In 2018, YWCA Evanston/North Shore and the Evanston Community Foundation began creating college savings accounts and providing financial support for children participating in a pilot program aptly named Savings for Success. The groups initially partnered with parents at Community Organizing and Family Issues before contacting pre-K programs and childcare centers. Savings for Success began offering.
Latinos en Evanston North Shore hosted its annual Day of the Dead celebration at Evanston Township High School on Friday to honor and remember community members’ deceased loved ones. The Day of the Dead, or “Día de los Muertos,” is celebrated annually on Nov. 1 and 2 throughout Mexico and other countries in Latin America..