Youth Programs in Illinois
152 organizations in Illinois are dedicated to offering job training, internships, and employment opportunities for young people, enabling them to acquire valuable work experience. Here's a brief overview of youth employment programs in Illinois:
Data source: CareerOneStop, October 2023
| Program | Reentry | City | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerstone - Alton - Edwards Street | Y | Alton | 2615 Edwards Street 62002 | 877-467-3123 careerconnect.il@centerstone.org |
| Centerstone Fellowship House Campus | Y | Anna | 800 North Main Street 62906 | 877-467-3123 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Aurora Community Health Center | N | Aurora | Ogden Avenue | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Aurora Health and Outreach Center | N | Aurora | 680 S River St (Hesed House) 60506 | 877-692-8686 |
| SER Central States | N | Aurora | 31 W. Downer Place Suite 308 60506 | 708-715-5300 |
| Youth Crossroads | N | Berwyn | 6501 Stanley Ave 60402 | 708-484-7400 contactus@youthcrossroads.org |
| Pillars Community Health - Carl Bartolucci Center | N | Berwyn | 6415 Stanley Avenue 60402 | 708-745-5277 |
| Pillars Community Health - The Fillmore Center | N | Berwyn | 6918 Windsor Avenue 60402 | 708-745-5277 |
| Project Oz | Y | Bloomington | 1105 W. Front Street 61701 | 309-827-0377 projectoz@projectoz.org |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Blue Island | N | Blue Island | 12145 Western Ave 60406 | 877-692-8686 |
| OMNI Youth Services - Buffalo Grove | Y | Buffalo Grove | 1111 West Lake Cook Rd 60089 | 847-520-8856 info@omniyouth.org |
| Centerstone - Centerstone Carbondale - South | Y | Carbondale | 2311 South Illinois Avenue 62903 | 877-467-3123 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Carpentersville Community Health Center | N | Carpentersville | 3003 Wakefield Dr 60110 | 877-692-8686 |
| Centerstone Carterville - East Plaza Drive | Y | Carterville | 402 East Plaza Drive Ste 4/5 62918 | 877-467-3123 |
| Centerstone Carterville - Municipal Drive | Y | Carterville | 403 Municipal Drive 62918 | 877-467-3123 |
| One Hope United - Centralia | Y | Centralia | 200 South Pine St. 62801 | 618-323-0120 |
| One Hope United - Hudelson Residential - Centralia Office | Y | Centralia | 1400 E. McCord St. P.O. Box 548 62801 | 618-532-4311 |
| DREAAM House | N | Champaign | 302 W. Church 61820 | 217-530-0110 info@dreaam.org |
| One Hope United - Champaign | Y | Champaign | 1902 Fox Dr. 61820 | 217-850-0500 |
| R.E.A.D.Y. | N | Champaign | 45 E. University Ave 61820 | 217-239-0322 tcovert@readyprogram.org |
| Illinois Coalition for Community Services | N | Charleston | 719 West Lincoln Suite A 61920 | |
| One Hope United - Charleston | Y | Charleston | 701 Monroe Ave. 61920 | 217-294-6727 |
| Urban Alliance | N | Chicago | 226 South Wabash Avenue Suite 400 60604 | 312-496-3300 jketchum@theurbanalliance.org |
| Youth Outreach Services | Y | Chicago | 2411 W Congress Parkway 60612 | 773-777-7112 info@yos.org |
| i.c. stars | N | Chicago | 415 N Dearborn 3rd Floor 60654 | 312-640-3850 info@icstars.org |
| Youth Advocate Program - Chicago | Y | Chicago | 1111 E 87th St Suite 200 60619 | 773-374-6100 |
| All Stars Project Chicago | N | Chicago | 53 W Jackson Blvd. Suite 1135 60604 | 312-994-3105 mcoen@allstars.org |
| Alternative Schools Network - Added Chance Career Education | N | Chicago | 1122 N Milwaukee Ave. 60642 | 773-342-4243 |
| Alternatives, Inc. - Uptown Center | N | Chicago | 4730 North Sheridan Road 60640 | 773-506-7474 |
