Initiatives
AARP Foundation Back To Work 50+
The Back to Work 50+ Program is for unemployed and underemployed people aged 50 and up who want to gain confidence, skills, and explore opportunities needed to successfully compete in today’s job market. Provides individualized career counseling, job coaching, and skills development. For more information, call 855-850-2525.
Construction Initiatives
Construction initiatives include recruiting, training, and placement opportunities for populations that are underrepresented in Illinois’ high-demand skilled trades occupations.
For more information, click here to visit our Construction Initiative page.
Cook County Career Pathways Navigator
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.
OpportunityWorks
Career exploration and subsidized internships in high-growth, high-demand sectors for young adult job seekers in Suburban Cook County communities impacted by poverty and structural racism.
More information: bit.ly/OppWorksApp.
The Road Home Initiative
Roughly 10% of the people The Partnership serves identify as having had prior justice system involvement. In collaboration with Cook County and the Justice Advisory Council, The Partnership created the Cook County Coordinated Reentry Council, which led to The Reentry Navigation Initiative: The Road Home. The program’s expansion is made possible by funding from Cook County.
For more information, email RoadHome@chicookworks.org