Members of the legal profession are uniquely situated to make a profound impact in young people’s lives to enable them to reach their full potential and provide them with the tools to avoid the criminal justice system.

Kids growing up in urban poverty today are literally starved for mentors. Study after study shows that children raised in today’s inner cities increasingly cannot turn to their parents, teachers, or neighbors for the kind of guidance needed to escape poverty. Instead, these kids get involved in gangs and become lost in our justice system.

In pockets throughout the City of Chicago, there are rays of hope for impoverished kids: tutor/mentor programs that focus not simply on homework but on building one-on-one relationships between children and adults that will help end the cycle of poverty. These programs give impoverished children the opportunity to escape from their daily existences, to share their hopes and fears with an adult in a supportive environment, and to dream of one day achieving personal and professional success. The Sun Times Judge Marovitz Lawyers Lend-A-Hand To Youth Program (Lawyers Lend-A-Hand) is our legal community’s effort to contribute to outstanding youth mentoring programs in Chicago.

I invite you to join us in this noble effort in whatever way you can. Together, we can lift a spirit and lend-a-hand.

Jim Morsch
Chair, Executive Board

07/30/2008

My Hero Awards Luncheon

Celebrate Our Heroes...members of the legal community serving as mentors and making a difference in the lives of Chicago youth. [More]

06/25/2008

Exectuive Director to speak at the 2008 North American South Asian Bar Association Convention

Karina Ayala-Bermejo will be a panelist for the panel titled "The Non-Billable Hour - The World of Non-profit Boards and Alternative Civic Involvement."

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06/17/2008

CEO Circle

Calling all CEO, Presidents, and Executive Directors of tutor/mentor programs. You are encouraged to participate in our CEO CIRCLE to share ideas and best practices with your colleagues. The purpose of the CEO Circle is to identify and provide additional resources for tutor/mentor programs and foster communication between the leaders of tutor/mentor programs. Next CEO Circle meeting will be held on June 17, 2008 at the CBA (321. S. Plymouth court) @noon

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