Youth Corps

Urban Growers Collective aims to serve as both a job training experience and to encourage leadership development in teens. Their goal is that teens graduate with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable food system development and acquire the ability to connect and communicate how skills they've gained at the farm translate to any career path they may follow.

Date of Last Formal Update

03/03/2023

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211 Metro Chicago

Location

1200 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

Hours

Mon 8:30am - 5:00pm; Tue 8:30am - 5:00pm; Wed 8:30am - 5:00pm; Thu 8:30am - 5:00pm; Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm; Please contact Urban Growers Collective via phone or email-- hours of operation indicate times that the phone and email lines are monitored. Staff may not be available to unannounced guests at their administrative offices.

Application process

Please call or email if interested in joining

Eligibility

In order for youth to apply, teens must be: * At least 14 years old and have graduated 8th grade * Be enrolled in CPS High School in the coming Fall * Must be a Chicago resident

Service area

Chicago, IL

Agency info

Urban Growers Collective

Urban Growers Collective cultivates nourishing environments which promote health, economic development, healing, & creativity through urban agriculture.