| Alternatives, Inc. - Washington Park Center | N | Chicago | 241 E. 57th St. 60637 | 773-506-7474 info@alternativesyouth.org |
| America Works - Illinois - Chicago Office | Y | Chicago | 205 West Randolph Street Suite 920 60606 | 312-726-5627 info@americaworks.com |
| Ashunti Residential Management Services Inc. | Y | Chicago | 4909 West Huron Street 60644 | 773-379-6981 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Health Center at LSSI | N | Chicago | 4840 W Byron St 60641 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Humboldt Park Community Health Center | N | Chicago | 1044 N Francisco Ave 60622 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Southeast Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center (SEADAC) | N | Chicago | 8460 S South Chicago Ave 60617 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Southeast Side Community Health Center | N | Chicago | 3528 E 118th St 60617 | 877-692-8686 |
| Back on My Feet - Chicago | Y | Chicago | 1467 N. Elston Ave. Suite 201 60642 | 773-697-8508 |
| Bottom Line - Chicago | N | Chicago | 200 N. LaSalle St. Ste. 2175 60601 | 312-219-6254 info@bottomline.org |
| Bridges From School to Work | N | Chicago | 850 W Jackson Blvd Suite 660 60607 | 312-432-6240 cody.kjellsen@bridgesfromschooltowork.com |
| Cara Collective - Cleanslate | Y | Chicago | 6027 S. Wentworth Ave. 60621 | 312-226-6361 |
| Cara Collective - Downtown | Y | Chicago | 237 S. Desplaines 60661 | 312-798-3300 |
| Cara Collective - South Side | Y | Chicago | 56 E. 47th Street Suite 510C 60653 | 773-924-2205 |
| Central States SER - Jobs for Progress, Inc. | Y | Chicago | 3948 West 26th Street Suite 213 60623 | 773-542-9030 info@centralstatesser.org |
| Children's Home and Aid | Y | Chicago | 200 West Monroe Street 14th Floor 60606 | 312-424-0200 |
| City of Chicago Services for Formerly Incarcerated - Teamwork Englewood | Y | Chicago | 747 West 63rd Street, Building V Room 122 60602 | 773-488-6607 |
| City of Chicago Services for Formerly Incarcerated - Westside Health Authority | Y | Chicago | 5816 West Division | 773-664-0612 |
| Community Assistance Programs - Administration Office | N | Chicago | 11715 S. Halsted Street 60628 | 773-468-1993 |
| Community Assistance Programs - Chicago Program Office | N | Chicago | 11717 S. Halsted Street 60628 | 773-568-1782 |
| Community Assistance Programs - The King Center | N | Chicago | 4314 S. Cottage Grove Avenue 60653 | 773-568-1782 |
| Community Development Institute | N | Chicago | 7836 South Union Avenue 60620 | 773-224-2273 |
| Genesys Works Chicago | N | Chicago | 180 N Wabash Ave Suite 600 60601 | 312-525-9995 chicagoinfo@genesysworks.org |
| Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago | Y | Chicago | 6054 S. Western Ave 60636 | 773-627-5570 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Y | Chicago | 101 North Wacker Drive 17th Floor 60606 | 312-986-4000 contactus@metrofamily.org |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Y | Chicago | 906 South Homan Avenue 8th floor 60624-4106 | 773-638-1825 |
| One Hope United - Bridgeport | Y | Chicago | 514 W 31st St 60616 | 312-949-5590 |
| One Hope United - Kenwood | Y | Chicago | 707 E. 47th Street 60653 | 312-949-5500 |
| Safer Foundation | Y | Chicago | 571 West Jackson Blvd. 60624 | 773-533-5000 |
| Safer Foundation - Belmont Cragin | Y | Chicago | 6352 W. Grand Avenue 60639 | 773-252-6439 |
| Safer Foundation - Community Office | Y | Chicago | 808 S. Kedzie Avenue 60612 | 773-365-1320 |
