Festival of the Lakes 2017

About.

Over the years, there has been a significant decline in after-school/summer programs that youth in Chicago are able to benefit from. Many youth aren't being challenged, nor are they given proper avenues to explore extracurricular activities. G.O.A.L.S. Inc. was created to provide youth with opportunities and experiences that they might not receive elsewhere.

Our  Mission

G.O.A.L.S. Inc. is a non profit organization with the mission of enriching the lives of at-risk and underprivileged youth in and around the Chicago land area. We desire to provide young people with experiences and interactions that will enhance their perspectives and foster hope.

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Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.”
― Asian Proverb

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Our Goal

Our goal is to equip children socially, culturally, emotionally, and academically through traveling the world, local excursions, the introduction of foreign language and creative expression through the arts. Via mentorship and social-emotional interactions we will build confidence and self-esteem that will allow our G.O.A.L.S. kids to flourish. ​

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Minority Youth And Travel
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Minority children travel far less than their counterparts. It is imperative that we instill in them the importance of seeing more of the world. Please take the time and peruse this article from Ebony Magazine on black youth and travel. www.ebony.com/life/why-black-youth-must-travel    Together we can make a difference in children's lives!

Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."
​– Ibn Battuta