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Breakfast of Community Champions

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Holiday Card Design Contest Reveals Artistic Talent

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A Creative Approach to Environmental Stewardship

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

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Our 7th Annual Benefit Luncheon was a huge success!

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Watch our 2019 video to see our mission in action

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New Kitchen Possible Cooking Classes Coming to GCYC

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Green Apple Day 2019

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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

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Request for Proposals for Youth Center Staff Workshops

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Summer Camp

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Choose Your Experience: GCYC Spring Break 2019

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Exciting News on the Comer Education Campus!

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GCYC Green Teens Inspired by Natural Beauty in Yellowstone National Park

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Topel Wright: Promise & Possibility

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2018 Chicago Tribune Holiday Campaign

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GCYC Open House 2018

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

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Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day

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​Congratulations to the GCYC Robotics Team!

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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

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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
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In accordance with guidelines from the City of Chicago and the Mayor's Office to reduce community spread of COVID-19, the Gary Comer Youth Center building will be closed until further notice. We will continue to provide programs and services virtually via our website and other web-based applications. 

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