Job Training and Career Development
The 2009 Graduating Class of Job Training & Development Job Training and Career Development provides an opportunity for high school students to gain the insight and tools necessary to break the cycle of poverty and get a head start in planning for a satisfying career. Students and their tutors attend sessions, beginning in January during the Tutoring Program, to learn about topics such as career exploration, networking, resume writing, interviewing, and workplace etiquette. During the summer, students are placed in eight week, sixteen hours per week, paid internships. Internships at Chicago area businesses and organizations like A New Leaf, American Academy of Implant Dentistry Bostrom Consulting, Brooks Faucett Roberston LLP, and the Offices of Congressman Danny K. Davis allow students to practice what they learned in class and become confident in the professional world.
By providing an internship for a Chicago Lights student, your business: "My second week at the job is continuing to boost my self-esteem. I am starting to interact in some of the meetings. Everyday I am given more responsibilities. My intelligence level is steadily rising. I feel more confident about myself. I am so happy I was picked for this position." --Crystal, Chicago Lights Student, age 15 Importance of Job Training and Career Development Chicago's students face many obstacles to becoming successful in the workplace. Their schools have low median attendance and graduation rates and high median drop-out rates. The increased likelihood that students will drop out of high school, combined with their lack of skills to secure and sustain employment positions them to enter the cycle of poverty.
The youth in the Chicago Lights Program have the desire to succeed, but have few opportunities to acquire the information and role models that will help them be successful. Many of the students come from families who live at or below the poverty level, where heads of household have not attended college and are not pursuing a career of choice. Students need positive adult role models for graduation and pursuit of higher education and a career.
Learn More and Get Involved To learn more about how your organization can provide a summer internship contact Tanya Uyigue, at tuyigue@fourthchurch.org or 312-274-3828. For more details and dates click here. |
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