| Safer Foundation - Crossroads ATC | Y | Chicago | 3210 W. Arthington St. 60624 | 773-533-5000 |
| Safer Foundation - Main Office | Y | Chicago | 571 W. Jackson Blvd 60661 | 312-922-2200 |
| Safer Foundation - North Lawndale ATC | Y | Chicago | 2839 W. Fillmore St. 60612 | 773-638-8491 |
| Safer Foundation - PACE Institute | Y | Chicago | 2600 S. California Ave. 60608 | 773-927-1536 |
| St Leonards Ministries | Y | Chicago | 2100 W. Warren Blvd. 60612 | 312-894-7975 |
| The North Lawndale Employment Network | Y | Chicago | 3726 Flournoy St. 60624 | 773-265-7940 |
| The Safer Foundation - Belmont Cragin | Y | Chicago | 6352 W. Grand Ave. 60639 | 773-252-6439 Sherie.arriazola@saferfoundation.org |
| The Safer Foundation - Chicago | Y | Chicago | 571 W. Jackson Blvd. 60661 | 312-922-2200 |
| The Safer Foundation - Community Office | Y | Chicago | 808 S. Kedzie Ave. 60612 | 773-365-1320 |
| Universal Family Connection | Y | Chicago | 1350 West 103rd St. 60643 | 773-881-1711 info@ufcinc.org |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Chicago Heights Community Health Center | N | Chicago Heights | 1536 Vincennes Ave 60411 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Chicago Heights Womens Health Center | N | Chicago Heights | 233 W Joe Orr Rd 60411 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Pediatrics Health & Wellness Center | N | Chicago Heights | 500 Dixie Hwy 60411 | 877-692-8686 |
| Bethel Family Resource Center | N | Chicago Heights | 1250 Portland Avenue 60411 | 708-758-5585 |
| Community Assistance Programs - Prairie State College Worknet Center | N | Chicago Heights | 202 South Halsted Street 60411 | |
| One Hope United - Collinsville | Y | Collinsville | 907 N. Bluff Rd Ste. 9 62234 | 618-345-9644 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Vermillion Area Community Health Center | N | Danville | 614 N Gilbert St 61832 | 877-692-8686 |
| New Directions - Second Chance Program | Y | Danville | 153 North Vermilion Street 61832 | 217-442-9026 |
| Youth Advocate Program | Y | Decatur | 202 E Eldorado Street 62523 | 717-232-7580 |
| Homework Hangout Club Inc. - YouthBuild | N | Decatur | 249 S. Webster 62521 | 217-519-2821 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Y | Des Plaines | 1001 E. Touhy Ave. #50 60018 | 847-635-4600 |
| Teens Against Killing Everywhere (TEAM) | Y | East St. Louis | 1798 Summit Avenue 62205 | 618-920-8344 |
| One Hope United - Effingham | Y | Effingham | 1901 S. 4th St. Ste. 213 62401 | 217-347-5880 |
| Egyptian Health Department | Y | Eldorado | 1412 U.S. 45 North 62930 | 618-273-3326 wscates@eyptian.org |
| Wabash Area Development, Inc. - Wadi Community Action Partnership | N | Enfield | 110 Latham Street P.O. Box 70 62835 | 618-963-2387 erhinehart@wadi-inc.com |
| Youth and Opportunity United, Inc. | N | Evanston | 1911 Church Street 60201 | 847-866-1200 info@youthopportunity.org |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Y | Godfrey | 5800 Godfrey Road 62035 | 618-468-4100 |
| One Hope United - Gurnee | Y | Gurnee | 1790 Nations Dr. Ste. 116 60031 | 847-245-6544 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Harvey Health Outreach Center | N | Harvey | 15420 Dixie Hwy 60426 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Hazel Crest | N | Hazel Crest | 17850 Kedzie Ave Suite 1150 60429 | 877-692-8686 |
| Pillars Community Health - Hickory Hills | N | Hickory Hills | 8020 West 87th Street 60457 | 708-745-5277 |
