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Community Assistance Programs provide training and job placement opportunities to the community.
The Salvation Army's Employment Services Program provides workforce and job placement. It serves individuals from various communities throughout Chicago. Eligible Chicago residents aged 18 and over can receive job readiness training, employment counseling, including job referrals and placement, paid on-the-job training to transition into the labor market, and direct placement. Program orientation takes place on the first and second Monday of the month. They are partners with the CTA Second Chance Program, Second Chance Renovations, Amazon, and Eco Direct Laundry & Cleaners.
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) hosts the IllinoisJobLink.com free job board and provides employment resources to job seekers throughout the State of Illinois.
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
St. Sabina Church offers job search assistance, client assessment and screening, job matching, and resume preparation to aid in finding career opportunities.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Anchor Staffing, Inc. offers a variety of positions for temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire placement.
Elk Grove Township Employment Support Center has employment specialists that can help with writing resumes/cover letters, provide job opportunities, assist with interviewing skills, and network to highlight a few services offered. There are also periodic career seminars and workshops.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Career Counseling
Job Interview Training
Serving Chicago with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services(DFSS) Employment Placement (EPP) and Transitional Jobs (TJ)Programs - designed to provide employment, work-based learning experiences, job readiness training, and career navigation services for low to moderate-income Chicago residents.
America Works - Illinois helps individuals find job openings.
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Prairie State College - South Suburban Cook County American Job Center assists individuals with finding job openings.
Chesed Chicago assists people with finding job openings through their JobLink program.
Workforce Empowerment helps community members and unemployed workers find and keep jobs and achieve a livable wage. Services include job counseling, training, placement, and retention. They also provide referrals to other programs offered by HANA Center that might be beneficial to you and your family, which may include ESL, computer classes, sewing classes, weatherization training, family counseling, citizenship assistance, and applying for public benefits.
Westside Health Authority's Community Employment Center specializes in helping Chicago residents find pathways to employment and long-term career success, while servicing the human resources needs of local businesses. Services for job-seekers include job readiness training, job placement, job club, supportive services, and vocational training. These free services are offered at no cost to individuals with a felony record, veterans, special needs, unemployed, underemployed, and homeless residents of Chicago.
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.

Services

Job Interview Training
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Kenneth Young Center's (KYC) Employment Services program helps clients find employment. They assist with: Resume and cover letter development Job seeking and advocacy Interview education and coaching Temporary and permanent job placement Employment retention and training
Provides youth and young adults with support and skills needed for success in school and at work. Individual plans are developed for clients that are based on their unique skills, interests, education level and goals for the future.

The program provides skills to create resumes as well as obtain and maintain employment, paid and unpaid work experience, job shadowing, internships, and apprenticeships, soft skills training (on-the-job (OTJ) communication best practices, interview skills, OJT conflict resolution), connection to HiSET and apprenticeships, exploration of post-high school programming including college, apprenticeships, and training opportunities, financial literacy education, leadership development opportunities, support following goal achievement, connections to other community resources and collaborations, and Personal and Mental Wellness training (Mindfulness training, Yoga)

Offers employment and training services.

Services

Summer Youth Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Job placement and maintenance services assist people in obtaining community employment. Participants receive individualized and group support in resume development, job search and interviewing strategies, and networking. Job Placement Specialists help participants assess their strengths and needs, set personal goals, and explore their vocational interests. Staff also connect job seekers to area employers.

Certified for Success employment training programs include retail, hospitality, food handling, essential computer skills, IT Support Professional, and custodial certification programs. A combination of onsite and classroom training helps prepare participants for success.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment