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Chicago Youth Service Corps employs youth ages 16-24 in year-round programming focused on leadership development, local/civic engagement, and empowering a service mindset.
Services
General Youth Employment Programs
Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.
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General Youth Employment Programs
Subject Tutoring
Youth Violence Prevention
Leadership Development
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Food Pantries
General Household Goods Provision
Community Gardening
Illinois Worknet - North Suburban Cook County American Job Center provides individuals with a multi-week industry-based training module that provides role models, training, and hands-on experience in the manufacturing sector.
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Youth Employment Programs
Bloom Township offers fall and summer employment programs for township teens.
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Summer Youth Employment Programs
General Youth Employment Programs
Village of Evergreen Park Youth Department was founded on the belief that youth when given the opportunity, will make responsible choices and valuable contributions to the community.
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Youth Centers
General Youth Employment Programs
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.
Services
At Risk Youth Employment Programs
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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Leadership Development
Extended Child Care
General Youth Employment Programs
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
At Risk Youth Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Case/Care Management Referrals
Books Over Balls workforce development initiative is a program that aims to help youth in Chicago develop the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. The program offers a variety of activities and resources, including: job training, internships, career counseling, and networking opportunities.
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General Youth Employment Programs
Internship Programs
Career Counseling
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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At Risk Youth Employment Programs
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's Summer Youth Employment program to provide over 80 youth with summer jobs. Through the program, youth gain meaningful job experience and participate in leadership development and college and career readiness workshops. BPNC has placed students at local businesses and credit unions, non-profit organizations, schools, and even an animal hospital.?
Services
Youth Employment Programs
This is a Gallery 37 after-school job training program.Students learn the business aspect of the industry along with professionalperformance techniques. The program includes Communications, Music Production,Music Theory, and Music Recording. This program accommodates 25-30 students persession and runs concurrently with the school year and summer break. Aculminating event occurs at the end of each session.10 weeks/session; 3X per year
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General Youth Employment Programs
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.
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Youth Employment Programs
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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At Risk Youth Employment Programs
Job Readiness
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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Recreation Centers
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Peer Role Model Programs
Homework Help Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
General Youth Employment Programs
Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council provides training, internships, and job placement, while participants receive program retention support, coaching, and study support for certification exams. These supports identify barriers to success and development of an Individual Service Strategy to eliminate barriers with a plan of action to successfully complete the employment training program(s). The leadership training entails youth learning how to write a business plan and successfully pitch their plan in hopes of obtaining potential investors.
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Leadership Development
Summer Youth Employment Programs
Career Counseling
One Summer Chicago brings together government institutions, community-based organizations and companies to offer employment and internship opportunities to youth and young adults ages 14 to 24.
Services
Summer Youth Employment Programs
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.
Services
Leadership Development
Extended Child Care
General Youth Employment Programs
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
At Risk Youth Employment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Case/Care Management Referrals
Hospitality Opportunities for People (Re)Entering Society (HOPES) through Lawrence Hall helps you gain industry-specific skills, explore career options, and address long-term employment barriers.
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At Risk Youth Employment Programs
BCA Hub Youth and Resource Center provides life and job preparedness to youth by offering them the tools they need to prepare for their adult life and job skills-training (hard and soft skills).
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General Youth Employment Programs
- Career Scholarship: Help covering tuition, fees, books, uniforms/tools necessary to train for growth occupations in Will County.
- On the Job Training (OJT) opportunities.
- Youth Program: Occupational training and financial assistance for young adults.
Services
On the Job Training
Job Training Expense Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Youth Employment Programs
Provides youth 16 thru 24 years of age assistance with developing and achieving career and educational goals. Services to youth include help with:
- Attaining a high school diploma, GED, or other credential.
- Creating a resume.
- Increasing basic skills in reading, math, and language.
- Securing employment or post-secondary education/training.
- Maintaining contact with participants for 12 months following program completion.
Provides youth assistance with developing and achieving career and educational goals.
Services to help youth develop and achieve goals include:
- Paid and unpaid work experience.
- Tutoring.
- Study skill training.
- Alternative secondary school and GED classes.
- Summer employment opportunities.
- Occupational skills training.
- Leadership development.
- Supportive services.
- Adult mentoring.
- Guidance and counseling.
- Follow-up for 12 months after program completion.
Services
Youth Employment Programs
Education/training in approved training programs in local community colleges:
- Tuition.
- Books.
- Fees.
- Required tools.
- Additional items required by the program.
Supportive services, such as:
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Child care.
- Car repair.
- Tires.
- Help with any qualified item.
Work Experience: Subsidizes wages at a local employer for 1 to 6 months to help customer gain experience to gain permanent employment.
On-The-Job Training: Subsidizes half of hourly wage for a set period of time at a local employer with the intention of the employer retaining the customer after training is complete.
Services
Job Training Expense Assistance
Youth Employment Programs
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
On the Job Training
Provides a program for youth you have limited or no prior work experience, and are experiencing barriers to employment, have an opportunity to participate in a paid work experience with local businesses. Work experiences are typically 4-12 weeks in length, but may be longer depending on the needs of the participant.
Services include:
- Career and guidance counseling.
- Education preparation and planning.
- Paid vocational training.
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High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Work Experience
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Youth Employment Programs
Career Awareness
Financial assistance for education and training so that individuals can re-enter the workforce in jobs that will allow them to financially support themselves and their families. Designed to train people in short-term certificate or associates degree programs that will make them more marketable for occupations that are in high growth within the local area.
Services
On the Job Training
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Youth Employment Programs
Job Training Expense Assistance