A T A G L A N C E

2016 SUMMER YOUTHOPPORTUNITIES RECAP

2,956 youth, ages 13‐24,engaged in 12 paidcareer‐building

opportunities at 340+unique work sites across

the city.

Youth accomplished over200k hours worked and70k hours trained in 21st

century skills.Summer opportunities, including jobs, learning and meals,matter for our young people. They not only keep themsafe, healthy and engaged while school is out, but studieshave shown that summer opportunities can preventacademic skills slide and may reduce violence.

With the announcement of 2016 as Year of the Youth, theChicago Housing Authority (CHA) proudly expanded itssummer opportunities to engage more young people inmeaningful paid employment and rich, non-paid learningopportunities to move summer from a time of risk toresiliency and opportunity.

Through a collective impact approach involving employers,education institutions and FamilyWorks providers, CHAexceeded its goal, by 14%, to employ 2,400 youth in careerbuilding summer opportunities. With programs designedto build competencies necessary to succeed in life, such asacademic achievement, earning power and stability, youthwere able to develop self-confidence, earn a paycheck andexplore a future career path.

In total, nearly 5,000 Public Housing residents and HousingChoice Voucher holders, ages 6 – 24, engaged in intenseacademic immersion, learned teamwork and civicleadership, and were payday ready through financialeducation. In addition, they enjoyed a rich experience ofexperiential learning that included activities ranging fromelevating their voice through the documentary filmproduction process to opening up the code of Minecraft,creating community murals alongside working artists andusing improvisation to improve critical thinking andcollaboration.

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This is my second yearworking for the summer.Every year, I learnsomething new and I amable to put money away forthe things that I need.K.H. - SYEP Youth

1,950 youth, ages 6 ‐18,participated in health

and wellnessopportunities.

$2.9 million in wagespaid

Before I do something, Ithink about how I wouldfeel if they did it to me.” R.A. - Peace AmbassadorYouth

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PAIDPROGRAMS

5CHA's Corporate and External Partnershipsdivision placed college students in internshipswith companies, including Dimeo Schneider,RSM, Now Pow, MAPSCorps ChicagoCommunity Trust, and First Defense Legal AidNumber Enrolled: 6

1 C H A S U M M E R I N T E R N S H I PThe CHA internship program gave college andgraduate students a unique opportunity to learnabout the Chicago Housing Authority, byworking side by side with staff and gettinginvolved in real projects at partnersorganizations. Number Enrolled: 85

2 C O U N S E L O R - I N - T R A I N I N GCITs developed strong leadership skills throughtraining, discussion, observation, and practiceguided by experienced counselors at ChicagoPark District locations near CHA developments.Number Enrolled: 32

3 C P D N E I G H B O R H O O DY O U T H C O R P SThe Chicago Police Department NeighborhoodYouth Corps program provided teens withproductive, meaningful alternatives during thesummer that reinforced their connections totheir communities and increased positiveinteractions with police officers.Number Enrolled: 45

4 D O C U M E N T A R YF I L M M A K I N G F O R G I R L SHeld at DePaul University, in collaboration withthe School of Cinematic Arts, the program, alsoknown as BLENZ, taught high school girls howto create a documentary film production thatillustrated social issues impacting their lives.Number Enrolled: 16

Each summer, the Chicago Housing Authority offers paidacademic and career exploration opportunities to meet thecareer aspirations of youth and young adults ages 13 - 24.This summer, nearly 3k youth engaged in career-buildingexperiences across the city. Those experiences include:

F I N A N C I A L L I T E R A C Y &L E A D E R S H I P P R O G R A MThe Financial Literacy & Leadership Instituteprogram, in collaboration with DePaulUniversity's Driehaus College of Business,prepared CHA teens to lead in the globaleconomy through experiential learning inbusiness and finance. Number Enrolled: 26

L E A R N A N D E A R NLearn and Earn offered scholars academicenrichment and career exploration aimed atpreventing summer learning loss and exposingyouth to future career options. The programtook place at six City Colleges of Chicago, aswell as Loyola University Chicago in RogersPark. Number Enrolled: 790

