Gads Hill Center

Program Description

Gads Hill Center is a community-based family resource center serving Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Its Learning Connection program provides educational assistance to at-risk elementary school students. A past grantee, Gads Hill recently began the Primero, La Ciencia, program in collaboration with The Chicago Botanic Gardens. This urban environmental science camp for 7th-9th graders was awarded one of six national Leadership Awards from The United States Institute for Museum and Library Services. 

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Program Status
past
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Gads Hill Center is a community-based family resource center serving Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

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Territory is an afterschool and summer design team program, putting young people to work in their own communities, using urban design to build community identity and re-imagine public spaces across Chicago. Team members learn design skills through activities, and each team completes an urban design, public art or placemaking project working in partnership with their host community, and each project is unique, reflecting the expertise of our team members and the needs of the community.