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Rooting for the Next Class!
May 14th 2025
5:30pm-8:30pm
Venue West
221 N. Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612
Every year, we come together for an evening of connection, conversation, and cocktails to support the incredible young people growing up in CHA communities. The S2S Annual Cocktail Fundraiser is not just an event—it’s an opportunity to invest in the limitless potential of our youth while enjoying great food, drinks, and company.
This year, we are eager to present the theme for our annual fundraiser: "Rooting for the Next Class." Inspired by the energy and camaraderie of a pep rally, this event celebrates and supports the next generation of CHA youth as they embark on their journeys to college, professional careers, and independence.
Your efforts to fundraise help us rally behind “the next class” and empowers CHA youth to achieve academic success, launch fulfilling careers, and build stable, independent futures. By supporting S2S, you are directly contributing to life-changing opportunities for youth to unlock their potential and achieve their dreams. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
We invite you to mix, mingle and donate at this cocktail event with our supporters, staff, board, and alums.
Emcee, Jill Hopkins (New Media and Civic Events Producer, Host of "Making Beyoncé," and "The Opus" podcasts and live host of "The Moth") will be our evening guide and DJ as she spins tunes and entertains our crowd.
You’ll simply give your name at registration to check into the event.
Free self-parking is available at the venue
Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks while you invest in the power of potential of youth growing up in CHA.
Springboard to Success (S2S) enhances the vital work of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Resident Services by funding programs and events that augment current youth programs and services.
S2S ensures a robust college access pipeline for CHA youth by funding programs and events that bridge gaps and reduce barriers for CHA youth to get to and through college and into professional careers.
It is the S2S vision that youth currently living in CHA households achieve housing stability as an adult without the requirement of a housing subsidy.
2025 Event Sponsors
Join a growing community of supporters dismantling institutional racism and systemic injustice by supporting youth living in public housing. We invite you to reaffirm support of and care for our Black and brown youth in Chicago through sponsorship of our upcoming event.
Questions about our event? Want to become a sponsor?
Contact Amanda DeWitt at 773.569.1329 or adewitt@thecha.org