EY Steps Up for Kids Once Again

EY recently held a recruitment event at DePaul University that also offered DePaul students the opportunity to participate in a community engagement activity benefiting Chicago Youth Centers (CYC).  For the past 57 years, CYC has provided assistance to youth in underserved Chicago communities, including offering children the opportunity to attend summer camp. At the recruitment event, DePaul students packed camp necessities into duffle bags that will be presented to 120 children attending s Camp Rosenthal this summer.

“CYC is one of the few youth organizations in Chicago to still have a fully operational camp as part of our mission,” said Charlie Pikul, Assurance Business Development Executive and CYC corporate board member. “We believe getting our children away from the city and providing activities that help develop important skills for success is life-changing.”

Charlie and Scott Merrow, CYC Senior Vice President of Program Development and Operations, spoke on behalf of the organization at the event. Special thanks to Katy Elliott and Molly Cook for helping to coordinate the community engagement activity.

Experian

Thank you once again to the Experian Team! On Thursday, February 27^th, Experian Employees, Paulan Maravilla and David Shubert, dropped off a whole car-load of wonderful brand-new board games, school supplies and sporting equipment.  These donations were distributed among CYC Centers- Elliott Donnelley Youth Center,  Fellowship House, Rebecca Crown and ABC/Polk Bros, Camp Rosenthal, CYC-21^st Century Programs and the ESI Program.  CYC thanks Experian and CYC Board Members Judy Macior and Rick Erwin for their ongoing support, their stellar corporate citizenship,  and for making such a difference for CYC Kids!

Polk Bros Foundation

Polk Bros Foundation grant generously supports Chicago Youth Centers (CYC) programs and growth.  CYC is grateful to have the generous support of the Polk Bros Foundation.  The foundation has been a funding partner to CYC for a number of years; and their support has had a significant impact on our ability to grow both our impact and our outcomes.  We are extremely proud to have this support which allows us to continue to increase CYC’s capacity to help put kids on a strong path to success and impact generational cycles of poverty and violence.  

The Foundation’s Mission

The Polk Bros. Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of Chicago. We partner with local nonprofit organizations that work to reduce the impact of poverty and provide area residents with better access to quality education, preventive health care and basic human services. Through our grantmaking, we strive to make Chicago a place where all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential.