To develop model programs and policy initiatives linking the employment and training of the neighborhood workforce with local economic development efforts and the needs of small and mid-sized employers.
PROGRAMS
Adult Job Placement Services
790 N. Milwaukee Avenue
312-432-1300
We’re a job-seekers personal one-stop center. We help together solid, experienced workers and motivated entry-level workers with local businesses looking for quality job bring candidates. We do the recruiting and assessment so the employer doesn’t have to. Read More
Job Training and Placement Programs
500 N. Sacramento Bvd
312-563-9570
The Greater West Town Training Project provides two sector-based training programs in Woodworking and Solid Surface Manufacturing and Shipping and Receiving designed to help match the needs of area manufacturers and local workers. Our classroom curricula and hands-on trainings have been developed in partnership with local industry and continuously updated by community business leaders to ensure that the skills that participants develop in class are marketable and meet current industry standards. Read More
Youth Education and Career Development
500 N. Sacramento Bvd
312-563-9044
Greater West town Project provides a broad array of youth-focused education, and workforce development services through
West Town Academy and the WIA/Youth Mentoring Unit designed to provide the skills, motivation and values that enable our participants to take responsibility for themselves, their families, and their communities. Our teachers, trainers, mentors, and staff are highly trained and state certified to provide flexible, personalized attention our goal is that our program graduates become lifelong learners and contributors to their communities and the larger society.
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