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Why Support YWLCS?

YWLCS believes that expenditures on public education for our nation’s young people are investments in our future.

This year, YWLCS will spend $12,400 per student to provide her with a life-altering education. This amount includes all of the administrative costs, as well as the direct instructional costs. Though this amount compares favorably to average amounts spent in successful urban public schools, it is $3,700 more than we receive in public funding.

Rather than sacrifice important resources considered necessary for successful public education, we depend on our extended community of supporters - program partners, volunteers, and funders - to help us fund important resources such as:

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With our wide network of supporters as a base, we are able to provide our young women with the quality of education they deserve, an education that goes unmatched by its Chicago public school counterparts.

What Your Gift Funds...

  • $50 pays for a student’s Advanced Placement (AP) exam, which will provide her the opportunity to gain one college credit.
  • $75 covers some costs for one of the Mentoring Program’s mentor-mentee events.
  • $100 covers bus expenses for student visits to local colleges and universities.
  • $250 purchases ACT prep materials for 10 juniors.
  • $500 purchases graphing calculators for 5 students.
  • $1,000 buys a classroom LCD projector for quality instruction
  • $3,700 closes the gap between one student's public funding and the per pupil budget necessary to provide her with a life-altering education

2012 Girl Power Benefit Luncheon

The 2012 Girl Power Benefit Luncheon will be held on April 24, 2012 at the Fairmont Chicago! More on Girl Power

The Girl Power Luncheon is a powerful celebration that honors women in leadership and celebrates the Young Women’sLeadership Charter School’s (YWLCS) success in teaching today’s Chicago girls how to become tomorrow’s global leaders.

Please click here for more information on the 2012 Girl Power Lunch!