Contact YWLCS
Disclaimer: If the person you are looking for is not listed below, please visit the faculty and/or staff page for a complete list of YWLCS employees.
- For information regarding a student or potential student, please contact our main office at (312) 949-9400 ext. 100.
- For information regarding student teaching or observation hours at YWLCS, please contact Deniece Fields, School Director, by phone at (312) 949-9400 ext. 112 or by email.
- For information regarding making a gift to the school, please contact Martha Elder Khanna, Director of External Affairs, by phone at (312) 949-4979 or by email.
- For information regarding school visits or to schedule a visit today, please contact Cassandra Di Prizio, Development & Marketing Manager, by phone at (312) 949-4359 or by email.
- For information about volunteering at the school, please contact Jessica Tansey, Volunteer & Program Coordinator, by phone at 312-949-9400, ext. 414 or by email.
- For press inquiries, please contact Martha Elder Khanna, Director of External Affairs, by phone at (312) 949-4979 or by email.
- For job opportunities, interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume either by email; by fax to (312) 949-9142; or by mail to: YWLCS, 2641 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago, IL 60616, Attn: Deniece Fields
- For all other inquiries, please contact our main office staff at (312) 949-9400 ext. 100.
Location & Directions
For your personalized route to YWLCS, please plug in your place of origin using the Google map below.
Please note that S. Calumet Ave. is an unmarked street but is located between S. King Dr. and S. Prairie Ave.
If you use public transportation, getting to YWLCS is very simple. To plan a trip via CTA®, use the RTA's Trip Planner or follow the directions below:
From the North
The Red, Green and Orange lines all have a Roosevelt stop. Walk just south of Roosevelt and Michigan, board the #4 Cottage Grove or the #1 Indiana bus southbound to 26th and Michigan. Calumet Avenue is three blocks east of Michigan Avenue. Or take the #3 King Drive bus southbound to 26th and King. Calumet Avenue is one block west of King Drive.
From the South
The #35 35th to Mercy Hospital runs from the Red Line's Sox/35th St. station (35th & 90/94 Dan Ryan) and the Green Line's 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station (35th & State) east on 35th street, then north to 26th and King Drive. Calumet Avenue is one block west of King Drive.
From the West
The #21 Cermak bus runs to McCormick Place and King Drive. The school is two blocks south of McCormick Place and one block west of King Drive.
Parking
Parking is available along 26th street and on the west side of Calumet Avenue (across the street from the school). Once you arrive at the school, you will enter the front of the building on South Calumet Avenue and check in at the main office just left of the foyer.