Hope Chicago’s GoalGetters Conference 2024 Helps Set Up Local Students and Parents for Post-Secondary Success

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Moderated by CBS2 reporter Jamaica Ponder, West Side of Chicago natives Larenz, LaRon and Lahmard Tate speak to Hope Scholars about growing up in Chicago and their pathways to success in both higher education and careers on June 27 at the Hope Chicago GoalGetters 2024 Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology (Credit: Hope Chicago). The Hope Chicago GoalGetters Conference 2024 brought together nearly 1,000 Hope Scholars and Parent Scholars for five days of intensive programming to foster success through college and beyond.& The third annual conference took place June 24-28 at Illinois Institute of Technology and is designed to equip Hope Scholars and Parent Scholars with essential skills and build connections in the summer months that will help set them up for success in the year ahead.& & Attendees participated in sessions on college preparedness, financial literacy, mental health, career planning, and more. Notable highlights included the Lead with Hope Youth Voice Summit on June 27, when 250+ Scholars engaged in solutions-oriented policy discussions, addressing issues like education, climate change, and community safety.& A Hope Scholar speaks to his peers during the Lead with Hope Youth Voice Summit on June 27 at the Hope Chicago GoalGetters 2024 Conference at Illinois...

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