What is the Dolphin Bridge Fund?

The Dolphin Bridge Fund directly supports the people who make Whitney Young extraordinary. Through this fund, Friends of Whitney Young addresses a critical need: ensuring that our school can retain outstanding teachers and staff while providing essential student support services.

Excellence in education depends on having the right people in place. In response to CPS budget constraints, the Dolphin Bridge Fund steps in to sustain competitive teacher and staff salaries and maintains the student support services that are critical to Whitney Young's student success.Every gift ensures that our educators remain and our students receive the resources they need to succeed.

Your investment directly impacts the educators and support systems that define Whitney Young's exceptional learning environment—helping us retain talent and deliver the care and attention our students deserve.

What Does the Dolphin Bridge Fund Support?

Gifts to the Dolphin Bridge Fund provide flexible funding for the areas that have the greatest impact on our students and school community:

• Teachers & Staff Salaries – Funding budget gaps with faculty and staff salaries, empowering Whitney Young to retain the exceptional educators essential to our school's success.

• Math & Writing Center – Funding Whitney Young's Math & Writing Center, an essential resource that provides students with individualized academic support to strengthen foundational skills and achieve academic success.

• School Building Improvements – Funding essential repairs and infrastructure replacement for Whitney Young's aging 51-year-old facility, helping maintain safe and functional learning spaces that support teaching and student achievement.

• Student Support Services & Opportunities – Funding programs that connect students to resources, including FoWY Grant Awards that support clubs, teams, and organizations with supplies, equipment, and participation fees that help students thrive.

Every gift ensures that Whitney Young can retain exceptional talent and deliver the student support services our community deserves—helping us bridge the gap resulting from CPS budget constraints.