In honor of National Mentoring Month, MEF would like to showcase the great work some of our mentors do at Metro!
Read MoreRebeca Valencia, Metro alum, volunteer and part-time staff member, was featured by My Favorite Outfit as part of their "Women Who Inspire Us" series.
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This summer, MEF students heard from 81 professional career speakers, went on 5 service trips, took 32 behind the scenes tours at Chicago corporations and enjoyed fun & educational field trips at 21 of Chicago's cultural institutions!!
Read MoreMidtown & Metro Business Apprenticeship students spent a day at Potbelly's Support Center learning about the company's culture and values—many of which align strongly with MEF's Character Education model! CEO Aylwin Lewis also presented a check to six student CEOs for Potbelly's contribution to MEF programs from the 6-week long milkshake fundraiser.
Read MoreMetro's Center director shares her insights and advice for helping to curb the city's violence on the July 8th edition of EWTN News Nightly.
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 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 MoreThe Metro Advancement Council (MAC) presented a series of professional development workshops for Metro alumnae.
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 More"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."
Read MoreYaa Owusu, Metro Alum and Pediatric Dentist, was featured by the Chicago Community Trust, as part of their "Stories of Philanthropy" series.
Read MoreWatch the 3-minute news coverage of Larry Yellen from Fox 32 Chicago touring Metro's summer programs.
Read MoreMr. Dan Jorndt shared some "Jorndt Jolts" of advice with Metro's summer Business, Engineering and Hospitality Apprentices.
Read MoreMetro hosted the 15th Annual MEF Parenting Conference: "Parenting: the Most Important Profession of Our Time."
Read MoreSince 2011, the John Austin Cheley Foundation has awarded over twenty students from Midtown Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls with scholarships to attend extended stay wilderness camps across the United States.
Read MoreAfter four Rock the Street, Wall Street sessions of budgeting, trading, and the basics of finance, the students were invited to tour tastytrade in downtown Chicago.
Read MoreMetro is always challenging the students to reach new heights, but maybe not this literally. Metro's College Orientation Program traveled to Wisconsin for a leadership workshop featuring a ropes course.
Read MoreRock the Street, Wall Street (RTSWS) launched a financial literacy program in Chicago at Metro Achievement Center!
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