Celebrating Chicago’s Youth Summer Employment/Job Training Program

Youth stagnation is a regard for many communities in a United States. Through a One Summer Chicago (OSC) employment/job training program, a city actively ensures girl ages 14-24 will work 20-25 hours a week and accept bi-monthly paychecks. In 2021, a initial day on a pursuit for thousands of teenagers and immature adults is Jul 6.

The program’s success is totalled by a increasing impact any summer given a initial year. Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and President of a Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle launched a module in May 2011.

In 2017, Emanuel boasted OSC had hired some-more than 130,000 girl in a far-reaching operation of opportunities during a initial 6 years.

When many cities shuddered their pursuit commencement programs during a tallness of a COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago’s leaders refused to repudiate practice and training opportunities to a underserved youth. Instead, they had to reimagine a programs, according to Chicago Department of Family and Social Services Commissioner Lisa Morrison Butler.

They chose to use practical assembly technologies. As a result, 20,498 immature adults and teenagers worked final summer, interjection to forward-thinking individuals. In 2021, OSC is hybrid charity participants both in-person and online opportunities.

The St. Agatha News School is awaiting a largest organisation of interns given commencement to offer a broadcasting module by OSC. This year, The News School branched out by including video prolongation internships.

There is some-more to a commencement than meets a eye as many immature people, generally 14 to 16-year-olds, have small to no practice experience. They learn on a pursuit practice and responsibilities in a protected environment. Some of a skills they learn will be used via their operative lives, including a significance of attendance, submitting timesheets or punching a clock, suitable attire, timely execution of reserved tasks, and more.

OSC continues to grow and adjust to a city’s changing landscape interjection to a partner agencies and ever-growing list of employers and training centers.

Written by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

One Summer Chicago: Newsroom
PBS News: The pestilence has combined astonishing summer jobs for these immature people; by John Yang and Gretchen Frazee

Images Courtesy of Gricelda Chandler – Used With Permission

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