The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)'s Future Leaders in Planning leadership development program offers a free program for teens who want to have a voice in the future of the Chicago region. High school students who want to help make their community a better place should apply for CMAP's Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) program.

Watch this video to learn more about experiences of previous FLIP graduates and read a recap of the 2016 program. 

Applications for the July program are due on May 15, 2017. Click here to apply.

Westside American Job Center offers free employment services for all Cook County residents. Call 773-722-3885 to make an appointment.

The One Summer Chicago program will return to provide over 30,000 job and internship opportunities this summer for youth ages 14 to 24 from neighborhoods across the city. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2017. Click here for more information.

Make this summer count!  

Earn $14.24 an hour, feel a sense of pride working in an important position, make new friends amongst co-workers, meet Chicagoans and visitors to our great city, and enjoy one of the best office views in Chicago. 

To be employed as a Chicago Park District lifeguard in 2017, applicants must meet the following requirements:

   - Be a resident of the City of Chicago.  Proof of residency MUST be presented at the lifeguard swim test.
   - Be 16 years of age, or older, by July 1, 2017.
   - Have a Chicago Park District Lifeguarding Card, valid through 2017.
   - Have an American Red Cross Lifeguarding certificate, or equivalent.

Prior to applying, all new applicants are required to complete the American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training Class.

For more information or to apply, click here.