Chicago
Overview
The All Stars Project of Chicago (ASP of Chicago) works in Windy City neighborhoods on the South and West sides that have been hardest hit by poverty and violence. Since our launch in 2007, ASP has touched the lives of over 40,000 young people through the All Stars Talent Show Network, the Leslie J. Raffel Development School for Youth and other development programs and initiatives.
Thanks to the growth of our programs, broad support for our development through performance approach and the generosity of hundreds of philanthropic partners, ASP of Chicago completed an $11 million campaign to establish the Hub for Afterschool Development in the historic Printer’s Row neighborhood in downtown Chicago. Together with our programs, the Hub gives youth from poor and underserved communities the opportunity to connect with the civic, cultural and professional life of the city. Our impact and influence are further strengthened by partnerships and collaborations with hundreds of front-line practitioners and organizations that are part of our growing Afterschool Development Working Groups.
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542 S Dearborn Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60605 Map It
(212) 356-8460 • jmassad@allstars.org
Lauren Horn
Vice President / Director
ASP of Chicago
Dwayne Dixon
Program Director
ASP of Chicago
David Cherry
Founder
ASP of Chicago
Chicago Programs
We create free, outside of school programs for our region’s youth and their families, which help them to develop using performance as a tool on stage and in life.
The All Stars Talent Network
Development School for Youth
Development Coaching
Chicago Advisory Board
The reputation, experience, and care that the leaders on our board bring to their service is second to none.
Sonia Menon, Chair
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Bob Achtstatter
Grant Thornton LLP
Joy Crenshaw
Nuveen
Tanya Foster
Equity Residential
Robert G. Gerber
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Mark Haller
Winnetka Music Festival
Dawn Harris
CIBC
Bevon Joseph
Skillful.ly
Bob Kurinsky
Driehaus Capital Management
Tisa Morris
Cook County States Attorneys Office
Benjamin L. Nortman
Hilco Global
JB Opdycke
Open Primaries
Kenneth Veltri
AMLI Residential
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“Everything changed the day I discovered the All Stars Project. At 17, I joined the Development School for Youth (DSY)—a free career development program connecting me to paid internships. It transformed my life!”
Chioma Igwebuike, ASP Alum, Associate- Investment Banking Division Compliance, Goldman Sachs; Board member, ASP of New Jersey
“All Stars pushed me to do uncomfortable things like going downtown in these large glass buildings and having conversations with people who didn't look like me. This gave me the ability to stand in spaces where I had been told that I could not or should not be.”
Cedric Soglohoun, ASP Alum, Machine Operator, Flex
“When I joined ASP, I experienced the power of performance. DSY taught me to perform bigger than I thought possible, and the All Stars Talent Show Network gave me the confidence to uplift other young people like me.”
Dwayne Dixon, ASP Alum, Program Director, ASP of Chicago
“Through All Stars, I learned to perform confidence and step into spaces I never thought I belonged in. That journey brought me to UC Santa Barbara and back to ASP, where I’m now helping youth build their futures.”
Larry Huynh, ASP Alum, Program Associate at ASP of SF Bay Area and Virtual Programs
“I joined DSY during my sophomore year of college, connecting with inspiring leaders and earning my first internship at AIG. Today, I’m proud to work at ASP and give back to the program that launched my career.”
Emily Munguia, ASP Alum, Assistant Director of Development at ASP of New York
“All Stars has given me hope, opportunity, confidence and long-lasting relationships that I still carry with me today. My first DSY internship opened new doors for me professionally and has shaped my trajectory 15 years later. My aspiration through the work of the ALC (Alumni Leadership Council) is to bring the gift of development to as many young people as possible.”
Avriel Kelly, ASP Alum, AVP, Business Support Manager, Bank of America
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