The new program tagline is “Get Paid. Get Skilled. Get Ahead.”
It’s more than a name change from its previous name, One Summer Chicago. Chicago Youth Works reflects the collaboration among local businesses, nonprofits, and city agencies to ensure that the needs of young workers are met.
According to city leaders, local youth themselves proposed the name change and the new program tagline: “Get Paid. Get Skilled. Get Ahead.” They also played a significant role in the review and decision-making process on the initiative’s new visual designs.
“Young people are Chicago’s future, and it’s on us to give them the opportunities they need and deserve,” Mayor Johnson said in a statement. “Chicago Youth Works goes beyond summer jobs. It offers real-world experience, leadership development, and a chance for young Chicagoans to make a difference in their communities.”
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“The youth of Chicago are ready for that chance to grow and succeed,” said DFSS Commissioner Angela Green. “We are deeply proud to have expanded these opportunities under the Johnson administration and to have now reimagined the City’s youth employment branding in a way that puts youth front and center and truly reflects their perspectives and creative vision.”
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Source: Black Enterprise
