One Summer Chicago

11/16/2021

Chicago teens, if you’re vaxxed, you could get a free portrait from the world-famous photographer Sandro TODAY at Pullman Community Center.

To learn more, visit https://t.co/XyHJy0ALnZ?amp=1

10/31/2021

Tips for having a safe Halloween today! Visit chicagohalloweek.org for Halloween Day activities!

#Halloweek #halloween🎃

10/30/2021

Celebrate tonight at the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade on State street at 6pm!

Visit chicagohalloweek.org for a full listing of the city's Halloween events! #Halloweek.

Celebrate tonight at the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade on State street at 6pm!

Visit chicagohalloweek.org for a full listing of the city's Halloween events! #Halloweek.

10/29/2021

Happy Halloween from the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Youth Services Division!

#Halloween2021

Happy Halloween from the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Youth Services Division!

#Halloween2021

10/29/2021

Chicago Youth Service Corps congratulates the Chicago Sky on winning the WNBA 2021 Championship! Special congratulations to Diamond Deshields who was a guest speaker for CYSC this month!

#chicagosky #skytown

10/25/2021

Celebrate #ChicagoHalloweek2021 safely with fun events, a costume contest, and more! Visit chicagohalloweek.org for a listing of the city's Halloween events!

#Halloweek

Celebrate #ChicagoHalloweek2021 safely with fun events, a costume contest, and more! Visit chicagohalloweek.org for a listing of the city's Halloween events!

#Halloweek

09/01/2021

We wish all of our One Summer Chicago students a great start to the new school year! What are you looking forward to this school year?

08/27/2021

CPS Safe Passage is a program that supports Chicago Public Schools students in traveling to and from school safely by positioning trusted adults along pre-designated routes during arrival and dismissal. We are proud to support our children and be a part of Safe Passage. #CPSB2S

Register at: https://bit.ly/3mufH4t

CPS Safe Passage is a program that supports Chicago Public Schools students in traveling to and from school safely by positioning trusted adults along pre-designated routes during arrival and dismissal. We are proud to support our children and be a part of Safe Passage. #CPSB2S

Register at: https://bit.ly/3mufH4t

08/27/2021

We had lots of fun highlighting our Photography for All Program this week. Here are some final photos from their trip to Millennium Park! Thank you The Chicago Lighthouse and First Lady Amy Eshleman for your dedication to granting youth of all abilities the opportunity to participate in awesome programs such as this one!

08/26/2021

Our Photography For All Program offered three young people the unique opportunity of travelling around the city of Chicago and capturing its beauty through the lenses of their iPads. We showed off some of their photos during our Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase but we want to dedicate this entire week to posting their photo series. Take a look at their adorable pics from Lincoln Park Zoo. Thank you The Chicago Lighthouse and First Lady Amy Eshleman!

08/25/2021

Our Photography For All Program took a break from exploring the city for the day and took a cooking class and a clock making workshop! Look at them in action! Thank you The Chicago Lighthouse and First Lady Amy Eshleman!

08/24/2021

Our Photography For All Program offered three young people the unique opportunity of travelling around the city of Chicago and capturing its beauty through the lenses of their iPads. We showed off some of their photos during our Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase but we want to dedicate this entire week to posting their photo series. Today, we're showcasing photos from their visit at Garfield Park Conservatory. Thank you The Chicago Lighthouse and First Lady Amy Eshleman!

08/23/2021

Our Photography For All Program offered these three young people the unique opportunity of travelling around the city of Chicago and capturing its beauty through the lenses of their iPads. We showed off some of their photos during our Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase but we want to dedicate this entire week to posting their photo series. Today, we're showcasing photos from their tour of Chinatown. Thank you The Chicago Lighthouse and First Lady Amy Eshleman!

08/23/2021

Here are some highlights from our One Summer Chicago: Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase! Take a look at some of the exciting apps, photos, and videos created by Chicago’s very own young people!

08/19/2021

2021 One Summer Chicago | Everyone Can CODE+CREATE Showcase

We can't stop talking about all the fantastic work our young people did this year for One Summer Chicago! Just because our program ended doesn't mean we have to miss out on the fun! Just in case you couldn't catch it live last week, you can still watch the One Summer Chicago: Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase on Youtube here.

