A special holiday tradition that's in full swing this week brings more than 500 deserving kids to the Loop to shop until they drop.
A special holiday tradition that's in full swing this week brings more than 500 deserving kids to theThe after school program "By the Hand" has been doing treating children for more than 20 years. They call it "Christmas in the City" — it brings K-12 youth from some of Chicago’s most under-resourced neighborhoods to shop for either themselves or others.
On Wednesday, a group from Austin on the city's West Side was bused to State street. All 125 students were given $25 Visa shopping gift cards and $10 McDonald’s gift cards for dinner.More than 500 kids will get the opportunity to take part in the event, and Austin Site Director Bernadette Ballenger says the students earn this reward by good academics and attendance at school."This is independence, this is stability, this is safety for them.
Christmas in the City a tradition for many in the program, giving a little more light this holiday season.If you want to help this organization, visit
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