Steering Committee

The SAY Steering Committee is comprised of leaders and advocates from community organizations in Oak Park and River Forest. They provide support, guidance and oversight of SAY’s progress. Participating organizations:

Collaboration for Early Childhood
Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township
D97 PTO Council
New Moms/Parenthesis Family Center
E-Team
Oak Park Education Foundation
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park Regional Housing Center
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
Oak Park Township
Park District of Oak Park
River Forest Public Library
River Forest Township
Riveredge Hospital
School District 200
School District 90
School District 97
Triton College
West Cook YMCA

Linda Francis

Director, Success of All Youth 
(708) 848-1560
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Linda Francis comes to the Foundation as an accomplished industrial engineer and a program leader with extensive experience developing and implementing solutions. She has substantial analytical, technical and communication skills with a background in continuous improvement. Locally, she has worked with diverse individual and organizational cultures toward common goals. She currently serves on the Board of the Oak Park Education Foundation.

Jennifer Stix 

Communications, Success of All Youth 
(708) 848-1560
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Jennifer Stix has written for retailers, manufacturers, social enterprises and non-profits. Her favorite projects involve working on behalf of organizations that strive to make the world a better place. She looks forward to helping grow awareness of SAY’s mission in the Oak Park - River Forest Community.

Our Communities

Our Partners

Oak Park and River Forest strive to create communities where every child/youth is empowered to reach her/his full potential and where race/ethnicity, family income/education, gender/sexual orientation, and learning style are not barriers to achievement.

The Village of Oak Park shares its eastern border, Austin Boulevard, with the West Side of the city of Chicago. The Village of River Forest lies just west of Oak Park. With a total population of 51,988 people, Oak Park is the 29^thlargest municipality in Illinois. River Forest has a population of 11,088. Oak Park is known for its architecture and diversity while River Forest is home to Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.

River Forest K-8 School District 90 has two elementary schools (K-4) and a middle school (5-8). One of the elementary schools as well as the middle school have been awarded the National Blue Ribbon of Distinction. Oak Park School District 97 has 8 elementary schools (K-5) and 2 middle schools (6-8). Both communities share one (9-12) Oak Park River Forest High School District 200.