YouthBuild Metro Chicago
Established: 2016
Parent Organization: Metropolitan Family Services
CEO: Audrena Spence
2016 Enrollment:
Length of Program:
Recent/Current/Future Projects:
2016: Metropolitan Family Services was awarded the 2016 Department of Labor YouthBuild Grant. Sixty young adults ages 18-24 from underserved communities on Chicago’s South Side will gain hands-on construction training and certification for future jobs through a new YouthBuild program launching in Chicago. We are one of only two organizations to run this highly rigorous program in Chicago.
The YouthBuild program is an exciting new component that will help further our mission of creating solutions to social and economic inequalities in the community while positively impacting the lives of young people and their families. This grant will allow us to serve 60 young adults over the next 3 years. MFS will provide leadership training, case management, job placement services, civic engagement opportunities, and hands on training in the construction industry. This will lead to economic empowerment for our trainees through placement in college, registered apprenticeships, or a desired career path.
Parent Organization: Metropolitan Family Services
CEO: Audrena Spence
2016 Enrollment:
Length of Program:
Recent/Current/Future Projects:
2016: Metropolitan Family Services was awarded the 2016 Department of Labor YouthBuild Grant. Sixty young adults ages 18-24 from underserved communities on Chicago’s South Side will gain hands-on construction training and certification for future jobs through a new YouthBuild program launching in Chicago. We are one of only two organizations to run this highly rigorous program in Chicago.
The YouthBuild program is an exciting new component that will help further our mission of creating solutions to social and economic inequalities in the community while positively impacting the lives of young people and their families. This grant will allow us to serve 60 young adults over the next 3 years. MFS will provide leadership training, case management, job placement services, civic engagement opportunities, and hands on training in the construction industry. This will lead to economic empowerment for our trainees through placement in college, registered apprenticeships, or a desired career path.
