One Summer Chicago

Program Offers Summer Jobs for Chicago's Youth

A program to keep Chicago’s youth safe this summer was announced on Friday. One Summer Chicago is a partnership with City departments, Cook County, and nonprofits and community groups. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made the announcement. The program will provide 17,000 summer jobs and 168,000 educational and recreational opportunities for Chicago’s youth. 

“Keeping children busy and engaged helps them grow and develop as people, but it also keeps them safe so that they can enjoy their summer,” said Mayor Emanuel. “By collaborating with Cook County and other agencies, we are doing more than offering children the chance to develop strong, responsible work habits or earn money – we are giving kids a safe alternative to spending unsupervised time on the streets.”

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To help parents and children find and take advantage of these opportunities in the second year of this program, Chicago is launching a new website – www.OneSummerChicago.org – that will allow youth to apply for jobs through a common application and provide registration information on more than 168,000 other recreational activities.

The site will have details on jobs, internships, summer camps, organized sports programs and summer field trips to cultural institutions and other noteworthy locations across the city.

Online registration for summer Chicago Park District programs begins on Monday, April 9 and in-person registration starts on Saturday, April 14.  Toni Preckwinkle

“Jobs are the key to providing opportunities for our youth that set the stage for productive citizenship going forward,” said Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle. “By combining the resources of the county and the city in a concerted effort to do something about the unemployment rate for young adults, we are showing our communities that we are paying attention, and that we care. We are calling on local companies to take advantage of this valuable labor force resource and offer employment to our youth this summer.”

One Summer Chicago includes a targeted jobs program, One Summer PLUS, aimed at youth who are at increased risk of exposure to violence because they live in communities where the crime rates are traditionally higher and/or incidents of violent crimes are much greater, especially in the summer months. For more on the program, visit the PDF below.

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