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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

A bug’s eye view drawing of the Family Focus building, a tall red-brick school.

From Foster to Family Focus: More than a century of District 65 decisions in the 5th Ward

April 20, 2022

Evanston’s 5th Ward hasn’t had its own neighborhood school in more than 50 years.  But on March 14, after decades of activism, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Board of Education voted to...

The brick Family Focus Center building with an American flag hanging in front.

Family Focus Evanston honors community members, departing director in annual benefit

May 7, 2021

Family Focus Evanston honored residents and organizations during its annual benefit event Thursday. The event, themed “Evanston’s Black Heroes,” featured students from Family Focus’s after-school...

Moderator Stacey Gibson introduces the panel. Gibson facilitated a discussion about institutionalized racism in Evanston/Skokie District 65.

Panel highlights racial discrimination in District 65, Evanston

February 28, 2018

A panel of local officials highlighted and reflected on the institutional and systemic racism present in Evanston and Skokie at an event in the 5th Ward on Tuesday. The event, held at Family Focus Evanston,...

ETHS group engages black parents, aims to close racial achievement gap

February 10, 2013

A group of educators, administrators and parents at Evanston Township High School have worked together to form a network aimed at bridging the high school's racial achievement gap. Founded last spring,...

Evanston YMCA targets early childhood health concerns

November 12, 2012

Evanston's McGaw YMCA has begun to gather data and organize community forums to address health issues affecting young children as part of the Pioneering Healthier Communities campaign of the Y-USA. The...

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