by admin | Nov 12, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, MAVReC, Youth Voices
Media misrepresents gang violence in the city of Chicago. Over the summer, MAVReC focused on researching the relationship between gang violence and how it was represented in the media. On the first day, the group decided it was best to research gang violence and...
by admin | Sep 4, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured
This summer, 60 of our youth participated in jobs through the Chase Empowerment program. They were assigned to 5 different sites around the city to work on projects relating to environmental sustainability. The youth participants had great opportunities to tackle...
by admin | Sep 2, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured, Restorative Justice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some students, the start of a new school year is a time of hope. For others, it’s a time of dread. After summer, school brings the anxiety of grades, sports, getting chosen for extracurriculars and navigating the school social...
by admin | Aug 11, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured, MAVReC
The mission of the Youth Research Collaborative is to promote Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a counter space for discounted, diminished, and underestimated youth. YPAR empowers youth to work collectively and collaboratively to create knowledge and...
by admin | Jul 29, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured, Youth Voices
We asked two youth participants — Justin and Carlos — what it was like to have a conversation with Mayor Emanuel at the Argyle Night Market last week. Listen to what they have to say: Justin: I found it to be a very exhilarating experience because he got...
by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Career and Employment Services, Featured, Youth Voices
Earlier this week, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless visited Alternatives, Inc.’s Wicked Truth and Youth Advisory Board summer program. Organizer Hannah Willage accompanied Sonovia, her two sons, and Cassie, who had each previously experienced homelessness....
