Enroll Your Student in CHiL

CHiL is an afterschool program offering FREE homework help and social-emotional learning support to Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 students.

Click the button below to enroll your child. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. After you complete the form, OMNI will contact you and schedule a phone call to complete the necessary consent forms for your child. OMNI is a partner of HOSC, providing mental health and case management services for enrolled students and families.

For additional information, please contact the Manager of School Programs, Montana Lechner, montana@handsonsuburbanchicago.org.

Everything You Need to Know About CHiL

Who: Middle and Elementary School Students in CCSD21, referred by a teacher

What: Homework help and additional social-emotional learning after school.

Session One Details:

  • 30-45 minutes of social and emotional skill-building activities that promote peer socialization
  • 30-45 minutes of academic support
  • 15-30 minutes of activities

Session Two Details:

  • A 50-minute experiential group focusing on coping and social skills led by a counselor from OMNI
    50 minutes of academic support and activities

Where: The CCSD21 school your child attends
When: Twice a week, from 3 to 4:45 p.m.
Why: To help students meet educational and social-emotional needs!

Healthy snacks are provided.
Students must commit to weekly attendance throughout the school year.

Tutor with student in library reviewing schoolwork

Our Partners

Our CHiL Afterschool Program proudly partners with Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 (Cooper Middle School, Holmes Middle School, London Middle School, and Whitman Elementary School) and OMNI.

Young student laughing with tutor

HOSC School Programs

Our school programs provide equitable opportunities for low-income, high-risk elementary and middle school students to succeed in high school. These programs improve the grades, attendance, and social and emotional well-being of students – many of whom have limited English proficiency and receive special education – leading to successful transitions to high school. We achieve this by holistically addressing student and family needs with an integrated multi-tier support system combining tutoring, mentoring, behavioral health services, and case management in collaboration with community partners.