Chicago’s Summer Jobs Program Sees Another Year of Growth Following Pandemic-Era Dip

Mayor Touts Growth Of Summer Jobs Program As Violence Remains A Concern For City's Young People

ROSELAND — Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the growth of the city’s youth summer jobs program with the announcement Wednesday of an internship pilot for 14- and 15-year-olds, while acknowledging that safety issues persist after last month’s shooting death of one teen program participant. At a press conference in Roseland on the Far South Side, Johnson said that more than 28,000 young people have secured internships and jobs or participated in profe…

Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip – WBEZ (Chicago)

And the demand for summer jobs continues to far outpace the slots available due to a lack of funding and corporate partnerships. Last year, roughly 51,000 kids applied for just 28,000 available positions. The city endeavored to add 2,000 slots to this year’s program, but that was cut in half during budgeting last fall because of financial constraints.

Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip

Chicago’s summer jobs program saw another jump in participants this year, according to figures the Mayor’s Office released Wednesday.So far this season, 28,839 young people between the ages of 14 to 24 have secured jobs, internships or other paid enrichment positions through the city, partner organizations or corporate partners, Mayor Brandon Johnson said at a news conference.“Our youth, the ones who are standing up here today, they are truly ou…