FACT
SHEET
about
jobs for youth...
OUR
CHALLENGE:
- In
2002, more than 5 million youth nationwide, between the
ages of 16 and 24 years old, were reportedly out-of-school
and jobless. In Chicago, that number has soared to nearly
100,000.
- More
than 70% of the young people unemployed are either African-American
or Hispanic.
- Studies
show that the majority of unemployed youth lack a high school
diploma or GED and live in impoverished urban neighborhoods.
OUR
MISSION:
Since
1979, Jobs For Youth Chicago has made it their mission to
help young men and women from low-income families become a
part of the economic mainstream and, in the process, provide
the business community with motivated job-ready workers.
OUR
VISION:
To
become a nationally recognized leader in addressing youth
employment through demonstrated best practices.
OUR
WORK:
- Jobs
For Youth remains the city's largest non-profit organization
devoted exclusively to helping young people find employment
and to assisting companies meet hiring needs.
- JFY
offers work readiness/life skills training, GED classes,
career counseling and job placement services to youth between
the ages of 17 and 24.
- Our
programs and services are available free to both employers
and youth.
- In Fiscal Year '05, JFY made 1,065 placements working with more than 600 Chicago-area employers.
- 50% of our youth have found employment within 59 days of completing our Workshop.
- The average wage in FY '05 was $8.33 per hour.
CONTACT
Kristin Gudenrath , Public Affairs Director
Phone: (312) 499-4778 ext. 136
E-mail: kristin@jfychicago.org
Jobs
For Youth Fax: (312) 499-4772
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