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I am an attorney at Tuohy Law Offices with over 40 years of experience. I concentrate in providing Living Trust estate plans and small business representation for working-class families.
My passion for serving the community stems from my roots in the West Side of Chicago, where I grew up as the grandson of a police chief and son of a detective. Dreams for Kids, the nonprofit organization I founded in 1989, mentored and trained thousands of youth as social entrepreneurs, and I have represented thousands of police officers and other public servants.
As an adjunct professor at DePaul University, I am dedicated to teaching entrepreneurship and social innovation. My mission is to educate and challenge expectations and empower people to live the American Dream and pass it on to future generations. With the proper guidance and determination, anyone can achieve their goals and make a difference.
Tom served as Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois and later founded Tuohy Law Offices which provides legal education seminars and legal services to municipal employees, members of labor unions, and the general public.
Inspired by his mother, a single parent, Tom founded Dreams For Kids in 1989.
Beginning on December 24th 1989, with a visit to a small homeless shelter in Chicago, Dreams For Kids is now a youth organization which has impacted the lives of over 150,000 children and adults.
Dreams for Kids empowers at-risk youth and inspires them to realize their full potential and to serve as active members of their communities and citizens of the world.
Dreams For Kids unique and varied programs have appeared on local, network and cable television and have been featured in magazines and newspapers around the world. Northwestern’s Kellogg School and KIN Global honored Dreams for Kids as the Innovative Nonprofit of 2010.
Tom has been recognized by several organizations for his work on behalf of children and sits on several non profit boards. He speaks extensively to business organizations, labor unions, student groups and educators on the topics of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, volunteerism and social activism, estate and legacy planning, nonprofit management, and youth empowerment.
Tom Tuohy was born in Chicago and lives in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Dreams For Kids is a message of hope, inspiration, and the challenge to make a difference and help dreams become reality.
www.DreamsForKids.org
Dreams For Kids, Changing the World...One Person at a Time is a story is about ordinary people and how they are making an extraordinary difference in fulfilling the dreams of others. The story begins in the Cabrini-Green area of Chicago, and moves to Chicago's Westside, and then to West Englewood, rapidly increasing into statewide and then global recognition.
Dreams For Kids empowers at-risk youth through dynamic leadership programs and life-changing activities that inspires them to fearlessly pursue their dreams and compassionately change the world.
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