text: Local students help homeless children prepare for school - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate
  Local students help homeless children prepare for school
  Maine South High School members of Student Alliance for Homeless Youth hosted a Back-to-School Party for children at shelters in Wrigleyville , with the help of the Cubs mascot, Clark the Cub.
  Maine South High School members of Student Alliance for Homeless Youth hosted a Back-to-School Party for children at shelters in Wrigleyville , with the help of the Cubs mascot, Clark the Cub. (Posted by cindymogentale, Community Contributor)
  Student Alliance for Homeless Youth (SAHY) contributed backpacks filled with school supplies and hosted a Back-to-School Party to kick-off the school year for children living in homeless shelters. More than 200 children living in homeless shelters benefitted from the two programs, which were organized by high school students from New Trier, Maine South and Loyola Academy to help reduce barriers to education for homeless and impoverished youth.
  On Sunday, August 27, SAHY hosted a Chicago Cubs-themed Back-to-School Party at two shelters in Wrigleyville. The Chicago Cubs mascot, Clark the Cub, made a special appearance thanks to a generous donation from the Chicago Cubs. Nearly 50 children and their family members, who live in the two shelters, attended the party. Twenty SAHY members, who attend New Trier, Loyola Academy and Maine South high schools, volunteered at the party.
  As part of its efforts to help homeless youth succeed in school, SAHY also raises funds each year for college scholarships provided through the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Chicago Public Schools served 18,831 homeless students in the 2015-2016 school year.
  SAHY is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation founded in 2010 and was inspired by the belief that all children have a right to shelter, food, education and freedom from abuse and exploitation. SAHY's three-fold mission is to: