Amanda R. Suttle, a Rosalind Franklin University Clinical Counseling student, will be improving self-awareness, social and cultural awareness, and health education in teenagers who visit the Boys and Girls Club of Lake County.  Health education will be provided by students/clinicians from various healthcare professions who reflect the racial make-up of the teenagers at the BGCLC, which in turn will serve to empower the youth to be successful minorities. She seeks to raise to raise $1000 for arts supplies (poster boards, construction paper, pastels, crayons, paint), printing resources, food for events (Culture Cuisine and Celebration and End of the Year Presentation and Awards Show), and awards for the children and adolescents. 

The Schweitzer Fellowship is a year-long service learning program for graduate students in health-related professions who will design and implement innovative direct service projects aimed at improving the health and well-being of underserved Chicago area communities. Through their community projects and participation in a year-long program that includes mentoring support, monthly meetings, written reflection, and interprofessional collaboration, Schweitzer Fellows are developing the skills and confidence needed to become Leaders in Service—professionals who will remain dedicated to public service and to creating change.

In July 2014, the Schweitzer Fellows for Life network launched Summer Fest 2014 a year-long campaign to help support our current Fellows' projects. Each of the Fellows has created a "wish list" of supplies and resources that will help them realize their service project goals.