08/17/2021

Photos from Marillac St. Vincent Family Services's post

08/16/2021

Great job to our OSC intern Amanda! 👏

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“This summer I have dedicated much of my time to being a library intern. I volunteered for three years at my neighborhood branch helping with the summer learning challenge until Ms. Jessie, a librarian at that branch, suggested I apply for the internship. I was very excited when I received the news that I had been accepted to the program.

Throughout these past few weeks I’ve learned more about what the library does for their communities and I have worked on creating a podcast episode. I chose to make mine on looking beyond history books when it comes to Latin American history and have had a blast throughout the whole process. This internship has also helped challenge me to think of creative and engaging ideas for programs that could be implemented in the library setting. My favorite part so far has been letting my creativity run wild. I am very grateful for this opportunity!” - Amanda

Check back next week for another @1summerchicago Youth Spotlight story!

Great job to our OSC intern Amanda! 👏

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“This summer I have dedicated much of my time to being a library intern. I volunteered for three years at my neighborhood branch helping with the summer learning challenge until Ms. Jessie, a librarian at that branch, suggested I apply for the internship. I was very excited when I received the news that I had been accepted to the program.

Throughout these past few weeks I’ve learned more about what the library does for their communities and I have worked on creating a podcast episode. I chose to make mine on looking beyond history books when it comes to Latin American history and have had a blast throughout the whole process. This internship has also helped challenge me to think of creative and engaging ideas for programs that could be implemented in the library setting. My favorite part so far has been letting my creativity run wild. I am very grateful for this opportunity!” - Amanda

Check back next week for another @1summerchicago Youth Spotlight story!

08/13/2021

That’s a wrap! We at the Department of Family and Support Services want to thank all who contributed and participated in making One Summer Chicago 2021 a success! A special thanks to the Youth Services Division for your tireless dedication to our young people. Shoutout to our wonderful Youth Division interns in the video, Demi, Giselle, Mark, Teira, Nyla, and Natalie!

08/12/2021

Join One Summer Chicago TODAY at 2pm for the Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase! Students will showcase their app prototypes, short films and photography during this virtual event!

Watch TODAY on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/zpttzZS9ORk

Join One Summer Chicago TODAY at 2pm for the Everyone Can Code + Create Showcase! Students will showcase their app prototypes, short films and photography during this virtual event!

Watch TODAY on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/zpttzZS9ORk

08/10/2021

Congrats to OSC intern Jeremiah 👏

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“I was motivated to seek out a job where I can improve myself in a way where my skills are useful and I can improve my community. During my internship with the Chicago Transit Authority, I distributed health kits to my community in an attempt to improve it.

Throughout this experience, I have learned a lot more about Chicago regarding the train lines, different ways to carry myself during a job, etc. My favorite part about this experience is being able to interact with other members of my cohort and grow progressively throughout the weeks.” -Jeremieh

Check back next week to read another @1summerchicago Youth Spotlight story and hear about what Chicago youth have been up to this summer.

#onesummerchicago #mychimyfuture #summerjobs #jobs

Congrats to OSC intern Jeremiah 👏

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“I was motivated to seek out a job where I can improve myself in a way where my skills are useful and I can improve my community. During my internship with the Chicago Transit Authority, I distributed health kits to my community in an attempt to improve it.

Throughout this experience, I have learned a lot more about Chicago regarding the train lines, different ways to carry myself during a job, etc. My favorite part about this experience is being able to interact with other members of my cohort and grow progressively throughout the weeks.” -Jeremieh

Check back next week to read another @1summerchicago Youth Spotlight story and hear about what Chicago youth have been up to this summer.

#onesummerchicago #mychimyfuture #summerjobs #jobs

08/09/2021

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JUST ANNOUNCED ‼️

@supabwe and @biancashawmusic performing LIVE at the Mayor’s Youth Commission Youth Summit on August 14 🎵

Register today to join the conversation on how we can REFLECT on the last year, REIMAGINE what Chicago can be, and RESTORE this great city. Link in bio to register!

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JUST ANNOUNCED ‼️

@supabwe and @biancashawmusic performing LIVE at the Mayor’s Youth Commission Youth Summit on August 14 🎵

Register today to join the conversation on how we can REFLECT on the last year, REIMAGINE what Chicago can be, and RESTORE this great city. Link in bio to register!

