Near North Side

From the 2005 Program Locator and the 2021 program lists, where the program’s name or description names the neighborhood. See the Chicago program directory for every program.

• Alliance for Community Peace- Near North Ministry Alliance · Chicago 60610
• Cabrini Connections Tutor/Mentor Program · Chicago 60622
• Cabrini Green Tutoring Program, Inc., c/o New City YMCA, · Chicago 60622
• Chicago Youth Center-College Prep Conference · Chicago 60603
• Chicago Youth Programs, Inc. · Chicago 60615
• Chicago Youth Programs, Inc., One Prudential Plaza, · Chicago 60601
• Chicago Youth Programs, Inc.- Cabrini Green Youth Program (Seward Park) · Chicago 60610
• Holy Family Ministries Foundation - Buddies Program · Chicago 60610
• Moody Bible Institute - Solheim Urban Outreach Tutoring Program · Chicago 60610
• New City YMCA, LEED Council CareerStart Program · Chicago 60610

From T/MC’s activity log (OHATS). Select a year to see everything else from that year.

• 2000-10-07 Leo Quigley of Community Builders, Inc. confirmed a meeting with Dan Bassill on Oct 13th. He initiated the meeting following earlier email contact from Dan.
• 2000-12-07 Dan B participated in Technology Networking event at Union League Club. Networked with people like Melissa Giovagnoli of Networlding (whom I'd already had previous contact) and met people like Larry Mohl, Director, Center for Learning and Knowledge Managment at Motorola. Another speaker was Eric Lannert, of www.nminds.com. He's a tutor at Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, a leader of icStars and his company hosts executive level communities. Ended meeting with suggestion that the participants become an on-going "community".
• 2001-01-02 Tea Akbar, Executive Director of Partners in Education, sponsored by 4th Presbyterian Church in Chicago, called to offer following news. 1) she's moving to board of education and her spot will not be filled; 2) she is recommending that 4th Church consider becoming a major sponsor of Cabrini Connections since they are considering adopting an off-site program
• 2001-02-07 We were contacted by Saul A. from the Chicago Youth Centers Lower North Center for help/information on starting a mentoring program. I sent her the "How To Start a Program" handout from the conference and the National Mentoring Partnership checklist. I also told her about the website and said she should call us back for more specific help.
• 2001-02-08 Met with the Rev. Dr. Walter B. Johnson, Jr., Pastor of the Wayman African methodist Episcopal Church to discuss his after-school program which is part of the Alliance for Community Peace. Learned that Wayman Church along with other churches on the near north side, have formed the Near North Ministry Alliance, which in turn started the Alliance for Community Peace in 1997. Work of the ACP includes in-school and after-school tutoring and mentoring an enrichment activities.
• 2001-04-18 Phone conversation with Blake Levenson, board member for Cabrini-Green Youth and Family Services. Exchanged goal info and mutual opportunities. Blake runs a small advertising company. We first met at the March 2001 IYP Video Festival.
• 2001-05-21 Interviewed by two Northwestern U. Journalism students for class assignment. Provided information on T/MC and other Cabrini Green contacts.
• 2001-09-05 Received following email from Mahesh N. Alur, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University Medical School. He contacted T/MC on 9/1 and offered to raise money for Cabrini Connections through his running in the Chicago Marathon. The email was sent to his friends: Dear Family, Friends, and Colleagues, As some of you know, I am running in my first marathon on October 7, 2001, in Chicago! I thought that this race would be a great opportunity to raise some money for a cause that has become increasingly important to me. During the past year, I tutored an eighth grade student who attended St. Joseph's and lives in the Cabrini Green Housing Project. I found it to be a very rewarding experience, and I believe that a small fundraising campaign would help tremendously a program, the community, and most significantly, the