Students and South Side community members attended a “Dinner Dialogue” recently featuring the nonprofit Hope Works. Conversation centered around the work done by Hope Works to help South Side residents break the cycle of poverty and unemployment.

“Every year it gets bigger and better,” said Monique Cook-Bey, Chief Program Officer of Chicago Youth Programs (CYP), about the third annual Washington Park Arts Festival that took place last Saturday.

Hundreds of students committed to changing the world came to Chicago as part of a Clinton Global Initiative forum. On Sunday, they settled for making a difference on the South Side.

The MLK Day of Service is an opportunity for UChicago community members to engage in meaningful service activities at community-based organizations, working in the areas of education, housing, poverty relief, and community development on the south and west sides of Chicago.