Donate Thank you for your donation. You will recieve an email confirmation with information about your tax deductible donation. 36% of children in Chicago have parents who lack secure employment (Source: Kids Count Data Center, 2016) 32% of children in Chicago live in high-poverty areas(Source: Kids Count Data Center, 2016) 83% of children enrolled in Chicago Public Schools live in families that receive public aid or are eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches(Source: Voices for Illinois Children, 2016) In 2018, 83 shooing victims in Chicago were 16 or younger - 9 resulted in homicides(Source: Chicago Tribune) During the 2017-18 school year, 4.8% of Chicago Public Schools students were homeless or experience housing insecurity(Source: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless)