100K Opportunities Initiative CHICAGO | Jobs Youth 16-24

Published: August 6, 2015

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative is an effort that is committed to helping young adults who are not in school find jobs and get connected to employment services and resources. In the Chicagoland area, at least 1,000 young adults will be hired over the next 18 months. #StartSomewhere #100kOpportunities.

First Opportunity Fair & Forum Coming to Chicago on Aug. 13, Hosted by Common

Get your application started!

TO APPLY YOU MUST BE: between the ages of 16 and 24, a part-time student or not enrolled in school, not currently working.

WORKFORCE CENTERS | CHICAGOLAND

You can visit one of the listed Workforce Centers from Wednesday August 5th - Friday August 7th to see if you are eligible for an interview.

NOTE: We have heard the followin Job Fair Alert for Youth:
"There will be job training sessions at three City Colleges this Saturday for youth 16-24. 500 people are GUARANTEED to get a job at the August 13th event, but ONLY if you attend the Job Readiness Workshops this Saturday 8/8 from 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm. The sites are Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, and Daley College. Check out website for more details."

Arlington Heights

723 W Algonquin Rd

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

(847) 437-9397

Aug 5-7 | 8:30am – 5:00pm

Chicago Heights at Prairie State College
ATOC Building, 1st floor
202 S Halsted St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 709-3911

Cicero
Aug 5-6 | 8:30am – 5:00pm
2138 S 61st Ct
Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 222-3100
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington Ave, 3rd Floor
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 448-8649
Aug 5-7 | 9:00am to 6:00pm

Garfield
10 S Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 722-3885
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Little Village
3948 W 26th St
Chicago, IL 60623
(773) 542-9030
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Maywood
1701 S 1st Ave, Suite 10
Maywood, IL 60153
(708) 223-2652
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Mid-South
Martin Luther King Human Service Center
4314 S Cottage Grove Ave, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 538-5627
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Northside
5060 N Broadway St, Suite 690
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 334-4747
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Oak Forest
15900 S Cicero Ave. Bdg B, 2nd Floor
Oak Forest, IL 60452
(708) 633-2777
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Oakton Community College
7701 Lincoln Ave, Rm. A158
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 376-7227
Aug 5-6 | 8:30am to 5:00pm

Pilsen
1700 W 18th St
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 994-8300
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 5:00pm

Schaumburg Public Library
130 S. Roselle Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 985-4000
Aug 5-7 | 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Southwest/Daley College Campus
7500 S Pulaski Rd, Bdg 100
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 884-7000
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Washington Heights
10325 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 928-5272 ext 255
Aug 5-7 | 8:30am to 7:00pm

Initiative Summary:

More than a dozen leading, U.S.-based companies today announced the formation of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, which has the goal of being the nation’s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to meaningful employment for America’s young people. The coalition has the collective goal of engaging at least 100,000 Opportunity Youth – 16-24 year olds who face systemic barriers to jobs and education – by 2018 through apprenticeships, internships, training programs, and both part-time and full-time jobs. Additionally, the coalition will leverage existing collaborative efforts on the ground in a handful of cities to partner in building these pathways. The founding companies include Alaska Airlines, Cintas, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost, JCPenney, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Microsoft, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, Walgreens and Walmart.

Keywords: employment, Jobs, youth