CHICAGO — Teens and young adults looking for a summer job or internship have until Monday to apply online for one of the 30,000 positions offered through the One Summer Chicago program.
Teens and young adults ages 14-24 can apply online at onesummerchicago.org, officials said.
Chicagoans with a little extra cash can donate online through the Robert R. McCormick Foundation to expand the opportunities for the teens and young adults, who typically earn about $165 a week tending a community garden, creating public art or working in an office, officials said.
About 2,000 of the jobs will be set aside for the city’s most at-risk young men and women, Emanuel said. In addition to a paycheck, those teens and young adults will be offered "intensive mentoring and cognitive therapy" as part of an effort to reduce crime, according to the Mayor's Office.
One Summer Chicago will get $1 million from Former President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama, which will create an additional 800 jobs this summer, said Jennifer Rottner, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.
The additional jobs are designed to "reach young people who might be at risk if they don't have something to do during the summers," Obama said during an event where he unveiled the design of his library.
