by Hear Foundation | Jul 23, 2018 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship, Uncategorized
Sunday, July 8th was our annual HEAR Summer Scholar Event and we were fortunate to be able to hold it at the Chicago Academy for the Arts who very kindly let us use their space. The main focus this year was on our newest, and largest, class of HEAR Scholars. In the...
by Hear Foundation | May 18, 2018 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship, Uncategorized
We had a delightful evening at St. Ignatius College Prep on Tuesday, May 8th 2018 as we welcomed our latest class of HEAR Scholars into the family. This year’s class is our biggest yet with 25 new scholarships awarded. Recipients attend high schools from all...
by Hear Foundation | Apr 25, 2018 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship
We have to give a HUGE shout out to the wonderful ladies on the HEAR Scholarship Enrichment Committee who gave up an evening last week to pack up and send out care packages to our HEAR Scholars. Each box contained homemade cookies, brownies and other delicious snacks!...
by Hear Foundation | Mar 14, 2018 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship, Uncategorized
“I knew I wanted to study abroad since I started college. As a Global Studies and Spanish double major I could basically choose to study abroad anywhere in the world. I’d always wanted to go to Spain so this helped me narrow down my options. I chose the Saint...
by Hear Foundation | Feb 28, 2018 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship
Kristy Flores, HEAR Class of 2017, was raised on the South Side of Chicago by a single mother. Even as a child Kristy noticed many things that were lacking in their lives, and she was determined to do something better for herself. From an early age, Kristy understood...
by Hear Foundation | Oct 9, 2017 | HEAR in Chicago, HEAR Scholarship
Class of 2018 Chaddick Scholar, Nubia Dandridge, has taken the opportunity to spend one her of last semesters before graduating studying in London. She arrived in late August and says “I’ve been in London for 5 weeks and I already feel like I can stay here...