Voices of Wisdom Saturday, June 30th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm The Fenn House, 5638 South Woodlawn Avenue Wine and Light Refreshments Please join us on Saturday, June 30th at Fenn House for our annual fundraiser. This year, we will be focusing on the creative work of our youth. Students will share their poetry, music, painting, [...]
Our YouthBuild group in Harvey, Il, now has its own blog: http://youthbuildwisdomproject.wordpress.com/
We are pleased introduce Sherron Garrett, a sixteen-year-old who attends Kenwood High School, our featured student-poet for the autumn: To see Sherron’s work, go to www.sherrongarrett.blogspot.com. Sherron’s mentor, Matt Relstab, helped him create the blog as part of a project which culminates in his book, A Different Me. Anyone who makes a donation at this [...]
Here are some testimonials from our students: “I learned that it is important to look at one’s self and take time to evaluate self; that I need to stay more focused and attentive; and that I need to spend more time evaluating who I am… It allowed me to see a deeper me and realize [...]
Please click here to see a video made by our Youthbuild group: \"I Am\" by Chicago Southland Youthbuild
The Chicago Wisdom Project is founded upon the belief that wisdom is an inherent quality of every being. Wisdom is our capacity to find meaning and connection in our world. One of the ways we do this is through the imagination. Today more than ever our culture requires creative approaches to find meaning in our [...]