"The Youth Center is dedicated to providing a greater opportunity for young people in this neighborhood to practice, to learn, to study, and to sharpen their skills and intellect. This Youth Center is for the children.
May they use it well." —Gary Comer
GCYC News
Gary Comer Youth Center featured on a special edition of Heart & Soul, hosted by Hosea Sanders and Leah Hope of ABC7 Chicago.
We won! Thank you for supporting the expansion of the new Youth Garden across the street from Gary Comer Youth Center with your votes. Make Miracles Grow Foundation was selected to receive a fruit orchard provided by Edy's Fruit Bars and the Fruit Tree Planting Association.
NBC 5 Chicago interviews Senior Program Director, Ayoka Samuels in Education Nation: Teen Violence Survey
Chicago Tonight visits the Youth Center's Rooftop Garden
Chicago Tribune profiles The Youth Center's garden in the desert
Edible Chicago features GCYC's rooftop garden in their Summer issue.
GCYC's Rooftop Crops make news on ABC 7 Chicago. Watch Video.
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“…is one of the most influential youth organizations in the city of Chicago.”
—Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley
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