Celebrate The Holidays With PEP!
The Holidays are here and PEP is continuing our tradition of holiday events! However, we need your help! Consider a donation today and help spread Holiday cheer for our senior and youth PEP participants!
PEP Youth Enjoy Halloween with a Cabrini Trunk or Treat & Haunted House
PEP Trunk or Treat was a huge success with over 300 youth in their costumes enjoying Halloween!
Demons Fall Elementary School Team Tryouts
If you have a 5th-8th grade boy that’s interested in playing for the Chicago Demons this Fall, join us Sunday, September 17th at 11:30a for tryouts! For more information please refer to the flyer below and contact Vince Carter with any questions.
Project Education Plus 43rd Annual Scholarship Fundraiser
Project Education Plus 43rd annual scholarship fundraiser took place on Wednesday, June 7th at Wintrust Sports Complex.
Chicago Demons Check Out Ice Cube's BIG3
Our Chicago Demons had so much fun at the United Center watching Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league!
Hit the link below to see photos of all the excitement!
PEP Celebrates Juneteenth
Check out our Project Education Plus youth enjoying the summer at Chance The Rapper’s Juneteenth Festival at DuSable Museum of African American History!
Mission Statement
We enlighten youth on how to take advantage of the educational, technological, and recreational outlets in society. We also assist disadvantaged families, children, and senior citizens of Chicago’s Cabrini-Near North, Lincoln Park, Old Town, West Town, Near West, and East Garfield Park communities.
Really Love PEP?
So much of what we do wouldn’t be possible without your help. Please consider donating to Project Education Plus today to help us continue supporting those that need it most!
Youth Programs
Chicago Demons Basketball
Peppeteers
SMART - After School Program
Photography Club
Elementary Programs
PEP Academy
Welcome to Project Education Plus
PEP’s founders conceived Project Education Plus in 1980. Seeing a need for a regimented, innovative program with stability, PEP began as eight-week youth summer enrichment and organized sports program. PEP quickly expanded to a year-round agency with additional programs for senior citizens in the community.
In the ‘90s, PEP redesigned its focus to include college preparation and mentoring. It added a computer lab complete with computers, Internet access, photography, and other tech hardware to hold organized technology classes for the community. PEP has morphed into an agency that provides expanded services with separate program activities for youth in Pre-school thru Grade 3; Grades 4-8; high school, college mentoring, young adults, and senior citizens seven days a week.
Within the last two years, PEP Academy was started for the youth who need to complete their high school requirements. PEP was recognized as one of the top programs in Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times.
