File #: 17-3302    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
File created: 5/10/2017 In control: Workforce, Housing & Community Development Committee
On agenda: 5/10/2017 Final action: 11/21/2018
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NOTHING BUILDS A FUTURE LIKE A JOB: CALLING A COOK COUNTY AND CITY OF CHICAGO JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMS WHEREAS, each summer violent crime increases to the highest levels of the year; and, WHEREAS, out-of-school and out-of-work youth are most at risk to be affected by this increase in violence; and, WHEREAS, early work experiences provide valuable opportunities for young people to learn new skills, gain experience, expand their networks, help support themselves and their families and develop positive relationships with adults; and, WHEREAS, a joint County-City public hearing will be called on May 16, 2017 to focus on summer 2017 youth employment and job training programs to stem the violence this summer; and, WHEREAS, the joint public hearing will include testimonies from young people, workforce advocates including the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, Thrive Chicago, Alternative Schools Network, National...
Sponsors: BRIDGET GAINER, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

NOTHING BUILDS A FUTURE LIKE A JOB: CALLING A COOK COUNTY AND CITY OF CHICAGO JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMS

WHEREAS, each summer violent crime increases to the highest levels of the year; and,

WHEREAS, out-of-school and out-of-work youth are most at risk to be affected by this increase in violence; and,

WHEREAS, early work experiences provide valuable opportunities for young people to learn new skills, gain experience, expand their networks, help support themselves and their families and develop positive relationships with adults; and,

WHEREAS, a joint County-City public hearing will be called on May 16, 2017 to focus on summer 2017 youth employment and job training programs to stem the violence this summer; and,

WHEREAS, the joint public hearing will include testimonies from young people, workforce advocates including the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, Thrive Chicago, Alternative Schools Network, National Youth Advocate Program, Chicago Urban League, the Emerson Collective, the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services and more to share best practices and offer alternatives for gaps in summer 2017 opportunities; and,

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners Workforce, Housing and Community Development Committee held a public hearing on report findings from A Lost Generation: The Disappearance of Teens and Young Adults from the Job Market in Cook County, commissioned by the Alternative Schools Network and developed by the University of Illinois Chicago's Great Cities Institute; and,

WHEREAS, numerous statistics about local County and City youth were cited in the report; and,

WHEREAS, according to report, despite a growing national economic recovery, youth employment (16-24) is still at 27% nationwide; and,

WHEREAS, Cook County has the highest percent of the population ages 16 to 19 that were out of school and out of work in 2014 with 8.5 p...

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