REACH Pathways

I had the pleasure and opportunity to present with Jeffery Beckham Jr and Reach Pathways today at the Tools Competition with other amazing companies - iThrive Games, Beaj Education, and My Code Kit. It was inspiring to learn about the amazing tools being developed all over the world! Putting together this presentation made me so proud of all that we've accomplished since this competition launched! Sharing a few exciting stats below: - 40 new user-generated videos by and for under-resourced students - 5 live events and test sessions with 93 new test users - 60 interviews with our stakeholder community - Chicago Innovation Top 100 - Wintrust Financial Corporation Business Spotlight with Chicago Cubs and Chicago Innovation Runner-Up I learned a lot today! While our tools and the countries we're working in are very different, our challenges are all very similar. And our approach is the same - we're all laser-focused on skills-based learning for high-quality student and teacher outcomes!! It was great to be in a community with so much brilliance!

It's time for #GivingTuesday! Within the next 24 hours, we aim to raise $5,000 to support our mission of selecting, training, and mentoring academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders. Help us kickstart the day by donating and sharing this message with your friends and family. Your support makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our Scholars! Donate here: https://bit.ly/49B3Nfc

Congratulations to STIGMA, the winners of the Wintrust Financial Corporation Minority & Women-Owned Business Spotlight! Thank you to all the locally based companies who joined us at Wrigley Field for the competition.

Do you love building and creating new technology and keeping up with trends? Are you a do-er who is comfortable with ambiguity and doing what needs to get done? If so, we're hiring a technical lead for REACH! Check out the open jobs here and let me know if you apply!

We are TechRise Finalists! But … we are 100 votes behind .. please vote today and help us eliminate that margin! Will you join me! Vote for Reach… we get a chance to win 100K https://lnkd.in/gGW5TwY7 Let’s go!!

Calling all Chicago Fire FC Fans! I’m excited to announce that Chicago Scholars has entered into an exciting new partnership with the Chicago Fire FC, which has provided our organization with tickets to the Chicago Fire v. Inter Miami game on October 4th! We are raffling off #TWO prizes. Each prize includes four (4) 100 level tickets with a parking pass and is worth approximately $3,000! #Raffle tickets can be purchased from September 18-22 with two winners to be drawn and notified by Monday, September 25th. Tickets will be sent to the winners via email and cannot be resold or transferred. There are no restrictions on who may enter. #Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased at https://lnkd.in/gZ7XuzRu. All proceeds from ticket sales will directly benefit #ChicagoScholars. The #mission of Chicago Scholars is to uniquely select, train, and mentor academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and our city. Chicago Scholars are first-generation college-going students who live and attend high school in Chicago. When these students persist through our seven-year program, they not only get through college — they build futures where they can truly thrive. To learn more about Chicago Scholars, please visit our website at https://lnkd.in/gaa-EPMy. Major shout out to Alex Sanchez for helping to bring this partnership to life. #DerrickTheGent #ChicagoScholars #WeServe #ChicagoYouth #ChicagoCommunities #ChicagoFamilies