CHA Youth Initiatives

Springboard hosts an annual back-to-school event in August at Brookfield Zoo for 400 CHA youth.   This fun-filled day includes lunch, special animal encounters and a dolphin show, and culminates with receiving a new backpack filled with school supplies.

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As part of CHA's Operation Warm event, Springboard sponsored the distribution of 12,000 brand new books to CHA youth through our partnership with First Book.  A national nonprofit, First Book helps youth from under-resourced households build their personal reading library.