Employment for youth and mentors through the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative
Talibah Bakhit·Wednesday, April 20th 2011 at 1:32AM·5258 views
Nearly 1900 youth of the city of Chicago will be offered the opportunity to become apart of the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative. The Neighborhood Recovery Initiative is a project that is being offered through Governor Quinn's office to help stop the violence that flood the city of Chicago which heavily involve the youth. 20 communities in the city of Chicago and 3 communities in the South Suburbs are granted the ability to hire 80 youth and 16 mentors that will engage in positive dialogue with their peers and business owners throughout Chicago communities with positive messages that will make people aware of the change that is needed in their own community. Subjects like peer pressure, mental wellness, drug use, STD's, and gun violence will be covered by way of the youth. The service will be provided as apart of the Neighborhood Violence Prevention Authority and 23 non-profit organizations have been funded for this project and are currently looking to hire youth and mentors in order to complete the project successfully.
There are four components that will be covered in this initiative which entail mentor plus jobs, health initiatives, school base counseling and re-entry services for ex-offenders. The main goal is to give the youth the opportunity to build on their social and work skills, help stop the violence through out Chicago, but as well to help the youth to succeed academically. This project will also provide adults the opportunity to help the youth with the mission and to give ex-offenders the ability to re-enter into the work force. The hiring process has already begun but still more youth and mentors are needed to fulfil the NRI's mission.
As the violence continues to rise amongst the youth, many agencies are willing to help make a change through this initiative in order to keep the youth busy with a positive message in 23 communities throughout Chicago. So, if you and your child are looking to help make a positive change please contact one of the agencies below in order to get started to build a better Chicago. Below are the names and numbers of the agencies that are looking to get the youth employeed and engage in a positive way this summer. The youth and mentors will begin to provide this great service to their communities starting May 9, 2011 and again, the hire process has already begun.
Albany Park
Albany Park Community Center Phone:(630)427-5253 Fax:(773)583-5062 Email: rwalker@apcc-chgo.org
Auburn Gresham
Catholic Bishop of Chicago – St. Sabina Phone:(773)483-4300 Fax:(773)483-4783 Email: dmuhamm@yahoo.com
Austin
Circle Family HealthCare Network Phone:(773)379-1000 Fax:(773)379-1342 Email: vrivkin@cfhn.org
Brighton Park
Pilsen Wellness Center Phone:(773)579-0832 Fax:(773) 579-0762 Email: pnaranjo@pilsenmh.org
Cicero
Corazon Community Services Phone:(708)656-1400 Fax:(708)656-1411 Email: mjohnson@corazoncs.org
East Garfield Park
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Phone:(773)918-8600 x8646 Fax:(773)359-4021 Email: rev.jlmiller@jlmcenter.org
Englewood
Children’s Home and Aid Phone:(773)918-8600 ex.8646 Fax:(773)778-2345 Email: jorange@childrenshomeandaid.org
Grand Boulevard
Chicago Area Project (CAP) Phone:(312)663-3574 Fax:(312)663-5873 Email: kanu73@hotmail.com
Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Phone:(773)483-3696 Fax:(773)483-3696 Email: acruz@gagdc.org
Humboldt Park
Chicago Commons Phone:(773)826-3793 Fax:(773)722-5045 Email: mylesv@ChicagoCommons.org
Logan Square
Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) Phone:(773)235-5705 Ext.19 Fax:(773)235-5747 Email: sstoll@also-chicago.org
Maywood
Village of Maywood Phone:(708)450-6307 Fax:(708)681-8811 Email: tmangrum@maywood-il.org
Pilsen-Little Village
Enlace Chicago Phone:(773)542-9233 Ext.12 Fax:(773)542-9233 Email: jarteaga@enlacechicago.org
Rogers Park
Organization of the North East Phone:(773)769-3232 Fax:(773)769-0729 Email: mailto:cory@onechicago.org
Roseland
Community Assistance Programs Phone:(773)468-1993 Fax:(773)468-1983 Email: ishort@capsinc.org
South Shore
Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc. Phone:(773)324-0494 Fax:(773)324-6678 Email: talmadge@bufi.org
West Chicago (Gage Park, Chicago Lawn)
West Garfield Park
Chicago Area Project Phone:(312)663-3574 Fax:(312)663-5873 Email: howardlathan@yahoo.com
Woodlawn
The Woodlawn Organization Phone:(773)256-2905 Fax:(773)752-5112 Email: georgette@twochicago.org
South Suburbs
Bremen Township and part of Bloom Township
Grand Prairie Services Phone:(708)503-9670 Ext.8432 Fax:(708)614-7831 Email: sward@gpsbh.org
Rich Township and part of Bloom Township
Southland Health Care Forum Phone:(708)756-1000 Ext.3442 Fax:(708)756-9986 Email: peter@potentialdifference.com
Thornton Township
Healthcare Consortium of Illinois Phone:(708)841-9515 Ext.2232 Fax:(708) 841-9681 Email: jdavis@hcioline.org
Thank you so very , very much Talibah for this. And, if you don't mind, I would like to make a copy of this. I am sure a few students at our local community college should be attending there from these areas and can give this to their school clubs for taking part in passing this community idea on.(smile)
yes thank you this is what our youth need to see ! thank you i will be passing this on !