The Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services (DCYS) recently announced that it is awarding a $225,000 grant to Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, to expand the facility’s programming for youth career development.
The Center’s current program to develop vocational skills in LGBT youth, AccESS (Access to Economic Self-Sufficiency), began in July 2006. The expanded program, Center on Halsted Youth Career Development Center (YCDC), will recruit more than 300 youth to receive pre-employment training and assistance in securing jobs or internships. The YCDC is expected to be fully operational by March.
For more information, visit www.centeronhalsted.org or call Natasha Gutman at 773-472-6469, ext 223.