Umoja changes lives.

Umoja makes a lasting impact on thousands of Chicago area students. Our students go on to attend college, receive educational fellowships and pursue a range of professional opportunities. Here are just a few stories from those students and the adults who walk with them.

Daniel McCurty MANLEY CLASS OF 2010

"I wouldn't have finished high school or thought about college without Umoja."

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Maurice Sweeney PRINCIPAL, TILDEN HIGH SCHOOL

"Our work with Umoja truly is a partnership."

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Carolyn Eggert PRINCIPAL, SULLIVAN HIGH SCHOOL

"The most valuable aspect of Umoja's partnership is the development of purposeful relationships between adults and students and among the students."

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