M A K E R M O V E M E N TMaker Movement, held at DePaul University'sCollege of Computing & Digital Media, taughtyouth 3D printing through interactiveinstallations, electrical concepts, and computerprogramming skills. Participants also learnedhow to use breadboards to build circuits, andinteract with design to illustrate their projectsin action. Number Enrolled: 20

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9 N U T R I T I O N A I D ENutrition Aides served meals to youth at CHAsites across the city through the Summer FoodService Program. Number Enrolled: 8

10 S A F E S U M M E R P E A C EA M B A S S A D O RTeens trained as Peace Ambassadors, by theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago's Center forLiteracy, facilitated the Safe SummerCurriculum with youth, ages 9 – 12, at HeadStart and school-age sites throughout thecity. Number Enrolled: 35

11 S T E M C A M PSTEM Camp, in collaboration with theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago's CHANCEProgram, prepared participants for possiblefuture study and career options in Science,Technology, Engineering and Math fields.Number Enrolled: 17

12 S U M M E R Y O U T HE M P L O Y M E N T P R O G R A MSYEP offered paid work experience for youth,along with financial literacy and 21st centuryskills development. SYEP placements includedopportunities at local private business and non-profit organizations, the Altgeld Urban Farmand in property management firms working withresident services coordinators.Number Enrolled: 1867

1 P A R K D I S T R I C TS U M M E R D A Y C A M PYouth, ages 6 - 12, accessed Park Districtprograms at a deeply subsidized rate with avoucher from CHA. Enrollment Number: 1,841

In addition to paid programming, CHA ensuresthat children and youth, 6 - 18, are providedwith recreation and wellness opportunities, asafe and supportive space, healthy snacks andmeals, and a rich learning environment in thesummer. This summer, over 2k youthparticipated in the following non-paid programs:

M O B I L E L E A R N I N G L A B SCHA partnered with the Chicago City of Learningto expand its Mobile Learning Lab program tovisit over a dozen communities across Chicago.The Learning Labs targeted under-resourced"learning deserts," and provided both extendedlearning camps and pop-up introductions toenhance youth coding, design and making skills.

S U M M E R F O O D S E R V I C EP R O G R A MYouth, up to age 18, received nutritious breakfastand lunch at CHA sites across the city.Meals Served: 83,382

W I N D Y C I T Y H O O P SWindy City Hoops is a year-round basketballleague hosted by the Park District on Friday andSaturday nights in targeted communities acrossthe city, including Carver Park in AltgeldGarden. Number Enrolled: 30

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NOTE: Number enrolled for paid programs reflect youth, ages 13 -24.

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HIGHLIGHTS91% 9 out of 10 youth engaged in paid opportunities successfully

completed the program

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of youth signed into the LRNG:CHI

digital platform and completed over

12,000 XP's (individual activities) on

being payday ready. LRNG:CHI connects

youth with learning experiences that

focus on how to be successful in the

workplace and how to manage money.

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PERCENT

PERCENT

of those who were offered the option, chose

to receive wages via a prepaid debit card

allowing them to safeguard their earnings

and avoid expensive check cashing fees.

252 participants signed up for direct

deposit to put their earnings into a personal

bank account.

summer learning loss for Learn and Earn

scholars, based on STARS pre- and post-

test results across all seven sites. In fact,

scholars showed robust skills gains - 2

months gain in Reading and 5 months

gain in Math.

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2,956youth were enrolled in 12 paid, career

building opportunities for up to seven

weeks this summer, at worksites

representing a variety of industries

including agriculture & environmental

sciences, real estate, government &

public administration, education and

healthcare.

empowered and engaged CHA youth

were selected for the new Youth Council,

in collaboration with Mikva Challenge.

This summer, the Council developed six

recommendations for creating more year

round educational opportunities to

improve the quality of life for CHA youth.

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To view the Vimeo album with all four

documentaries from the Blenz program,

visit https://vimeo.com/album/4113637

youth earned workforce

readiness and financial literacy

badges for attendance and

completion of the LRNG:CHI

playlists.

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