Educate an Under-served Child in Indianapolis

Thank you for your support of ‘Help Inner City Youth Visit and Apply for College.’ Because of your generosity, a group of six 11^th grade students from Christel House Academy South (CHAS) had the opportunity to ‘head off to college’ and visit universities in Chicago, IL.

On March 16th, CHAS students and a CHAS teacher set out on a MegaBus from Indianapolis to Chicago to visit Roosevelt University and Loyola University for the weekend. The teacher who took them said the schools rolled out the red carpet for our students. Many inner-city students attending CHAS rarely travel outside their immediate areas, so the thought of attending school away from home is often very daunting. This trip not only enabled our students to move outside of their comfort zones and explore a new city, the students all walked away with a much better understanding of how they might manage going away for school.

Christel House Academy South is a public charter school on the near south side of Indianapolis serving a student body of 600+ inner-city, at-risk youth in grades K-12. More than 90% of these students qualify for free or reduced lunch. These students come from families facing great challenges including: unemployment, underemployment, substance abuse, incarceration, absence of parents, and lack of positive adult role models.

Your generosity is helping CHAS students realize their dreams for the future. On June 7^th, Christel House Academy South will hold its first graduation. Most of our seniors will be the first in their family to graduate from high school and for the majority of their families’, college has not even been a consideration. 88% of our soon-to-be graduates have already received college acceptance letters. With your support, future CHAS graduates will be prepared for the steps ahead. Thank you for impacting lives.

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• Christel House Website
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