08/05/2021

Let’s get real... What were your assumptions, values, and habits surrounding money growing up? And how has your summer job experience changed your relationship to money? Share your story + tag #summerjobsconnect for a chance to win!

08/03/2021

Please help us welcome @corey.murph to the team!!! 🚀⁣
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He’s helping is out this summer as part of @1summerchicago internship program⁣
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Stop by and say hello during the week

08/02/2021

Our One Summer Chicago interns with the Chicago Transit Authority are distributing healthy travel kits filled with hand sanitizer and masks all across Chicago and on the CTA rail systems. Keep a lookout this week for our OSC interns coming to a train station near you! 😷

#onesummerchicago #ProtectChicago

07/29/2021

It’s #NationalInternDay and we couldn’t let the day get away without giving a special shoutout to our One Summer Chicago Intern Program Coordinator, Natalie Nieves; who by the way is a total rockstar! 👍

#internship #intern #collegestudent #onesummerchicago

07/28/2021

Timeline Photos

The My CHI. My Future. Summer Kickback series is providing safe programming for teens in 15 communities on the South and West sides.

The next event is this Friday! To learn more, visit chi.gov/summerkickback

07/22/2021

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT! The CSBG Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for post-secondary education for the 2021-22 academic year! The scholarship is available for income-eligible residents of the City of Chicago who demonstrate academic achievement and career potential.

Applications are available on-line at www.cityofchicago.org/fss. Application deadline is Monday, August 16, 2021, no later than 5:00 p.m.

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT! The CSBG Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for post-secondary education for the 2021-22 academic year! The scholarship is available for income-eligible residents of the City of Chicago who demonstrate academic achievement and career potential.

Applications are available on-line at www.cityofchicago.org/fss. Application deadline is Monday, August 16, 2021, no later than 5:00 p.m.

07/20/2021

Who is your money mentor? Who taught you the most about saving or using money wisely? Your summer job experience? Your family? Friends? What did they teach you? Why was it important? Share your story and #summerjobsconnect

07/15/2021

Our One Summer Chicago youth from The Chicago Lighthouse on their way out this week to explore and take photographs of the city!

07/02/2021

Our OSC intern Natalie is masked up and getting ready for One Summer Chicago 2021! We are so excited to get started for this summer.

#onesummerchicago

Our OSC intern Natalie is masked up and getting ready for One Summer Chicago 2021! We are so excited to get started for this summer.

#onesummerchicago

06/23/2021

Are you between the ages of 14 and 19 and want to make an positive impact advocating on behalf of Chicago's youth? Apply for the Mayor's Youth Commission by this Saturday, June 26th!

Apply at bit.ly/chimycapp

Are you between the ages of 14 and 19 and want to make an positive impact advocating on behalf of Chicago's youth? Apply for the Mayor's Youth Commission by this Saturday, June 26th!

Apply at bit.ly/chimycapp

06/23/2021

Timeline Photos

Interested in art and community? Take action today! Apply to take part in the Lozano Mural project by June 26. bit.ly/LozanoMural #Lozano #CPLTeens #CPLMakeSpace

06/17/2021

Join Chicago Mayor's Office's Mayor’s Youth Commission for a discussion on reimagining deflection and diversion in Chicago! Sign up today at bit.ly/mycface2face.

Join Chicago Mayor's Office's Mayor’s Youth Commission for a discussion on reimagining deflection and diversion in Chicago! Sign up today at bit.ly/mycface2face.

06/16/2021

Timeline Photos

Have ideas for how the city can support young people with justice system involvement? Join the Mayor’s Youth Commission for a discussion on re-imagining deflection and diversion in Chicago. Sign up at: bit.ly/mycface2face

06/11/2021

Obama reflects on 'Becoming a Man' program - CNN Video

Special congratulations to Youth Guidance as their Becoming A Man (BAM) program and Former President Barack Obama’s ongoing partnership with the program was featured with CNN's Anderson Cooper.

BAM was one of the key inspirations for the My Brother's Keeper Alliance and Youth Guidance was one of the inaugural MBK National Impact Award recipients.

Former President Barack Obama says his struggles early in life were "similar" to those of the young men he mentors in Chicago while reflecting on his path to the presidency in an exclusive interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.