Success Stories
WeGo Together for Kids celebrates a variety of successes within its initiatives.
To learn more about WeGo serves our community, read the stories below.
Stable Families
Discover how Stable Families are empowered with essential resources, from financial assistance to community support, ensuring a secure future for families in West Chicago
Community Engagement
Find out how WeGo Together for Kids boosts community involvement in West Chicago through events like Blooming Fest and Trunk or Treat, fostering partnerships and pride.
Early Childhood
Learn about how the West Chicago Early Childhood Work Group is improving family support, resource awareness and more things for children aged zero to eight with a Bright & Early Grant.
Building Joy
Discover how WGTK and partners teamed up to create a new playground, bringing joy and fun to Main Park Apartments!
Celebrating Teen-Parent Connections
Teen Parent Connection provides parenting support services for young parents in West Chicago and DuPage County. The agency’s partnership with WeGo Together for Kids has been key in expanding available resources to those families.
Formalizing the WeGo Charter
WeGo Together for Kids formalized its Charter to guide our Steering Committee’s processes for decision making and other day-to-day activities. During the COVID-19 pandemic and racial equity-focused events in 2020 and 2021, the Steering Committee had to make several pivotal decisions quickly to ensure that WeGo Together was able to respond to a dynamic environment in which many families were facing crises.
COVID-19 Responses
As the COVID-19 response moved forward throughout 2020, assistance to families was continuously reviewed. Starting last reporting period and continuing in the second half of the year, additional controls have been put in place to review the amount of assistance provided for each family and ensure funds are being spent responsibly.
Molding Young Minds Through Music
Community Outreach for Developing Artists (CODA) is a no-cost, grant-funded music instruction program serving more than 450 pre-K, elementary and middle school students. The program is facilitated by Wheaton College Community School of the Arts and supported by United Way of Metro Chicago through WeGo Together for Kids. Through its instruction, CODA encourages students’ musical learning and provides them with tools to succeed in school and life, including time management, responsibility and leadership skills. It also brings students, families and teachers together around a common goal — ensuring the success of the student.
Parents Grow Into Leaders
United Way of Metro Chicago brings together businesses, government, nonprofits, and community leaders to deliver funding, resources, and expertise to nonprofit organizations across greater Chicago. We are working alongside our partners at the neighborhood level to tackle the systemic issues that have plagued our region, creating communities where children and families can thrive. United, we’re building stronger neighborhoods for a stronger Chicago region.