HIRE360 is seeking students who are interested in working in the trades for unique opportunities to learn from the experts. We offer exposure, work-based learning and internship opportunities to youth interested in the construction trades. These opportunities expose students to skills and industry insights in construction, field trips to construction sites and apprenticeship training centers, […]
Chicago Roadmap
The Chicago Roadmap is an unprecedented partnership between CPS and City Colleges of Chicago to support students along a seamless path to and through college on the way to their chosen careers.
Latino Caucus Foundation – Soy El Futuro Scholarship
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must be Latino, never received the ILLCF scholarship, and be a student currently enrolled part-time or full-time in a college or university and working toward one of the following: -Certificate program, vocational, technical, or trade school-Undergraduate or associate degree-Graduate degree (master’s or Ph.D.)
SERCO
Youth Empowered to Succeed (YES!) is SER’s comprehensive initiative to fully develop the potential of youth, ages 16 to 24, which are at risk of not transitioning educationally and emotionally successfully into adulthood. SER targets youth from low-income, underserved communities, including many who are ex-offenders and/or gang-affected. SER believes that these young individuals have the […]
Youth Job Center
Youth Job Center is a workforce development and job placement agency that prepares young people, ages 14-25, for success in the workplace and in life. We do this by providing our clients with Workforce Readiness Training, personalized career advising, job placement, and barrier reduction services. YJC’s offices are located in Evanston, Englewood, and Pilsen, which […]
Climate and Equitable Jobs
Through the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program (“CEJA Workforce Hubs”), thirteen Workforce Hubs across Illinois will offer training, certification preparation, and skill development for entry-level jobs in clean energy-related industries such as solar, wind, energy efficiency and EV maintenance. The hubs will utilize the clean jobs curriculum framework, which was developed through a broad stakeholder process. […]
City Year
Participants serve in the city for 1 year in various capacities. Participants receive a weekly stipend and an education award at the end. Ages 17-24. Requires high school diploma or GED. In 29 cities across the US.
Farther Foundation
oo many students in and around Chicago live in communities defined by historic inequities and have their ambitions stifled by disinvestment and lack of opportunities based on race, ethnicity and other factors unrelated to their talents and aspirations. Farther Foundation enables students to break free from these constraints and experience the wider world through educational […]
Dawson Technical Institute (part of Kennedy-King College)
DTI is an academic job training center for Construction Technology careers established in 1968. Named after U.S. Congressman William L. Dawson, DTI is recognized for providing top quality job training and construction industry career development. DTI is dedicated to providing students with intensive and comprehensive industry validated training in the construction trade and utility industries. […]
Chicago Urban League – Workforce Development
Your Workforce Development Center programs work to raise Black employment and income levels through job training and placement services, career exposure, career advancement support services, seminars, coaching and long-term retention strategies .Programs include the following: social justice initiative, digital empowerment workshops, employment services, community trades and apprenticeships programs, job readiness program, urban tech jobs program […]
Quaker Voluntary Service
Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) | is an 11-month service opportunity for young adults aged 21-30. While working meaningful social justice oriented jobs with nonprofit organizations that are in alignment with Quaker values, Fellows deepen their Quaker practices around community, sustainability, discernment and simplicity. QVS currently has houses in Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Portland, OR. Participating […]
Greencorps Chicago
Greencorps Chicago is the City of Chicago’s green industry job training program for individuals with barriers to employment. It is a program of the Chicago Department of Transportation in partnership with WRD Environmental and G.E.T. Solutions. The mission of the program is to empower residents from Chicagoland’s underserved neighborhoods to create change in their lives and communities through training, service, […]
Building Energy Technologies
The Building Energy Technologies (BET) curriculum, comprised of six courses over a three semester time span, instructs students in the emerging technologies used in construction and operation of energy-efficient and energy-independent structures. Completion of the curriculum results in a BET certificate. Classes are taught on weeknights, utilizing instructors who are active in their fields of […]
Change Chicago
Change Chicago, led by the Comer Science & Education Foundation, SDI Presence, and P33, presents a catalytic opportunity to create tech workforce hubs accessible to all Chicagoans. Xchange builds on existing talent and leverages local expertise to overcome challenges to upward mobility and wealth generation. By offering training, wrap-around services, and a direct pathway into apprenticeships and jobs at employers […]
BUILD Peace in Chicago
BUILD’s Peace and Justice Center (PJC)is a home base for our community engagement work: organizers, advocates, outreach workers, and circle keepers who work to put resources, tools, and opportunities directly into community hands. It’s not enough just to interrupt and punish violence – those reactive responses alone will not create long-term change. You have to […]
Dr Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School’s mission is to provide a quality educational experience needed to empower students to engage in critical thinking and social transformation, from the classroom to the Puerto Rican community and beyond, based on the philosophical foundation of self-determination, a methodology of self-actualization and an ethics of self-reliance. Provide […]
CISCO (Construction Industry Service Corporation)
CISCO’s core mission is to fortify the Unionized Construction sector within the expansive Chicago Metropolitan area. As a collaborative labor-management entity, CISCO will prioritize cooperative endeavors aimed at mitigating issues and tensions while enhancing the competitive edge of Union construction. Through its initiatives, CISCO aims to cultivate trust between stakeholders and nurture a unified commitment […]
Internship Temporary Program (ITEP).
The temporary nature of the ITEP allows for interns to work during seasonal and holiday breaks in academic programs as well as year-round. Interns in this program are appointed to temporary appointments, not to exceed one year or their projected graduation date (whichever is shorter) and extensions may be made in one-year increments. The positions […]
Internship Experience Program (IEP).
Interns in this program are appointed to non-temporary, exceptional service appointments, expected to last the length of the academic program for which the intern is enrolled. IEP participants, while in the program, are eligible for noncompetitive promotions if they meet the developed qualification standards for the position. IEP interns are also eligible for federal employee […]
LGBTQIA+ Psychology.
This course will focus on discussions surrounding sexuality and gender diversity and how these issues and ideas are related with current psychological literature and practice. Students will study the history of psychology, stigma and discrimination in mental health, identity development, protective factors, and resilience. Treatment modalities and best practices will be explored throughout, as students […]
The Youth Ambassadors.
The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from across the Western Hemisphere to foster mutual understanding, develop leadership skills, and prepare young people to make a difference in their communities. Through in-person or virtual exchange programs, Youth Ambassadors participants will engage in experiential learning activities; leadership training; community-level civic engagement; […]