mexican Grandmother, Guide for Hundreds of Parents

Laura Rodriguez of Hoy interviewed Petra Jaime, Parent Program Director at Metro in a piece about family, vocation and service.

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[Capital Research Center] The Midtown Educational Foundation: Changing Lives in Chicago

The January 1998 edition of Philanthropy, Culture, & Society was dedicated entirely to the Midtown Achievement Program (MAP). Now, nearly 20 years later, the same group interviewed Glenn Wilke in a follow-up comprehensive look at MEF's standard setting approach to helping at-risk youth.

MEF in the NewsChelsea DavisJuly 1, 2016apprenticeships, character, parents, 50th anniversary, spring 2016, 2016, enewsComment

Love is in the Air

MEF 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.

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Metro Internship Story on DePauw's Website

"I was interested in working this summer mainly to give back to a community I support. Metro has a warm and welcoming atmosphere as soon as you walk in the door. The women on staff work very hard to demonstrate individual attention, a care for parent education and respect towards each girl and her intellectual, personal and spiritual development."

MetroChelsea DavisSeptember 28, 2015Metro Achievement Centerparents, fall 2015, alumni, ONEComment

Catholic New World Features Midtown Parenting Program

A Catholic New World article features Midtown Parent Program Director, Arturo Baranda, speaking about parenting classes as a way to curb youth violence.

MEF in the NewsChelsea DavisAugust 10, 2015parents, 2015, fall 2015Comment