Community Support and Partners
After School Matters
LTS is a program provider for After School Matters (ASM), a Chicago-based organization providing Chicago teens the opportunity to explore their passions and develop their talents through free, world-class after-school and summer programs across Chicago. LTS has been an ASM partner since 2003. In 2014, LTS also established a Hispanic initiative at Solorio High School that has been running ever since.
Union League Boys and Girls Club
LTS collaborates with the Union League Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Humboldt Park and Pilsen. LTS programs have proven to be successful as an addition to their current after school programming and youth development strategy.
United States Tennis Association
As an organizational member of the USTA, LTS provides various USTA programming as a Community Tennis Association (CTA), including National Junior Tennis League (NJTL), 10 and Under Tennis, USTA After School Tennis Clubs, Junior Team Tennis, and Adult Start / Restart Tennis. LTS receives support from the USTA Tennis and Education Foundation, USTA Midwest Section, and USTA Chicago District.
Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center
LTS collaborates with the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center to establish year-round programming at a facility that has 4 outdoor tennis courts and 2 indoor multi-purpose tennis courts. During the summer, over 350 youth participate in LTS tennis programming free of charge, and during the school year 80 to 90 youth participate in the Kroc Center tennis programming. The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center provides an optimal facility to offer consistent quality tennis programming to some of Chicago’s communities, and is also the anchor site for Love to Serve's SAT/ACT Prep Program. This state-of-the-art facility has provided the community with an unbelievable sense of pride, dignity and purpose.
Winward Academy
LTS partners with Winward Academy to support our students with ACT / SAT test preparation. Winward Acadamy provides a research-based curriculum and personalized online learning platform.
Serve and Return Chicago
LTS is a grateful recipient of funding and support from Serve and Return Chicago, a local non-profit organization that awards grants and scholarships to support junior tennis programs in Chicago communities.