Esperanza Familiar/Family Hope

Evaluation Research Course

Great Cities/Great Careers Partnership

Hiring and Purchasing Community
Linkage

Incubators for Youth

Kauffman Social Entrepreneur Internship Program

MLEA-UIC Online Writing Project

Project Description
This partnership prepared students from public high schools in Pilsen and the Near West Side for entry level jobs upon graduation. Programs emphasized marketable skill development and training at the Richard T. Crane High School on the Near West Side and at Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen. Importantly, UIC secured a commitment from one of Chicago's top corporate leaders, Montgomery Ward & Co., to create entry-level jobs and to secure the participation of other corporations. The program goals were to create 30 to 50 jobs annually for graduates of Crane and Juarez High Schools, as well as Malcolm X College, which is also located on the Near West Side.

Funding Source
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (JCD)

Contact
Nacho Gonzalez

Partners - UIC
College of Education, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Partners - Community
Benito Juarez High School, Richard T. Crane High School

Partners - Others

Project Dates
1994-1996