To mark the beginning of the school year, the month of September is a great time to sign up for a library card. In a national effort to ensure that every child signs up for … Read More
September is National Sign Up for a Library Card Month
WITS Virtual Program
WITS is excited to offer a virtual reading mentoring program for students and mentors for the 2020-2021 school year. The virtual program will bring together students and adult volunteers for … Read More
Going Virtual: Adapting the WITS Early Childhood Summer Program
At WITS Early Childhood Summer Program (ECSP), students entering kindergarten and first grade enjoy familiar fairy tales while practicing foundational literacy skills, such as identifying letters and elements of a … Read More
Breaking Barriers To Access: WITS Partners With Chicago Public Library To Empower Early Readers At Home
Why Summer Learning Matters Summer learning is a critical tool in helping students prepare for a new school year. According to the National Summer Learning Association, students can lose up … Read More
WITSummer Books School Deliveries
The WITSummer Books Campaign has historically been one of the most exciting initiatives for the WITS community, as participation helps put books into the hands of WITS students as they … Read More
WITS Switch Days: Exploring Communities
WITS programming allows students and mentors to create long-lasting connections through reading. These connections usually take place in either a school or at a corporate office. During Mid-Day Mentoring, students and volunteers read in a school library or classroom. Volunteers … Read More
Celebrating Corporate Partners For Two Decades of Service
Relationships are an essential component of the WITS mission. When our students and mentors come together throughout the school year to collectively learn and grow, an investment occurs. WITS mentors … Read More
Celebrating a Decade With the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
WITS programming is rooted in our three core values—consistency, empowerment, and community. Since 2010, volunteers at the Federal Reserve Bank have embodied these values and worked to establish an evolving … Read More
US Senator Dick Durbin Meets with WITS Students and Mentors
The WITS and BP Workplace Mentoring program received a special visitor on November 26th leading into the Thanksgiving holiday – Senator Dick Durbin. The visit highlighted the 8-year partnership of … Read More
The Blackboard Affair 2019
On Saturday, October 26, 2019 WITS hosted The Blackboard Affair gala at The Geraghty. The 1920s themed event celebrated our 20 years of corporate partnerships. The event was attended by … Read More
