Earlier this week, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless visited Alternatives, Inc.’s Wicked Truth and Youth Advisory Board summer program. Organizer Hannah Willage accompanied Sonovia, her two sons, and Cassie, who had each previously experienced homelessness....
Last week, Jaime challenged youth in our Wicked Truth program and the Youth Advisory Board to introduce themselves using “I am From…” poems and illustrative photographs. Each participant used a digital SLR camera, equipped with editing tools and guided by basic...
Teens teach each other lessons in justice BY NATASHA S. ALFORD JUN 10, 2014 Natasha S. Alford/Medill Reports At Alternatives Inc. in Uptown, students are trained to deal with conflicts at their high schools using principles of restorative justice. When Denisia Bryant,...
April 29 – 5:30 p.m. With the release of new data from the Chicago Public Schools in February, we learned that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, which have a total enrollment of about 50,000. In district-run schools, there...