Extreme poverty, minor or major delinquency, all sorts of addictions ... life is really tough in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Chicago.
To stop the almost unavoidable descent - poor and delinquent parents, children in turn deprived of the learning necessary to build themselves a quality life -
a school, the Glenwood School, welcomes the children whose parents can no longer assume the financial and moral burden.
Founded in 1887 by Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of the assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, the Glenwood School initially took in young boys abandoned in the streets.
In 2001, it opened its doors to young girls for day courses, and from 2003, it accommodates both boys and girls as boarders.
Since its beginnings, it calculates that it has rescued nearly 20,000 children from delinquency and poverty.

