MORNING PROGRAM
A typical day at the reinvented B&B program usually includes a good morning hug, a healthy meal, time with an individual tutor, and the reward of game time.
• A Healthy Meal: Each morning we offer a source of protein, multiple fresh fruit options, and low-sugar cereals. Hard-boiled eggs, oatmeal with fruit, and whole-wheat bagels are just some of the options on the menu.
• Relational Connections: Each morning a diverse team of tutors (Northwestern students, teachers, parents, and community volunteers) provides social and emotional support in addition to academic help. Tutors spend time building relationships with individual students and affirming the child’s deep value and potential.
• Daily Academic Focus: Each morning children work with a tutor on homework or reading. This daily commitment builds strong academic habits and builds the student’s confidence in their ability to succeed.
SUMMER PROGRAM
Keeping students engaged and connected over the summer is a key component of our program. This past summer (2022), we launched our first reading-intensive virtual reading camp.
Over the course of six weeks:
Students received over 170 hours of 1-1 reading instruction
Students read more than 300 books
On average, students gained 2/3 of a grade level in reading
“My child found a love for reading after going to Books & Breakfast. Thank you to everyone who is a part of B&B!”
“B&B was especially helpful during quarantine when some families would have fallen through the cracks if you didn’t keep in touch with them.” B&B principal”
“B&B has a ripple effect through our school.”
“B&B’s online program was hands down the best I saw. Kids had their cameras on, were engaged, and seemed truly happy to be there!”
HISTORY
Since 2013, B&B has worked with District 65 to disrupt the impact of racism on Black and Latinx students and fill gaps in resources for children who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
B&B started in Evanston in the 1980s when parents and educators at a local elementary school recognized a need for breakfast and decided to act. Through the years, D65 staff and volunteers partnered at multiple schools to offer a healthy meal through B&B. In 2012, a group of parents and school leaders reinvented B&B to advance racial justice and educational equity. They committed to providing a daily academic boost and social-emotional support from caring and supportive tutors along with a healthy meal. To sustain this one-of-a-kind innovation, B&B relaunched as an independent nonprofit in July 2013.
OUR PROCESS
Building Strong Learners. Building School Communities.
Building Learners: Each day we work with students to build them up as learners. We focus on building strong relationships with tutors and build student confidence around homework and reading.
Building Community: B&B builds connections with the local school community and draws additional Evanston resources to the local school. We partner regularly with teachers, parents, the PTA, Northwestern University and many other Evanston organizations.
LOCATIONS
Dewey Elementary School
1551 Wesley Avenue, Evanston
Lincolnwood Elementary School
2600 Colfax Street, Evanston
Kingsley Elementary School
2300 Green Bay Road, Evanston
Lincoln Elementary School
910 Forest Avenue, Evanston
Walker Elementary School
3601 Church Street, Evanston/Skokie
Washington Elementary School
914 Ashland Avenue, Evanston
Willard Elementary School
2700 Hurd Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Haven Middle School
2417 Prairie Avenue, Evanston
BOOKS AND BREAKFAST MEETING TIMES
Elementary Sites: Monday - Friday from 8am - 8:50am
Middle School Site: Monday - Friday from 7:20am - 7:50am