Young people learning fishing skills with adult volunteers
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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.

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Community affiliate

Ford Heights Community Committee

Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.

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Program location
Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM401 Concord Dr.Chicago Heights, IL 60411

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.

Outdoor learning

Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.

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.

368activities and events
4,963participant visits
207active program days

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.

Objective 5

Life skills & prevention

Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.

165 activities and events
Most common local objective
Objective 6

College & 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 objectives
Objective 3

Resource 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 objectives

One 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

Day Care Resources

Supports staffing, supplies, meals and material assistance for youth programs.

Community partnership
Community support

Gabriel Masonic Lodge #101

Provides facilities, volunteers, referrals, training and donations.

Community partnership
Youth referrals

Christ for All Ministries

Connects young people to available services and activities.

Community partnership

Recent results

Examples from 2025-2026.

These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.

32young people
June 2025

A 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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