The Chicago School is continually looking to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with large nonprofit human service organizations.

Known as “High Impact Partners,” these organizations help provide students with quality, innovative, and community-based learning experiences while increasing their ability to meet important community needs. Toward these ends, the school and agency work collaboratively to achieve targeted outcomes in which all parties benefit.

The Chicago School maintains many different types of community partners. Institution-to-institution High Impact Partnerships, however, are reciprocal, clearly defined, and offer integrated civic engagement opportunities for members of The Chicago School learning community. In return, agencies gain the expertise of highly qualified professionals who help them build capacity and improve the quality of their services.

The Chicago School and its High Impact Partners bring many other mutually rewarding benefits:

Education/Scholarship
• Learning opportunities for the High Impact Partner staff and Chicago School faculty and students
• Greater talent pool of nonprofit, social service leaders
• Mutual publications and presentations

Innovation/Professional Practice
• Creation of evidenced-based treatments specific to the population served by the High Impact Partner
• New programs and services
• Employment opportunities

Service/Professional Behavior
• Increased number of professionals who possess the skills needed to work with the specific population served by the High Impact Partner
• Expanded reach into the community
• True academic/social service partnership that collaboratively mentors the next generation of mental health professionals

Community/Diversity
• Better outcomes for clients and their families
• Increased awareness and commitment to the needs of the populations served by the High Impact Partner
• Actualization of both organization’s mission to serve the community and its diverse population

Learn more about our current High Impact Partners:

Erie Neighborhood House
Lawrence Hall
Gads Hill