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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

Celebrating
Fifty Years Of
Creating Great Futures
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You're invited to join us for an evening of networking and fun from 6-10pm at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609.

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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

Save The Date: Join Us In Celebrating 50 Years
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We are inviting you to the ASN 50th Anniversary Gala at the Bridgeport Art Center to help us celebrate fifty years of creating great futures.

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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

Save The Date: Join Us In Celebrating 50 Years
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We are inviting you to the ASN 50th Anniversary Gala at the Bridgeport Art Center to help us celebrate fifty years of creating great futures.

50 Years

October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

50 Years: Creating Futures Every Day Since 1973
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We are proud to serve the Chicago community by providing important and quality programming that has impacted 50,000+ youth over 50 years.

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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

ASN 50th Gala: Sponsorships & Tickets
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Celebrate with us at our 50th Anniversary Gala. Show your support by purchasing sponsorships and tickets. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

Donate: Help Create A Future
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Your financial support ensures that youth receive engaging and positive academic and wraparound programs, both during and after school.

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October 13th, 2023 | ASN Celebration Gala

Volunteer: A Stronger Community Is Our Goal
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Your involvement supports our vision of a global community where everyone has access to equal educational and employment opportunities.

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ASN serves as a conduit for the work of its member schools and community-based programs, connecting the mission, goals, strategies and outcomes to create a unified community of active participants in programming. Through this role, ASN is able to link the voices of its partner communities to marshal resources and expertise that will improve the outcomes for its target populations.

Dropouts Matter

In Chicago, nearly 40,000 youth between the ages of 15 and 20 and approximately 97,000 youth ages 16 to 24 are high school dropouts. These teens and young adults often find their personal circumstances too insurmountable to overcome on their own in order to stay in school.

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Prison Pipeline


Dropouts are 3.5 times more likely than high school graduates to be incarcerated in their lifetime.  90% of the 11,000 youth in adult detention facilities have no more than a 9th grade education.

Job Loss


High school dropouts are less likely to receive skills and experience needed for employment, which also impacts the development of the future workforce. In 2001, only 55% of young adult dropouts were employed (nationally), compared with 74% of high school graduates and 87% of four-year college graduates.

Tax Revenue Loss

 

Dropouts earn less over their lifetime which equates to fewer tax contributions for the community. They also contribute to the state and federal tax coffers at only about one-half the rate of high school graduates; over a working lifetime about $60,000 or less, or $50 billion annually for the 23 million high school non-completers, ages 18-67.

 

Taxpayer Costs

 

Over the lifetime of each dropout, taxpayers bear the cost of approximately $290,000 due to loss of tax contributions, increased public assistance costs and correctional costs. Dropouts are substantially more likely to rely on public assistance than those with a high school diploma.

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