MORE POWER 2 YOUTH
558 EAST 75TH STREET
P.O. Box 198685
Chicago, Illinois 60619
773-846-2566

What is More Power 2 Youth?
MORE POWER 2 YOUTH is a summer and after school development program for youth ages 6-13 and 14-18. Our organization is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.


What is your mission?
Our Mission is to provide effective and efficient community based assistance to youth and their families. Our aim is to improve life skills and social skills by providing opportunities that encourage educational development, self-sufficiency, personal growth, and cultural enrichment.

What services do you provide and to whom?

MORE POWER 2 YOUTH/TLF has served over 100 youth residing in the Park Manor/Chatham community since 2001. We work to support the development of strong families and stronger communities, leading us toward a stronger tomorrow. We offer a safe environment during the critical out-of-school hours with a focus on academics/homework assistance, mentoring, entrepreneurship activities, cultural enrichment, journal writing, health and fitness activities, and computer/Internet access. The tailored services are aimed at providing opportunities that encourage growth. MORE POWER 2 YOUTH fosters the development of positive and productive youth that function well in the world beyond their community as innovative, intelligent individuals.

Quick highlights:

• Over 100 youth completed summer enrichment program since 2001
• 50+ students have participated in the after school program since 2002
• Received 10 donated computers – 2003/2004
• Moved to a new location for expansion - Spring 2006
• Staff participated in Chicago Area Project Youth Standards Training – 2005/2006

Chess Strategy
Excerpt from Chess Step by Step
by Frank Marshall and J.C.H. Macbeth
The intelligent reader may enquire: "Why am I supposed to study Chess Strategy, while I have only a very slender knowledge of the Chess Openings?" The reply to this question is, that learning Chess is somewhat similar to learning a language. We all know that children acquire a certain vocabulary of their native tongue before they begin to delve into the mysteries of grammar and syntax, and, as a matter of fact, a considerable proportion of people of all nationalities are content to go through life without troubling themselves to learn the laws and principles which govern their language. In Chess, knowledge of the moves and how to play under certain given conditions is equivalent to acquiring a vocabulary in a language, and the syntax may be said to be the study and analysis of the Openings, which we have therefore reserved for a later stage, by which time the student will be better equipped for the task of making himself conversant with the subtleties and beauties of the many and complex variations in the different Chess Openings.

Teach our youth Chess! Chess Players needed!

Please contact us at 773-846-2566 if you can
teach youth ages 8-18 to play chess.
Volunteer for up to 2 hrs per week.

I am writing in support of The Love Foundation/More Power 2 Youth, and their efforts to receive the Community Development Block Grant from the City of Chicago.
I have volunteered on and off over the last three years as a consultant to their entrepreneurial training efforts. I have witnessed a transformation of the children, the adults, as well as the neighborhood in general, as a direct result of the work that the organization carried out. Despite break-ins, the organization has been a consistent force in changing the lives of the young people they touch.
Additionally, I believe The Love Foundation has done an excellent job of attracting people who are not from the community to their causes. Over the past few years, The Love Foundation has sponsored jazz concerts on Sunday, to raise money for the programs. During these events, the children who participate in the programs serve as hosts and hostesses, providing them with life skills that will serve them well in the future.
I respectfully recommend that you strongly consider The Love Foundation for the Community Development Block Grant.

Agency Name: The Love Foundation - More Power 2 Youth
Sydney Coleman, Quentin Love, Walidah Smith
Title: Founders
Address: 558 East 75th Street
Chicago, IL 60619
Phone: 773-846-2566
E-mail: morepower2youth@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.morepower2youth.blogspot.com
Agency Purpose: Our mission is to provide effective and efficient community based assistance to youth and their families. Our aim is to improve life skills and social skills by providing opportunities that encourage educational development, self-sufficiency, personal growth, and cultural enrichment.
Neighborhoods Served: Chatham, Park Manor, Greater Grand Crossing
Accessible: CTA Accessible / Wheelchair Accessible
Service Project: Volunteers Ages 16 and up are needed for various projects
Responsibilities: Tutoring, Mailings, Community Projects, Grantwriting, Fundraising
Volunteer Positions Available: Tutor, Grantwriter, Fundraising Specialist
Days: Monday-Thursday 2pm-6pm (Saturdays for special activities)
Times: Daily
Minimum Age: 16 years old
Training Required: 2 hr. Volunteer orientation