Outdoor learning
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
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Ford Heights
Adults share skills; young people discover what they can do.
Ford Heights turns cross-community partnership into hands-on learning experiences that connect youth with nature and positive adult guidance.
Community affiliate
Explore connected services Ford Heights Community Committee
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
The local strategy
Focused on what helps people move forward.
The profile connects community priorities to CAP's regional service network without losing the local voice that makes the work relevant.
Adult mentorship
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Cross-community partnership
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
Connected service areasCommunity & Youth ServicesPrevention & Wellness
2025-2026 activities and events
What took place during the year.
This summary comes from CAP's activity list. Participation figures reflect visits across activities and events, not a count of unique people.
What the activity shows
High-frequency tutoring and recreation were reinforced by youth leadership and referral pathways, including youth-planned cultural events and family resource activities.
111Recreation67Tutoring51Referrals
CAP objectives
Goals reflected in local activities.
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Life skills & prevention
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
165 activities and events
Most common local objectiveCollege & career readiness
Young people explore careers, training, financial aid, work experience and the pathways that connect learning to goals.
110 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesResource connection
Youth gain knowledge of, referrals to and practical access to services and employment opportunities.
67 activities and events
One of the community’s top objectivesOne activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
Jobs, programs and services in Ford Heights.
The affiliate's public board includes job postings, youth and family programs, education, health services and local events.
Jobs & trainingYouth opportunitiesHealth & family supportCommunity events
Community partners
Organizations working with this affiliate.
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership list includes organizations that provided space, services, expertise or referrals.
Youth wellness
Community partnershipDay Care Resources
Supports staffing, supplies, meals and material assistance for youth programs.
Community support
Community partnershipGabriel Masonic Lodge #101
Provides facilities, volunteers, referrals, training and donations.
Youth referrals
Community partnershipChrist for All Ministries
Connects young people to available services and activities.
Recent results
Examples from 2025-2026.
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
32young people
June 2025A fishing derby turned donated equipment into new skills
Adult volunteers prepared gear, taught casting and helped youth collectively catch 20 fish during a shared Ford Heights-Hazel Crest experience.
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