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Celebrating 32K Jobs @ Annual Breakfast

 

Barack Obama & Mayor Rahm Emanuel

 

Walgreens: First Jobs

 

Experience One Summer Chicago

 

Potbelly & One Summer Chicago

 

TCF Bank & One Summer Chicago

 

One Summer Chicago 2016

 

 

Celebrating 32K Jobs @ Annual Breakfast

Barack Obama & Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Walgreens: First Jobs

Experience One Summer Chicago

Potbelly & One Summer Chicago

TCF Bank & One Summer Chicago

One Summer Chicago 2016


our research

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August 2018: Chapin Hall
One Summer Chicago Qualitative Study Explores What Makes Youth Summer Jobs Programs Effective

May 2017: UChicago Urban Labs
Rethinking the Benefits of Youth Employment Programs: The Heterogeneous Effects of Summer Jobs

May 2017: Brookings Institute
Youth Summer Jobs Programs: Aligning Ends and Means

December 2014: UChicago Crime Labs
Summer Jobs Reduce Seem to Lower Teens' Violent Crime Rate


in the news

2020

in the news

2020

 

September 3, 2020: Science Daily
Operation Outbreak simulation teaches students how pandemics spread

August 14, 2020: PBS NewsHour
The pandemic has created unexpected summer jobs for these young people

June 26, 2020: Block Club Chicago
2,000 Chicago Youth Will Get Summer Jobs Making Wellbeing Calls, Crafting Masks To Help With Coronavirus Recovery

June 26, 2020: ABC7 Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot announces new summer youth programming amid COVID-19 pandemic

May 13, 2020: Chicago Sun Times
Chicago’s summer jobs program to employ 30,000 teenagers, young adults virtually

in the news

2019

in the news

2019

 

August 12, 2019: EdSurge
Apple shows what Chicago students can do with just 6 weeks of code

August 8, 2019: NBC5 Chicago
Kids receive coding training at special event

August 8, 2019: Mayor's Press Office
Mayoy Lightfoot celebrates One Summer Chicago with App and Film showcase

July 1, 2019: Mayor's Press Office
Mayor Lightfoot joins youth to kickoff One Summer Chicago jobs program

June 21, 2019: Chicago Sun Times
No need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to youth summer jobs programs

June 19, 2019: Chicago Sun Times
Lightfoot unveils $1.4M summer program for 400 high school students most vulnerable to violence

March 21, 2019: Patch
One Summer Chicago offers youth jobs, Fast Track college classes

March 20, 2019: ABC7 Chicago
Applications for One Summer Chicago open Monday

March 18, 2019: Mayor's Press Office
Mayor Emanuel launches 2019 One Summer Chicago application and announces Summer Fast Track


in the news

2018

in the news

2018

 

August 29, 2018: WGN9 Chicago
Chicago students get surprise visit from Obama

August 28, 2018: ABC7 Chicago
Barack Obama in Chicago to attend foundation meeting, visit One Summer Chicago students

August 9, 2018: Chicago Public Schools
Nearly 200 students showcase app prototypes at Apple; One Summer Chicago

August 8, 2018: Apple Insider
One Summer Chicago students showcase Everyone Can Code projects at Apple Store

August 8, 2018: 9 to 5 Mac
Apple celebrates 'Everyone Can Code' students with special 'Today at Apple' session in Chicago

August 3, 2018: The Atlantic
Summer jobs programs aren't enough

May 23, 2018: Chicago Sun Times
Teens and young adults: your deadline for summer jobs program extended

March 21, 2018: Mayor's Press Office
Mayor Emanuel encourages youth to apply for One Summer Chicago jobs


in the news

2017

in the news

2017

 

December 12, 2017: Apple News
Apple and Chicago join forces to bring coding opportunities to city’s students

August 7, 2017: The News School
One Summer Chicago at TNS broadens awareness

July 26, 2017: Chicago Magazine
Can Chicago fight violence with summer jobs?

June 30, 2017: CBS Chicago
Mayor Emanuel talks with those participating in the One Summer Chicago jobs program

June 29, 2017: UChicago News
Chicago jobs program reduces youth violence, Urban Labs study shows

May 24, 2017: Inside Radio
Radio helps make 'One Summer Chicago' a youth-full success

May 11, 2017: Chicago Tribune
Deportation fears not dampening city's summer jobs program for immigrant youths

May 5, 2017: Teen Vogue
Michelle Obama Celebrates College Signing Day

May 4, 2017: Chicago Tribune
Obamas pledge $2 million for summer jobs, apprenticeships for Chicago youth


in the news

2016

in the news

2016

 

November 15, 2016: Chicago Sun Times
One Summer Chicago jobs program looks to businesses for help

October 13, 2016: Chicago Magazine
Can Arne Duncan save Chicago?

August 15, 2016: Microsoft
What makes a "great" neighborhood?

August 8, 2016: Medium
One Summer Chicago youth continue working to improve neighborhoods

May 11, 2016: NBC Chicago
Emanuel's summer jobs program to create 25,000 jobs for Chicago youth

April 11, 2016: Chicago Tribune
Chicago to Build 50 Miles of ‘Better Bike Lanes’


in the news

2015

in the news

2015

 

September 8, 2015: Aces Too High News
Chicago's trauma-informed summer jobs program prevents kids from engaging in violence

August 5, 2015: USA Today
Summer jobs turn into career paths for teens

July 10, 2015: Edgeville Buzz
'One Summer Chicago' provides jobs for teens on school break

July 6, 2015: eNews Park Forest
Mayor Emanuel visits youth participating in a One Summer Chicago Plus community improvement project

March 3, 2015: Alderman Patrick O'Connor
Mayor Emanuel announces $10 million private investment, tripling One Summer Chicago Plus youth job opportunities

February 19, 2015: Black Enterprise
Magic Johnson gives $10 million to expand job program for Chicago youth

February 17, 2015: UChicago News
Crime Lab research cited in $10 million gift to expand summer jobs program for at-risk youth


in the news

2014

in the news

2014

 

December 15, 2014: Chicago Magazine
How a Chicago summer job program reduced violent crime

December 11, 2014: CBS Chicago
Study: Jobs prevent violence In Chicago’s most impoverished neighborhoods

December 5, 2014: Newsday
Summer jobs help keep kids out of trouble, study suggests

December 4, 2014: The State Journal-Register
Youth jobs program tied to drop in violent crime

August 20, 2014: The Resurrection Project
Summer jobs empowers youth to promote peace