Archive for Programs
Girls LEAD Program Starts in June at Niles North
“Redefining our world from our perspective one girl at a time” LCL WILL BE HOSTING THE GIRLS LEAD PROGRAM DURING NILES NORTH SUMMER PROGRAM STARTING JUNE 20TH, 2013 SESSION I: 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON SESSION II: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM THE GOAL OF THE GIRLS LEAD PROGRAM IS TO DEFINE OURSELVES AS [...]
LCL Has Teamed Up with Power2Switch
Power2Switch Deregulation gives you control over your electricity. Understand your options and save hundreds on your bill. Join LCL in switching your energy provider. Saving you money and supporting your community!
Summer Sister Sunday Brunch…Se me paran los pelitos!
Se Me Paran Los Pelitos! June 10th (1:30-4:30 PM) Summer Sister Sunday Brunch! We energized our souls with Christian Totty, Encouraged each other through our collective words with Michelle Hughes of Diaspora Spirit and brought it home with Yolanda Nieves, TOV and Mama Brenda! Thank you to Enerspace for donating their amazing office in the West Loop! The [...]
LCL Launches 2012 Youth LEAD Program
LCL Youth LEAD Core Program Orientation and Kick-Off Meeting Saturday, June 2nd Orientation Meeting (10:00 AM -11:00 AM), including parents YLI Core Program Parent Orientation Packet_2012 Final Program Kick off meeting (11:00 AM to 1:00 Pm) at DePaul University Egan Center Loop Campus Click Here for Map Join Us! LCL YLI LEAD Core Program was [...]
Build A Spirit of Solidarity At The Sister Sunday Brunch!
Amazing Women Rise Together In Spirit! Las Caras Lindas (LCL) and Diaspora Spirit brought back the Sister Sunday Brunch with a bang! It was absolutely reinvigorating to see all of the women of LCL and Disapora Spirit together once again! We truly appreciated everyone’s presence in the room, including youth, volunteers, program participants and guests. It [...]
2011 Youth LEAD Institute (YLI) Program
The 2011 Youth LEAD Institute (YLI) was the begining of a new era for LCL. Under the direction of a new Management, LCL partnered with a new cohort of young girls on their journey to defining themselves as women. The 2011 program participants were guided through the LCL curriculum through a series of group discussion, [...]
LCL Hosts Women LEAD Expo
“I felt very energized, positive, and inspired after attending the event. My hope is that spaces like this can continue to be offered for our young (and elder) women in our communities.” -2011 LCL LEAD Ex Participant Over the years, LCL realized the need that in order to fully support the healthy development of young [...]
YLI LEAD Leadership Panel
Each year LCL’s YLI LEAD Program introduces young girls to leading community women. The 2011 panel consisted of Jackie Covarrubias and LCL Summer Intern and student at Notre Dame University, Juanita Irizarry, Program Officer at The Chicago Community Trust, Olga M. Marroquin, Author of Liberating Mella, Eleanor Richards, Northern Trust Bank, Arabel Alva Rosales, J.D., CEO and [...]
LCLs Loving, Learning and Letting Go Art Workshop 2011
Olga Marroquin, Author of Liberating Mella led the 2011 LCL Youth Core Program participants through Loving, Learning, and Letting Go Workshop. Based on her Damaged Goods Workshop, LCL participants focused on artistically expressing the process of self discovery and self acceptance. The workshop encouraged each young woman to explore three important areas in the journey to self [...]
LCL on Social Networking 101
OMG! Does it really matter what you say on Facebook? In response to the growth of social media in our lives LCL created the LCL Social Networking Guide Final_2010 for youth. After reading this guide youth will be able to better understand the power of their words, the impact of their actions when using social networking [...]
