History
Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth (LLAH) was created by The Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Foundation in dedication to the lasting memory and generosity of the Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, a long time federal judge who was beloved by the Chicago legal community. For more on Judge Marovitz, please click here.
In 1994, Chicago attorney Thomas A. Demetrio created the Lend-A-Hand Award of Excellence, with a desire to impact the lives of Chicago’s underprivileged children by recognizing the efforts of exceptional tutor/mentor programs in the Chicago communities. This award was the start of LLAH, and it continues today as the Thomas A. Demetrio Award of Excellence.
The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), with the leadership of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA), initiated the Lend-A-Hand Program in 1995 and it has continued to evolve ever since. Since its inception, the Lend-A-Hand program has encouraged the legal community’s support and furtherance of exceptional mentoring programs for disadvantaged youth in the Chicago area.
In 2003, the Lend-A-Hand Program received a $100,000 contribution from the CBF, made possible by a major gift from the Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Trust. Then in November 2006, LLAH received $2 million as part of a class action lawsuit. The money was awarded to a group of nonprofit organizations in a cy pres resolution
LLAH became a direct service organization in 2016 with the launch of Lend-A-Hand Tutoring at the CBA. The program provides free one-to-one tutoring to students from the Englewood community on Tuesday evenings during the school year at the CBA. Approximately 80 percent of our volunteers are attorneys.
While LLAH is now a separate 501(c)3 organization, the CBA has continued its leadership role in Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, consistent with the CBA’s historic commitment to community service.
In 1994, Chicago attorney Thomas A. Demetrio created the Lend-A-Hand Award of Excellence, with a desire to impact the lives of Chicago’s underprivileged children by recognizing the efforts of exceptional tutor/mentor programs in the Chicago communities. This award was the start of LLAH, and it continues today as the Thomas A. Demetrio Award of Excellence.
The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), with the leadership of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA), initiated the Lend-A-Hand Program in 1995 and it has continued to evolve ever since. Since its inception, the Lend-A-Hand program has encouraged the legal community’s support and furtherance of exceptional mentoring programs for disadvantaged youth in the Chicago area.
In 2003, the Lend-A-Hand Program received a $100,000 contribution from the CBF, made possible by a major gift from the Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Trust. Then in November 2006, LLAH received $2 million as part of a class action lawsuit. The money was awarded to a group of nonprofit organizations in a cy pres resolution
LLAH became a direct service organization in 2016 with the launch of Lend-A-Hand Tutoring at the CBA. The program provides free one-to-one tutoring to students from the Englewood community on Tuesday evenings during the school year at the CBA. Approximately 80 percent of our volunteers are attorneys.
While LLAH is now a separate 501(c)3 organization, the CBA has continued its leadership role in Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, consistent with the CBA’s historic commitment to community service.