McCormick Boys & Girls Club: A Refuge in Uptown
January 7, 2011 12:07 AM
An excerpt from Andrew Marciniak's excellent article published in
Chicago Talks.org about the McCormick Boys & Girls Club in Uptown :
"Back in the lobby, Jamie Tate, a 16-year-old member, is training for a summer job here. He has been coming here since he was 6, and spends a lot of his time here.
“When I was younger the kids would get out of school and get in fights and be doing bad things,” Tate said. “Because I started coming here, I had a positive influence from the staff and coordinators and everybody else. I guess it kept me out of trouble.”
Outside, Uptown resident Rick Conarroe walks his dog and watches the children coming in and out of the club.
“It’s a good thing for these kids,” Conarroe said. “Look around. They could be doing a lot worse.”
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