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Greencorps Chicago trains 16-19-year-olds who are eager to partake in work readiness training. Youth will be given opportunities to connect with careers, professionals, places, and events involved with sustainability. Participants will learn, collaborate, and work in teams consisting of instructors, mentors, work site partners, and volunteers to establish, maintain, and restore natural and public spaces through project-based learning.

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Heartland Human Care Services' Neon Youth program provides employment support to youth enrolled in the transitional housing program as well as youth who are accessing outreach/drop-in services at a community partner facility. The employment program is designed to build partnerships with employers and directly connect youth in both programs to employment opportunities as well as support them in being successful in these placements. Staff assist youth with developing employment skills such as resume building and interview preparation through 1:1 and group meetings and connect youth to employment through job search, job fairs, and direct placement.

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Bloom Township offers fall and summer employment programs for township teens.

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Faith Community of St. Sabina's Strong Futures program engages at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24 by providing them with support, life skills, training, mentoring, and job preparation while helping to sustain a stable living situation.

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Bright Star Community Outreach (BSCO) provides Financial Literacy education seminars to local residents to help informed their decision making about short and long-term financial goals. They provide individual coaching strategies so residents can learn how to actively generate wealth and reinvest in the Greater Bronzeville Community.BSCO collaborates with a range of companies to provide youth with a variety of opportunities in areas such as research, retail, and recreation. An additional layer of their workforce development focuses specifically on youth ages 16 to 24 so they can improve their current skill sets in order to be better prepared for the workforce.

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City of Evanston provides skills and workforce opportunities to Evanston youth ages 14-18. The program gives participating youth up to nine weeks of entry-level work experience in a variety of jobs & industries through community-based organizations, city government departments, and private sector businesses.

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Saint Sabina Employment Resource Center registers youth ages 16-24 for their youth employment programs with the Department of Human Services and the City of Chicago, where participants learn about becoming job-ready and securing paid training opportunities that will help them get a stable job.

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Le Penseur Youth & Family Services' One Summer Chicago Youth Employment targets residents that reside in the City of Chicago. Part of the summer program is to recruit and establish placement partnerships with businesses throughout Chicago. They currently have over 150 partnerships in the following industries; Hospitality, food and beverages, legal transportation, child care, educational institutions, government institutions, technology, health, manufacturing, and retail. This employment placement for youth is designed to cultivate their career paths.

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MY TIME (Mentoring Youth to Inspire Meaningful Employment) program teaches the skills to get you 100% job ready. Earn $100 to complete career readiness training and begin your job search with trained employment mentors.

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Envision Community Services assists adult individuals who are ready to enter (or re-enter) the workforce. Through intensive intake, case management, and assessments, participants can obtain employment placement assistance. Programs include:Chi-Works Program: Support and education to economically challenged families so they may improve the quality of their work, lifestyle, and finances. Here are a few of our initiatives to empower the community through Workforce Development.Chicago Youth Service Corps (CYSC): A subsidized employment program focused on providing the youth ages 16-24 with the opportunity to build relationships, leadership, and life-skills through civic engagement activities that make a positive impact in their own communities.

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Hyde Park Neighborhood Club partners with MAPCorps to provide meaningful work experience and high-quality data for high school youth. Recruited to be employed as community data scientists, youth were trained to apply scientific methods and mobile technology to capture data about all the public-facing businesses and organizations serving their communities. During this program, youth were challenged to demonstrate personal integrity and apply their best critical thinking skills to the scientific, health, and civic engagement components of the MAPCorps experience.At MAPSCorps, Youth Researchers work with community-based organizations to collect valuable information (data) about the businesses and organizations in Chicago's communities. Once that data is collected, Youth Researchers work as a team to research their community and use the data to make recommendations for how to improve the health and well-being of the community's residents. At the end of the summer, Youth Researchers present their research and recommendations to researchers, policy-makers, elected officials, and other professionals at the August Scientific Symposium.

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Curt's Cafe is a workforce training program that offers learning opportunities in workforce development, life skills support, and experiential opportunities.

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SER/SERCO locations offer educational, emotional, and career support to young adults, ages 16-24, living in low-income, underserved communities, especially those who are ex-offenders or gang-affected. Services include after-school programming, supplemental education, GED classes, job and internship skills training, education pathway planning, career coaching, financial literacy, mentorship, summer employment referrals, case management referrals, transportation, service learning projects, and leadership training.

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United Way of the Midlands

Covenant House Illinois provides on-site job and education support, along with connections to workforce training and employment through partner organizations. Youth can come back as often as they need while working toward their goals.

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Corazón's Teen REACH after-school program offers a fun way for youth to connect with each other.Their dedicated team of youth development specialists focuses on equipping young Latino/as through robust academic preparation, life and leadership skills, and community service. The FUERZA Youth Center serves as a safe haven for youth, where they not only receive help with homework but also benefit from intensive preparation for college and employment. Our comprehensive program includes STEM and sports, games and gardening, arts and meditation, field trips, and summer employment opportunities.

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SGA Youth & Family Services offers the CORE Employment program which seeks to provide young adults in the community with a set of skills they can use to gain construction trade apprenticeships.

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African American Christian Foundation's (AACF) program is designed to provide vocational training, work experience, and/or job placement services to in-school or out-of-school youth. The primary focus of the program is to assist low-income and/or "at-risk" youth in entering the workforce and obtaining gainful employment. Clients receive paid training (earn while you learn), career coaching, counseling, interviewing workshops, financial literacy, paid internships, job placements, housing support, supportive services, and transportation assistance.

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BUILD, Inc. connects teens with summer jobs, year-round jobs, and programs with stipends. Specific opportunities include:Chicago Youth Works (CYW)After School Matters (ASM)Paid Build Youth Internships & Apprenticeships (part-time, 1 year)

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Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (BYNC) employs hundreds of Back of the Yards youth between the ages of 16-24 through the Chicago Youth Works Employment Program. Summer programming for neighborhood youth provides them with a fun, healthy and safe environment where they gain paid work experience, career education and learn job readiness skills. They also offer a stipend-based enrichment program for 20 youth aged 14 and 15. This enrichment program focuses on creative outlets, leadership building skills, social emotional learning through arts and culture, and more.

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Youth Outreach Services (YOS) participates in the City of Chicago's One Summer Chicago summer employment program by serving as a worksite and by hiring youth directly to work at YOS. They also have computer labs available to youth to complete their homework and/or apply for jobs.

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Illinois Youth Investment Program (IYIP): Approach to youth employment at risk transition ages 18-24 years old. This approach accounts for the youth's employment barriers and the physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs.

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