students who deserve the educational opportunities that most of us were fortunate to receive. Cabrini Connections is very similar to the program in which I participated. Not only does it provide tutoring by bringing together working professionals and students from educationally disadvantaged environments, it also attempts to coordinate tutoring across Chicago and the country. It does this by using the internet coupled with marketing and advertising approaches in order to expand outreach and knowledge on issues of poverty and education. The idea is that each tutoring program can learn from each others' experiences in how to reach students and how to attract volunteers. In fact, Cabrini Connections was the organization that helped me to find the tutoring opportunity at St. Joseph's at this time last year. I know that most of you on this e-mail list are of meager means (financially-speaking), but even small donations will be extremely helpful. For those of you who would like to donate a larger amount, all donations to Cabrini Connections are tax deductible. Please do not feel obligated to donate, but if you would like to support me -- and more importantly, these students -- your donation would be met by my undying gratitude. Additionally, please pass this message along to people who I may have missed or to others who would be interested in donating. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me.
• 2004-08-28 First Annual Rock for Reading Music Festival held in Chicago. Organized by music artist Alice Peacock, and sponsored by The Chicago Sun Times, this event was designed to raise visibility for reading programs and raise money for four charities: The Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public Library, New City YMCA and Tutor/Mentor Connection. The T/MC used the event to raise visibility and help recruit volunteers for tutor/mentor programs. Five organizations participated in recruiting volunteers: East Village Youth Program, Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, CYCLE, Project Education Plus and Cabrini Connections. Unfortunately, it rained all day and was cold. Few people attended and the event was ended at 7pm instead of 11pm. While this means that few dollars were raised, the event led to many networking connections that the T/MC and others can use in the future.
• 2004-11-08 Dan Bassill of T/MC was guest of Sherrard Jones of Sinai Mentoring on a Channel 21 Public Access TV show. The focus was the workshop Sherrod was leading to engage hospitals strategically in leadership of neighborhood tutor/mentor strategies. During the call in segment, Henry Warfield, a young man who had been part of the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini Green Tutoring Program, led by Dan from 1975-1992, called in to testify as to how important the program had been to him and how much Dan Bassill had helped him and many other kids. Henry was in 2nd grade when he joined the program in the early 80's and he stayed active through 10th or 11th grade. He now is an engineer working at O'Hare Airport.
• 2005-01-04 Met with Cynthia Hunt of PriceWaterhouseCoopers to provide information about the Tutor/Mentor Connection.
• 2005-01-07 The Children & Family Justice Center of the Northwestern University School of Law will host the May 2005 Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference on May 12 and 13. This is a result of the participation of Besty Clarke, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, in the Nov. 04 conference, as well as networking between IJJI and the T/MC for several previous years. Betsty was a volunteer tutor with the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini Green Tutoring Program in the late 1970's.
• Undated Don Samuelson, of DSSA, sent the following email to Beth Anderson, Gary Goldman, Think Detroit, and a few others. He wrote, " Beth: Suggest you and others interested in this contact Dan Bassill at tutormentor2@earthlink.net. Has been doing good work in the Cabrini Green neighborhood and other parts of Chicago for a long time. Has some very well developed programs and ideas. His is a wheel that doesn't have to be discovered."

Ordered by how often the subject comes up. “Read from page” opens the document at the first page that mentions it.

• 1994 T/MC case statement, January 1994 (updated to 1996) · 14 of 32 pages Read from page 3
• 1993 Montgomery Ward Newslink: pages about the tutoring program and T/MC, 1993–2000 · 10 of 25 pages Read from page 3
• 1999 T/MC case statement, February 1999 update · 7 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• 1990 Proposal to establish the Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program as a nonprofit · 5 of 12 pages Read from page 1
• 2003 Annual Report 2002–2003 · 6 of 33 slides Read from page 3
• Articles from the T/MC Site · 6 of 107 pages Read from page 29
• 2002 Cabrini Connections & T/MC Annual Report 2001–2002 (overview) · 6 of 13 slides Read from page 3
• 1996 Mercedes Mentor Award · 3 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Agency analysis of Cabrini Connections and T/MC (MaryAnn Manfredini) · 8 of 27 pages Read from page 2
• 2002 Annual Report 2001/2002 · 5 of 22 slides Read from page 2
• 1997 Proposal to Chicago Public Schools to support T/MC · 3 of 8 pages Read from page 2
• 1999 CHAMPS Award · 2 of 8 pages Read from page 2
• 1994 The case for Cabrini Connections and T/MC: slide-show script · 4 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• 1982 Dan Bassill’s talk to the National Conference on Volunteerism (draft) · 4 of 9 pages Read from page 2
• 2005 Chicago Council on Urban Affairs Neighborhood Awards · 2 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• About T/MC (from the website) · 2 of 15 pages Read from page 2
• Cabrini Connections: History and Structure · 4 of 16 slides Read from page 2
• 1996 Cabrini Connections presentation · 4 of 10 pages Read from page 1
• 2009 Starting a Tutor/Mentor Program: What You Don't See · 2 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• 2011 T/MC History Links: 1965 to June 2011 · 2 of 7 pages Read from page 2
• 2003 2003 Recruitment Campaign: Final Report · 2 of 24 slides Read from page 16
• 2004 Grant Application: Humana Chicago Benefits 2004 · 2 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• 1996 La Rabida Big Hearts Award · 1 of 3 pages Read from page 3
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 26 (draft A) · 2 of 10 pages Read from page 7
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 26 (draft B) · 2 of 13 pages Read from page 7
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 30 (Spring 2004) · 2 of 13 pages Read from page 9
• 2009 Alumnus Spotlight: Dan Bassill (Acacia News) · 1 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Cabrini Connections & T/MC annual reports, 1995–1997 · 1 of 7 pages Read from page 3
• 1993 Cabrini Connections / T/MC structure · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 2000 Cultural Impact Award · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 2000 T/MC growth, 1994–2000 · 1 of 9 pages Read from page 1
• 2001 HUD Best Practice Award · 1 of 11 pages Read from page 7
• Kids' Connection: Tutor/Mentor Program · 2 of 27 slides Read from page 8
• News Articles from tutormentorconnection.org · 2 of 45 pages Read from page 10
• 2008 Prevention conference presentation · 1 of 18 pages Read from page 2
• 1996 Profile of Dan Bassill (M. Contos) · 2 of 7 pages Read from page 3
• 1993 The T/MC Report: newsletter pages, 1993–2002 · 2 of 28 pages Read from page 2
• 1997 Touched by a Mentor: documentary synopsis (S. Caldwell) · 2 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• The Role of Intermediary (Wired.org) · 1 of 25 slides Read from page 25
• 1996 Actions 1993–1995 and goals for 1996 · 1 of 8 pages Read from page 5
• Mapping a Path to a Career · 1 of 24 slides Read from page 10
• 1999 The case for investment in T/MC · 1 of 4 pages Read from page 4
• 2001 Cabrini Connections strategy 2001–2005 · 1 of 4 pages Read from page 2
• 1992 Montgomery Ward/Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program growth, 1965–1992 · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 2004 eConference Welcome, May 2004 · 1 of 19 slides Read from page 3
• 2008 eChicago conference presentation · 1 of 9 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Goals and progress, November 1994 to August 1995 · 1 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 1993 Junior Achievement – T/MC partnership · 1 of 6 pages Read from page 6
• 2001 Kids Connection (Cabrini Connections) · 1 of 12 pages Read from page 11
• 1995 Formal agreement: Lend-A-Hand, T/MC and the Chicago Bar Foundation · 1 of 3 pages Read from page 2
• 1994 Tutor/Mentor Week proclamations, 1994 (Lend-A-Hand and Mayor Daley) · 1 of 8 pages Read from page 3
• Tutor/Mentor News, Recognition & Awards (web page) · 1 of 10 pages Read from page 8
• Volunteer Recruitment Workshop · 1 of 35 slides Read from page 9
• 2004 Recruiting Volunteers Workshop (2004) · 1 of 35 slides Read from page 9
• 2005 Skoll Foundation application · 1 of 10 pages Read from page 3
• Logic Model for T/MC · 1 of 10 slides Read from page 6
• 1996 Target Group award · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 2002 Technology vision of the Tutor/Mentor Connection · 1 of 17 pages Read from page 1
• 2007 T/MC: who are we working with? · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 1994 T/MC work done in 1994 · 1 of 6 pages Read from page 2

