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Breakfast of Community Champions

GCYC News

Holiday Card Design Contest Reveals Artistic Talent

Youth Programs

A Creative Approach to Environmental Stewardship

GCYC News

Ayoka Mota Samuels, Youth Center Director Featured at International Peace Conference

Events

Our 7th Annual Benefit Luncheon was a huge success!

GCYC News

Watch our 2019 video to see our mission in action

Youth Programs

New Kitchen Possible Cooking Classes Coming to GCYC

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Green Apple Day 2019

GCYC News

Medical Home Network Field on the Comer Education Campus

Youth Programs

Gary Comer Youth Center's Urban Agriculture Program Featured on ABC7

GCYC News

Announcing Comer Education Campus' Next Executive Director

Youth Programs

GCYC Farmers' Markets are now open for the season

Events

Request for Proposals for Youth Center Staff Workshops

Youth Programs

Choose Your Experience: GCYC Spring Break 2019

GCYC News

Exciting News on the Comer Education Campus!

Youth Programs

GCYC Green Teens Inspired by Natural Beauty in Yellowstone National Park

GCYC News

Topel Wright: Promise & Possibility

Events

2018 Chicago Tribune Holiday Campaign

Youth Programs

GCYC Open House 2018

GCYC News

Single Dad Combines Comer Resources with Supportive Parenting to Empower His Daughters

Events

Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day

GCYC News

​Congratulations to the GCYC Robotics Team!

Events

GCYC Hosts President Obama

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Nearly 600 guests attended our Annual Benefit Luncheon

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Membership for 2017/18 Opens August 17, 2017

GCYC News

GCYC member Devonte Matthews visits Washington, D.C. with the Exelon Stay in School Initiative

GCYC News

GCYC Member Nathan Randall Wins Project Innovation Logo Design Contest

GCYC News

Ayoka Samuels to receive this year's UCSC Outstanding Community Mentor Award

Events

Strides for Peace: Take a Stand Against Gun Violence

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Finish Line Fitness Room Ribbon Cutting

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Earth Day Celebration

Youth Programs

Monica Carney of Urban Partnership Bank Discusses Importance of Financial Literacy for Youth

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Comer Education Campus Career Day 2017

GCYC News

Watch our Ten Year Anniversary Video

GCYC News

Our College Graduates Are Prepared For Promising Futures

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GCYC’s Halloween Haunted House & Festival Was a Ghoulish Good Time

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Annual Benefit Luncheon was a huge success!

Youth Programs

Comer Crops Honey Harvest

Youth Programs

GCYC youth attend ESPN-Undefeated’s live taping of a Town Hall meeting on Violence Prevention

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Gary Comer Youth Center 21st CCLC Promotes Civic Engagement through Afterschool Enrichment
01.14.20
New WTTW Partnership with Free Spirit Media Promotes Media Literacy
01.09.20
Better Makers: Redefining Possible at Gary Comer Youth Center’s Pivotal Campus
10.28.19
Magic Tricks, Virtual Reality, and Trash Sorting: DOE STEM-CON Exposes Chicago’s South Side to Diverse STEM Opportunities and AI Advances
10.18.19
An eye-opening book shows that Chicago’s much-maligned South Side is stocked with architectural treasures
10.10.19