By Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune
Often described as the inner-city MBA program, the organization targets economically disadvantaged 18- to 27-year-olds who show promise. The group is guided by the belief that its graduates provide Fortune 1000 companies with skilled technical workers who, by their success, help uplift their families and neighborhoods. “We look for people who are resilient and have a mind-set of: ‘It’s bigger than me,'” said Sandee Kastrul, a former high school teacher who co-founded the organization and serves as its president. To train each cycle of interns, I.C. Stars spends about $258,000, much of it from businesses and foundations, including Chicago Tribune Holiday Giving, a campaign of Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund.
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