• Undated Jefferson Awards: Jefferson Award View
• Undated Newsletter team1a View
• 1982 Montgomery Ward FORWARD MWTP View
• 1994 PCINewsletter View
• 1994 Shedd 1994Conf View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Bassill View
• 1994 Shedd1994conf View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Bassill View
• 15 May 1994 Chicago Tribune: conf View
• 16 May 1994 Chicago Tribune: conf View
• 2 Aug 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 27 Nov 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 28 Nov 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 30 Dec 1994 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: CC volunteer profile View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Bassill View
• 1995 MW Forward CC story Winter View
• 1995 St. Peters Church news View
• 1995 Lawyers Mentor Youth View
• 1995 Chicago Tribune: Tib1995Master Plan View
• 15 Feb 1995 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU intern Watseka, IL news View
• 8 Jun 1995 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 10 Jun 1995 Chicago Tribune: CYCLE View
• 8 Dec 1995 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Argus cc View
• 1996 Chicago Bar Association: Record LAH and TMC View
• 1996 Chicago Bar Association: Report Fall TM Week View
• 1996 Crain's Chicago Business: CC story View
• 1996 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Magazine Making of Volunteers View
• 17 Mar 1996 Daily Chronicle: Daily Chronicle View
• 10 Apr 1996 Illinois Wesleyan University: Bloomington Pantagraph cc visit IWU View
• 21 Aug 1996 INSIDE View
• 3 Sep 1996 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 14 Nov 1996 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 4 Dec 1996 Educator View
• 4 Dec 1996 Chicago Parent: Parent View
• 1997 Kiwanis International Project Ideas View
• 1997 Continental Air Express June View
• 29 Apr 1997 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 29 Apr 1997 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• Jun 1997 Continental Air Transport TMC Vol Recruitment June View
• 21 Dec 1997 Chicago Sun-Times: letter View
• 17 Feb 1998 Chicago Tribune: CC Video Fest View
• 9 Sep 1998 Chicago Tribune: cc vol View
• 15 Oct 1998 Edgewood College cc visit View
• 1998 Chicago Bar Association: tutor programs View
• 1998 Adolescent Literacy What Works and Why1998 View
• 17 Feb 1998 Chicago Sun-Times: CC Video Fest View
• 1999 Performink IYP story View
• 1999 URISANews View
• Mar 1999 Target Marketing News View
• 11 Jun 1999 Interactive PR Marketing News View
• 1 Jul 1999 Daily Herald: Story View
• 10 Jul 1999 Chicago Defender: CC home View
• 3 Aug 1999 Streetwise: Cabrini Connections View
• Dec 1999 Helping The Kids URISA News Dec View
• 2000 Cabrini Green DW Book View
• 20 Jan 2000 American News Service TMC Mapping View
• 3 Apr 2000 Concious Choice.com cc View
• 26 Aug 2000 Daily Herald: Recruitment View
• 1 Sep 2000 Chicago Tribune: Jimmy View
• 3 Sep 2000 Chicago Tribune: DW Book View
• 30 Dec 2000 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 2001 Ecumenical Child Care Network2001 View
• 4 Mar 2001 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 5 Sep 2001 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Presidents Convocation DB Ph D honor View
• 18 Oct 2001 Park Ridge Herald: Park Ridge Herald DB Ph D View
• 4 Sep 2003 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 6 Nov 2003 Skyline: donation View
• 2004 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Magazine Summer ACI Award View
• 2004 ACI Award IWU Magazine View
• 31 Jan 2004 Chicago Defender: Story View
• 5 Aug 2004 Skyline: Rock For Reading View
• 10 Jan 2005 Chicago Bar Association: Report View
• 16 Jan 2005 Chicago Bar Association: Report View
• 4 Aug 2005 EXTRA recruitment View
• 25 Aug 2005 EXTRA recruitment View
• 2006 YOUTH Today July2006 View
• 2007 Chicago Bar Association: Report grants View
• 2007 Serve Illinois Winter View
• 2009 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Alumni udate Spring View
• 2 Aug 2010 Out of the Box Thinking TMC Conf View

Open them in the map gallery.

• 2010 Cabrini Green · Maps by other organizations

Files in T/MC’s planning folders whose titles mention this subject.

• 1995 Joe Cappo, Crain s Chicago Business - Go beyond Cabrini Green 11-15-1995 from DB · TMC-Planning / PublicRelations-PCI-1993-2003/Media contacts
• 1997 Near North Redevelopment Initiative - letters from Mayor Daley 1997 · TMC-Planning / Mayor Daley proclamations and outreach/Political contacts

Pages of T/MC’s website, tutormentorexchange.net, 2008–2026.

• 2008 Awards and interviews
• 2008 Daniel F. Bassill
• 2009 Dan Bassill Interview
• 2009 History
• 2009 These illustrated essays share the T/MI vision
• 2010 History. Who has helped?
• 2011 Increasing Attention for Tutor/Mentor Programs
• 2011 NOTICE OF CHANGE TO T/MC
• 2021 Chicago Central Area Programs
• 2021 Faith Based Youth Serving Orgs
• 2021 Multiple Site and Community Based T/M programs
• 2022 January 2022 Tutor/Mentor News
• 2022 Library: Learn about T/MC & T/MI
• 2022 Suggested books
• 2022 TMI Video Library
• 2023 Jan 2023 Tutor/Mentor eNews
• 2024 Sept 2024 T/MI newsletter
• 2025 April-May 2025 T/M News
• 2025 October 2025 T/MI News
• 2025 Visual Essays - pg 5

• 1990 “Thank You Dan” card from the students and volunteers of the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, 1989–90