Our Mission
Since 1898, Gads Hill Center creates opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources and community engagement.

Our Values
•	Children and their families – their ability to learn, to lead and to positively shape their future.
•	The transformational power of education, the strength of families, and the engagement of communities. 
•	Our staff for their professionalism and dedication to the success of our children and their families.
•	Our supporters and funders, who are our partners in creating well-managed programs and services.

Our Programs
Gads Hill Center supports low-income families on the west and southwest sides of Chicago. We currently work with more than 4,000 children and their families by providing high-quality, accredited programs and services:

•	Early Childhood Education:  Empowers parents to be their children’s first teachers with early childhood development resources for over 160 expectant parents and families and comprehensive educational and developmental services to over 550 at-risk children from newborns to age five.

•	Youth Services:  Provides out-of-school programs to children from kindergarten through sixth grades, mentoring to at-risk sixth through eight graders, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focused academic enrichment and college preparatory programs to high school students, serving more than 400 students annually.

•	Comprehensive Family Support and Community Services:  Connects nearly 800 children & families to comprehensive resources that meet their educational, job and health-related goals on a continued basis.

Non Profit

Education

Humanitarian

Gads Hill Center

Maricela A Garcia

Ernesto de la Torre

Amber Crain

James A. Brett

Krystal Ross

Daniel Ackerman

Leadership Team

Program and Operations

Teams at Gads Hill Center

Leadership Team

Program and Operations