| Midwest Youth Services | Y | Jacksonville | 2001 West Lafayette Ave 62650 | 217-245-6000 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - East Joliet Community Health Center | N | Joliet | 1200 Eagle St 60432 | 877-692-8686 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Joliet Office | N | Joliet | 409 W Jefferson St 60435 | 815-768-8750 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - West Joliet Community Health Center | N | Joliet | 333 Madison St 60435 | 877-692-8686 |
| One Hope United - Joliet | Y | Joliet | 3077 W. Jefferson St. Suite 105 60435 | 815-730-6700 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Kankakee Community Health Center | N | Kankakee | 1777 E Court St 60901 | 877-692-8686 |
| Pillars Community Health - Dental Center | N | La Grange | 27 Calendar Avenue 60525 | 708-745-5277 |
| Pillars Community Health - La Grange | N | La Grange | 23 Calendar Ave. 60525 | 708-745-5277 |
| Pillars Community Health - Medical Center | N | La Grange | 110 Calendar Avenue 60525 | 708-745-5277 |
| One Hope United - Ermit L. Finch Campus at Lake Villa | Y | Lake Villa | 215 N. Milwaukee Ave. P O Box 1128 60046 | 847-245-6500 |
| Community Assistance Programs - DuPage County Worknet Center | N | Lisle | 2525 Cabot Drive 3rd Floor 60532 | |
| Kishwaukee College | N | Malta | 21193 Malta Road 60150 | 815-825-2086 |
| Centerstone Marion - MAT | Y | Marion | 202 S. Bentley 62959 | 877-467-3123 |
| Centerstone Marion - Main Street Campus | Y | Marion | 1307 West Main Street 62959 | 877-467-3123 |
| Pioneer Center for Human Services | N | McHenry | 60050 | 815-344-1230 |
| One Hope United - Mt. Vernon Office | Y | Mt. Vernon | 4110 N. Water Tower Pl. 62864 | 618-242-8266 |
| Spero Family Services | Y | Mt. Vernon | 2023 Richview Road 62864 | 618-242-1070 |
| 360 Youth Services | N | Naperville | 1305 W. Oswego Rd. 60540 | 630-961-2992 |
| YouthBuild McLean County Inc. | N | Normal | 360 Wylie Drive 61761 | 309-454-3898 Svan@ybmc.org |
| YouthBuild Lake County | Y | North Chicago | 2303 Kemble Avenue 60064 | 847-473-3483 info@yblc.org |
| One Hope United - Parents As Teachers | Y | North Chicago | 2100 Green Bay Road 60064 | 847-775-7117 |
| One Hope United - Olney | Y | Olney | 218 E. Main Street 62450 | 618-395-8656 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. | N | Olympia Fields | 19990 Governor's Highway 60461 | 877-692-8686 |
| Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley | Y | Ottawa | 424 West Madison Street 61350 | 815-433-3953 contactus@ysbiv.org |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Little City Health Center | N | Palatine | 1760 W Algonquin Rd 60067 | 877-692-8686 |
| The Bridge Youth & Family Services | Y | Palatine | 721 S Quentin Road Suite 103 60067 | 847-359-7490 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Palos Heights Community Center | N | Palos Heights | 12021 S Harlem Ave 60463 | 877-692-8689 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | N | Palos Hills | 9000 W. College Pkwy. 60465-2478 | 708-974-4300 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Park Forest Community Wellness Center | N | Park Forest | 23485 Western Ave 60466 | 877-692-8687 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Park Forest Office | N | Park Forest | 440 Forest Blvd 60466 | 708-283-6950 |
| Youth Advocate Program - Peoria | Y | Peoria | 701 Main St Suites 1 & 2 61602 | 309-431-3242 |
| Children's Home Association of Illinois | Y | Peoria | 2130 N Knoxville Avenue 61603 | 309-685-1047 info@chail.org |
