NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS, 2020

On July 31st and Aug 1st, UHC participated in the Neighborhood Youth Corps event co-hosted by Chicago Police Department and Chicago Housing Authority. This program is targeting high school students to receive training on a variety of “life skills” to prepare them as they enter adulthood. Mike engaged 40 students and taught them essential skills such as shelter erection, fire starting, and more!

You might thing: why is erecting a shelter and starting fire important for people now-a-days? While we all enjoy the modern convenience of microwave, central air, and supermarkets, during times of need, be able to erect a shelter and start a fire to make food makes a world of difference and keeps one from waiting to be saved by others. Also, fire is present everywhere in our lives, from combustion engines (cars and electricity) to our stovetop. If one can understand the requirement and be able to start a fire, we think this person is well on his/her way to tackle many other great things in life!