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American Job Center Network Orientation

Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time, looking to advance your career path, or changing careers, The Partnership’s network of workforce providers and American Job Centers can help you. Our Career Coaches provide career coaching, interview prep, resume assistance, and much more. For Spanish speakers, please click here.

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Find Your Career Pathway with Navigators

Finding the resources that are just right for you and your needs can be overwhelming – especially if you’re differently abled. That’s why The Partnership and Cook County created the Cook County Career Pathways Navigator program, which aims to specifically support individuals with disabilities by connecting them with organizations that can help them with their career path.

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Cook County Career Connector hiring events begin on May 23!

Cook County Career Connector consists of a series of in-person programs and events throughout suburban Cook County that connects residents to quality career-path opportunities, and employers to a skilled and diverse talent pool.

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Cook County Funds Expansion of Road Home Program

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle officially announced the expansion of its Reentry Navigation Initiative: The Road Home program serving residents returning from incarceration. The expansion was announced in partnership with the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, and The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership as part of April’s Second Chance Month observance.

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Two smiling young men sitting in front of an Opportunity Works sign.

Paid Summer Internships! Available Through Opportunity Summer

Registration is now open for Opportunity Summer, a paid summer internship program that matches youth in suburban Cook County with career exploration internships. The seven-week program runs during summer (June through August), providing residents ages 16-24 with internships paying $15 an hour, 25 hours a week.

Learn How to Register Today

American Job Center Network Orientation

Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time, looking to advance your career path, or changing careers, The Partnership’s network of workforce providers and American Job Centers can help you. Our Career Coaches provide career coaching, interview prep, resume assistance, and much more. For Spanish speakers, please click here.

Learn More

Find Your Career Pathway with Navigators

Finding the resources that are just right for you and your needs can be overwhelming – especially if you’re differently abled. That’s why The Partnership and Cook County created the Cook County Career Pathways Navigator program, which aims to specifically support individuals with disabilities by connecting them with organizations that can help them with their career path.

Learn More

Cook County Career Connector hiring events begin on May 23!

Cook County Career Connector consists of a series of in-person programs and events throughout suburban Cook County that connects residents to quality career-path opportunities, and employers to a skilled and diverse talent pool.

Learn More

Cook County Funds Expansion of Road Home Program

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle officially announced the expansion of its Reentry Navigation Initiative: The Road Home program serving residents returning from incarceration. The expansion was announced in partnership with the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, and The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership as part of April’s Second Chance Month observance.

Learn More
Two smiling young men sitting in front of an Opportunity Works sign.

Paid Summer Internships! Available Through Opportunity Summer

Registration is now open for Opportunity Summer, a paid summer internship program that matches youth in suburban Cook County with career exploration internships. The seven-week program runs during summer (June through August), providing residents ages 16-24 with internships paying $15 an hour, 25 hours a week.

Learn How to Register Today

Success by the Numbers: Partnership Network of WIOA-Funded Agencies

$29.34/hr
Average starting wage for those placed into employment after having lost their job
3,759
Adults served who identify as low income and/or have basic skills needs
7,000
Recruitment & training services provided to 1,000 employer-partners
$17.45/hr
Average hourly wage earned by nearly 800 young adults placed into employment