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Causes: Adult Education, Education, Employment, Job Training, Vocational Counseling
Mission: The mission of Jobs For Youth (JFY) is to help young men and women from low-income families become a part of the economic mainstream; and, in the process, to provide the business community with motivated, job-ready workers. JFY's core program includes pre- employment training, job placement, GED instruction, and supportive services. Since its founding in 1979, JFY has helped more than 13,000 young people between the ages of 17-24 and made more than 21,000 job placements.
Geographic areas served: Chicagoland areas
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.