Cesar Chavez Serve and Learn Program

              ¡Bienvenidos!
Cesar Chavez was a labor leader who dedicated
his life to improving the standard of living, wages
and working conditions of farm workers. Chavez
was a labor organizer, civil rights crusader and a
war veteran who joined the U.S. Navy in 1945 and
served in the Western Pacific at the end of WWII.
Founder of the National Farm Workers Association,
which later became the United Farm Workers Union
(UFW), Chavez’s
tireless commitment
opened untold doors
for disenfranchised
migrants and workers.
Although he died in
1993, his spirit still lives.
One way to celebrate
his life and legacy is
through the Cesar
Chavez Serve and
Learn Program. This
program is geared
toward K-12 students who, through academic
instruction and community service projects, will
learn the importance of service to others and the
difference they truly can make.
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn introduced the Cesar Chavez
Serve and Learn Program to Illinois. During the
week of March 31 (Chavez’s birthday), schools may
participate in this innovative program to encourage
community service by our young people while
serving as an educational tool for school history,
social studies, environmental and art classes.
Students across Illinois will learn the importance of
community service by addressing hunger issues,
volunteering at nursing homes, cleaning up parks
and planting gardens.
¡Si Se Puede!
The mission of the Cesar Chavez Serve and Learn
Program is to instill an ethic of service and civic
responsibility in our young people.
This educational program takes place in three parts:
pre-service
service
project reflection
Participating Agencies
(2006)
Albany Park Community Center
Association of Latin American Students (Governor’s State
University)
Chicago Cares
Chicago Legal Clinic
The Field Museum
Garfield Park Conservatory
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Friends of the Forest Preserves
Friends of the Park
Howard Area Community Center
Institute del Progreso Latino
Lions Club Foundation International
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Macon County Teen Reach
Pathways (Mahomet, IL.)
Pathways (Rantoul, IL.)
Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation
R.I.S.E.
Salvation Army of Joliet
The Sierra Club
United Neighborhood Organization
Urban Watch
Village of Bollingbrook (Exchange Club Program)
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Participating Schools
(2006)
Bowen Environmental Studies Team (BEST) High School
Gladness V. Player School
Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy
Central Senior High School
Chicago Discovery Academy
Columbia College
Community Links HS
Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro High School
Cyd Lash Academy
Jose De Diego Community Academy
Dundee Crown High School
East School
Elgin High School
David Glasgow Farragut Career Academy
Edwin G. Foreman High School
Fox Tech High School
Galileo Scholastic Academy
Golf Middle School
Governors State University
Andrew Jackson Language Academy
John Hope College Preparatory High School
John Marshall Harlan Community Academy
Irving Elementary School
Jacobs High School
Benito Juarez Community Academy
Thomas Kelly High School
Kelvyn Park High School
Lawndale Community Academy
Lewis University
Robert Lindblom College Preparatory High School
North Grand High School
North Shore School District
Orr High School
The Park School
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Prosser Academy
Al Raby School for Communication and Environment
Rantoul Township High School
Saint Ann Catholic School
Special Education District of Lake County
School District 113
Nicholas Senn High School
Spry Community School
Harriet Beecher Stowe Fine and Performing Arts Academy