JHPCC students participated in an audition process and were selected along with 12 other agencies citywide to perform at After School Matter's Spring Gala at the Chicago Theater in Downtown Chicago. The evening and performance was an experience none of us will ever forget. We thanks all the teens for all their hard work and preparation for this event as well as our chief Instructor for who directed and choreographed the piece. Learn more about our Performance Team.

JHPCC Annual Event was held November 18th, 2005. The event was a great success. Children and youth from two of our service sites performed and received special awards. The evening was hosted at Chappell Elementary with a VIP reception at the community Center. Thank you to all the volunteers and supporters of our organization. The event also premiered viewed the new leadership video produced by our students. This was the best event to date!

PRESS Coverage of the Event
The FIL-AM Weekly , November 25-December 1 Year 2005 Issue
The Philippine Weekly, December 02, 2005
Chicago Agent Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 24, December 8, 2005
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Springboard Foundation
AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Springboard Foundation recognized the JHPCC with a special award on October 19th, 2005. JHPCC was selected as the Agency of the Year, among the many recipients that received grants from the foundation in 2005. The award came with a one time grant amount of $10,000. We would like to THANK Springboard for all their support and kindness.

Springboard Foundation also features JHP Community Center as one of their grantees on their new web site. http://springboardfoundation.org/grants.html

Springboard President Mark Fuller with JHPCC Executive Director, Arnel Ladringan and Community Relations Director, Tomas Meneses

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2005 Susan F. Berkowitz Award
for Outstanding Service to Children

Tomas L Menses accepted the award on behalf of the JHPCC on May 2nd, 2005. The JHPCC was selected among a number of candidates and the selection process was conducted by the students of the Francis Parker School. 2005 marked the first year that the award was part of a leadership class conducted by the school which included site visits by the students and final evaluations and selections. We would like to congratulate our students for this great honor, for they are the ones that must overcome the day to day struggles and the many obstacles that keep them in being positive influences on other children's lives.