We welcome you to celebrate our 30th Anniversary of Building Communities and Empowering Readers. As the world continues to evolve and reemerge, so do we. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read More
This Weekend in Chicago: Colson Whitehead on “Harlem Shuffle”
Colson Whitehead will be the keynote speaker this weekend at the 36th annual Printers Row Lit Fest (PRLF). The festival is an opportunity to celebrate and support Chicago’s independent bookstores, … Read More
Coming Together to Celebrate the End of WITSummer Books
WITSummer Books 2021 is officially a wrap! Every spring hundreds of donors come together to raise funds for WITS to gift books to Chicago Public Schools students and teachers. This … Read More
Juneteenth Community Programs, Teaching Guides, & Anti-Racism Resources
Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19, which is the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas got word that they were free. President Joe Biden signed the … Read More
Building Relationships with Students in a Virtual Environment
On March 25th, 2021, WITS hosted our Spring Education Panel: Building Relationships with Students in a Virtual Environment, sponsored by our partners at Aon and William Blair. The event ran … Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is a federal holiday in the United States which celebrates the birthday and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. … Read More
Thank You for Joining Us Down the Rabbit Hole!
This year’s UnGala raised more than $510,000 to support WITS literacy programs! Thank you to all that were able to virtually attend the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and other … Read More
Celebrating Jennifer Alter Warden: 2020 Alter & Stone Volunteer Awardee
Jennifer Alter Warden will receive the Alter & Stone Outstanding Volunteer Award at the 2020 UnGala for her exceptional service to WITS and the Chicago community. Jennifer joined the WITS … Read More
Jackson/PPM America x WITS
Jackson/PPM America volunteers have partnered with WITS since 2017, originally partnering with Jenner Academy and bridging the transition for the Jenner/Ogden merger in 2018. Volunteers meet with third graders on … Read More
A School Through the Looking Glass
The second event in the the UnGala series of events, and the first Education Series panel, A School Through the Looking Glass, offered an intimate look into WITS partner school Walsh … Read More
