The Carole Robertson Center for Learning is one of the largest early childhood and youth development nonprofit organizations in Chicago, serving more than 1,000 children and their families every day, with a significant presence on the city's West Side. The organization's work during the COVID-19 pandemic and a summer grounded in the fight for racial justice was a natural extension of its commitment to being by, for, and with the community that it serves. Although the ways of serving the children, families, and staff were new to all, the organization always stayed true to the ideals of leading and serving with dignity, regardless of the circumstances at play.