| The Center for Youth and Family Services | Y | Peoria | 2610 Richwoods Avenue 61604 | 309-323-6573 bporter@cyfsolutions.org |
| Tri-County Urban League | Y | Peoria | 317 S. MacArthur Highway 61602 | 309-673-7474 uleague1@tcpul.com |
| Chaddock | Y | Quincy | 205 S 24th Street 62301 | 217-222-0034 |
| Lincoln's Challenge Academy | N | Rantoul | 205 Dodge Avenue 61866 | 800-851-2166 |
| Pillars Community Health - Riverside | N | Riverside | 105 E. Burlington St. Suite C 60546 | 708-745-5277 |
| Youth Services Network, Inc. | Y | Rockford | 107 N 3rd Street 61107 | 815-986-1947 officeadmin@ysnkids.com |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Rockford Community Health Center | N | Rockford | 1401 E State St 61104 | 877-692-8686 |
| Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. | Y | Rockford | 917 South Main Street 61101 | 815-963-6236 |
| Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois | Y | Rockford | 850 N. Church Street 61103 | 815-965-3795 programs@goodwillni.org |
| Rock River Training Corporation | N | Rockford | 303 N. Main Street 61103 | 815-847-7574 cap4kidsrockford@gmail.com |
| The Safer Foundation - Rockford | Y | Rockford | 119 N. Church Street Suite 206 61101 | 815-964-8577 |
| Turning Point | N | Skokie | 8324 Skokie Blvd. 60077 | 847-933-0051 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - South Holland Community Health Center | N | South Holland | 52 W 162nd St 60473 | 877-692-8686 |
| Safer Foundation - South Holland | Y | South Holland | 249 W. 162nd St. 60473 | 708-596-0037 |
| Safer Foundation - South Holland | Y | South Holland | 247 W. 162nd St. 60473 | 708-596-0037 |
| One Hope United - Springfield | Y | Springfield | 421 S. Grand Ave. W. Ste. 2B 62704 | 217-789-7637 |
| One Hope United - St. Charles Office | Y | St. Charles | 1750 E. Main St Ste. 40 60174 | 630-513-6277 |
| DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, Inc. | Y | Sycamore | 475 DeKalb Avenue 60178 | 815-748-2010 support@givegab.com |
| Champaign County Regional Planning Commission | Y | Urbana | 1776 E. Washington Street 61802 | 217-328-3313 info@ccrpc.org |
| Champaign County Regional Planning Commission - Community Services | Y | Urbana | 1776 E. Washington Street 61802 | 217-328-3313 info@ccrpc.org |
| Family Counseling Center, Inc. | Y | Vienna | PO Box 1328 62995 | 618-658-3079 |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Iroquois County Community Health Center | N | Watseka | 200 E Walnut St 60970 | 877-692-8686 |
| Youth Conservation Corps - YouthBuild | N | Waukegan | 1020 West Greenwood Avenue 60087 | 847-623-0900 |
| One Hope United - Busy Bee | Y | Waukegan | 2115 Ernie Krueger Cir.v 60087 | 847-245-6800 |
| One Hope United - Waukegan | Y | Waukegan | 1901 N. Lewis Ave. 60087 | 847-662-0945 |
| Centerstone West Frankfort - West Main Street | Y | West Frankfort | 902 West Main Street 62896 | 877-467-3123 |
| OMNI Youth Services - Wheeling | Y | Wheeling | 210 N. Wolf Road 60090 | 847-353-1500 |
| Pillars Community Health - Family Health Center at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School | N | Willowbrook | 16W631 91st Street Door 12 60527 | 708-745-5277 |
| Haven Youth & Family Services | Y | Wilmette | 825 Green Bay Rd Suite 200 60091 | 847-251-6630 info@havenforyouth.org |
| Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. - Woodstock Community Health Center | N | Woodstock | 3703 Doty Rd 60098 | 877-692-8686 |
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