North Lawndale College Prep

North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School (NLCP) is one of the original charter schools of Chicago. North Lawndale is a neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, a historically underserved neighborhood where 38% of residents live in poverty and which is ranked the fourth most violent neighborhood in the city. Since most NLCP students are first-generation college students, NLCP partners with families to prepare students to earn a college degree from day one of high school, giving them the social and emotional skills they will need to thrive in college.

With just an additional $89,000, NLCP is able to enroll and support 35 students from traditional Chicago Public schools in a safe, in-person environment, keeping its commitment to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to keep its doors open for their students.