After months of preparation and weeks of training for our youth workers, Try-Me’s, Lawrence Hall’s culinary arts program, held it’s soft opening at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration on April 27, 2017. For... read more
Lawrence Hall’s Project Work team has been hard at work actively recruiting for Project Mentor, our newest mentoring initiative connecting males in 8th, 9th, & 10th grade enrolled in school in the South Shore neighborhood, with mentors. Mentorsh... read more
Lawrence Hall held it’s 5th Annual Lucky Charm Cocktail Party at Troquet River North Thursday, March 9th, 2017. The sold out event had 150 guests in attendance and raised $30,000 to benefit the youth of Lawrence Hall. Thank you to our wonderful gue... read more
Lawrence Hall was highlighted in an important and informative piece by Windy City Times explaining how far we’ve come in serving our LGBTQ youth and the work we need to do to ensure they are protected, respected, and heard. The article highlights o... read more
Chicago’s oldest social services agency celebrates 2016 triumphs, sets new live auction record with art piece from internationally acclaimed artist Marketa Sivek CHICAGO, IL – Lawrence Hall, Over 340 guests attended Lawrence Hall’s Fall Fêt... read more
Lawrence Hall September 15, 2016 Our annual Back to School Supply Drive was a huge success filling over 400 backpacks for Lawrence Hall youth in our Therapeutic Day School, Residential Treatment, Foster Care, Older Adolescent, & Project Work programs.... read more
Feed My Starving Children event engaged nearly 500 community and corporate volunteers, packed meals for children in over 70 countries CHICAGO, IL – Lawrence Hall, one of Chicago’s oldest social service agencies, hosted a MobilePack event organized... read more
Our Director of Strategic Initiatives, Renee Lehocky, was on WBEZ this morning with Pride Action Tank Founder Tracy Baim to talk about the partnership of 10 agencies (Lawrence Hall included) to help LGBTQ youth with placement in foster homes, while at the... read more
Save the date: Lawrence Hall’s 4th Annual Fall Fête September 24, 2016 Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
