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A Dream Deferred \ college success \ cps \ Luis Narvaez \ Preparate Conference
Success is Possible for Undocumented Students, Experts Say
Experts from around the country share strategies on how undocumented students can stay afloat and become professionals Hundreds of high school and college advisors from across the country came to Chicago on May 1 and 2 for The College Board’s Prepárate conference, dedicated to increasing college access and success among Latino students. For the first [...]
alternate housing \ back of the yards \ Cathy St. Clair \ executive director \ Pete's Place \ Su Casa Catholic Worker
Su Casa Catholic Worker Has New Executive Director
The Gate talks to Cathy St. Clair about her new role and her efforts to connect more deeply with the Back of the Yards neighborhood Longtime homeless advocate Cathy St. Clair recently joined the Su Casa Catholic Worker as its new executive director and moved into the neighborhood. St. Clair spoke with The Gate in [...]
An Irrepressible Hope: Notes from Chicago Catholics \ antiviolence \ back of the yards \ holy cross/ihm \ Maureen Kellher \ youth
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Not all youth can be reached by local anti-violence initiatives Editor’s Note: This article might not look like a cover story to you, but it is one, I feel, we all need to read. This story is written by a local resident. Like her, many of us may have mentored a young man like Daniel, [...]
“People ask me, ‘are you excited to be going?’ I say, I’ll miss Back of the Yards.”
Father Bruce: How Does a Gringo who Failed Spanish in College Become the Best-known Priest in Back of the Yards? After 22 years in the neighborhood, Fr. Bruce Wellems, CMF, pastor of Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, calls it fate. But now, fate takes him to Los Angeles, where he will work to [...]
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