Pulaski Fine Arts Academy

Organization Address
2230 W. McLean Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647-4410

Organization Supervisor
Ms. Wilma Velazquez
773.534.4391

The Chicago School Liaison
Sayaka Machizawa, Community Engaged Scholarship Coordinator
312.410.8953

Appropriate Programs
Students in the School Psychology program preferred

Days/Hours Available for Students
4-8 hours per week

Description of Organization
Pulaski Fine Arts Academy is located in Bucktown. With 95.5 percent of the student body receiving free and reduced lunches and a large number of students bussed from outside the neighborhood, Pulaski faces many challenges in increasing parent involvement and addressing the social, emotional and health needs of its community. However, a committed administration and supportive staff are rising to the challenge. Pulaski has strong community partnerships in the arts, violence prevention and life skills development.  A 21st Century Resource Coordinator helps arrange parenting classes and other activities.

Type of Project(s):
Book Club Mentor

  • Facilitate a “book club” that covers important areas of students’ lives such as immigration issues, DV, parental gang involvement, bullying, parental separation/divorce, and drug-related problems
  • Mentor a group of children/adolescents in the book club
  • Work with literacy specialists and the school social worker to design the program
  • Bullying Prevention Training

  • Visit each classroom to provide bullying prevention training based on a manual
  • Organization Requirements

  • TB test and Illinois Department of Human Services background and fingerprinting checks
  • 9-month commitment
  • Meet with the school literacy specialists and social worker on a monthly basis
  • Attend a shadowing class provided by School Psychology program
  • Number of FWS/Volunteer Positions Available:  10

    Community Partnerships Contacts

    Director
    Jill Glenn, LCSW

    CES Coordinator
    Sayaka Machizawa, Psy.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Andy Smith, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Morag Sutherland, Psy.D.