On August 11, 2016 the Youth Job Center (YJC) launched its First Jobs campaign, collecting stories about individuals’ first jobs and profiling successful professionals, including various Chicago and Evanston civic […]
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YJC Job-Readiness Workshops
Summer jobs are increasingly difficult to obtain-especially for high school students with little to no job experience! However, in preparation for the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program Job Fair on […]
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Summer Jobs for Teens, ages 14-16
The Youth Job Center (YJC) is looking to hire 50 teenagers between the ages of 14-16 to work as Summer Tutors in Evanston School District 65’s summer school program. Teens […]
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YJC Annual Benefit on May 7
The Youth Job Center of Evanston will hold its annual benefit Gala on May 7th featuring dinner, live music, a silent auction and a raffle. Dale T. Mortensen, 2010 Nobel […]
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YJC and McGaw Y Host Event to Explore Ways to Motivate Youth
The Youth Job Center of Evanston and McGaw YMCA are combining forces with Northwestern head football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, to share with the community ways to motivate youth to reach […]
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YJC Annual Gala Raises $125,000
The Youth Job Center of Evanston hosted a record 400 people at its Annual Gala at Salvage One in Chicago on April 24. The supportive crowd marked the largest ticket […]
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Youth Job Center Seeks “Odd Jobs” for Teens
Need help with work around your home this spring? The Youth Job Center of Evanston is offering its Odd Job Program again to Evanston-area residents in need of a large […]
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Youth Job Center Seeks Tutors for Summer Program
The Youth Job Center of Evanston’s Summer Tutors Program celebrates its 15th year of placing youth into paid teaching assistant positions this summer. The program will begin accepting applications for […]
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YJC Spring Job Fair Draws More Than Five Hundred
The Youth Job Center of Evanston hosted the largest job fair in the organization’s history on March 11. An hour after the fair began, more than 200 enthusiastic job seekers […]
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YJC Receives $124,500 in Grants in December
The Youth Job Center of Evanston (YJC) received a total of $124,500 in grants during the month of December from the Gap Foundation, Eleanor Foundation, Stanley McNeil Foundation, Marcia and […]