Urban Alliance was invited to bring paid internships to Chicago in 2012, serving 71 students from just seven high schools that first year. Urban Alliance also offers professional development workshops to schools and nonprofit organizations to bring critical skills training to even more Chicago youth. The program currently partners with more than 25 high schools and nearly 60 businesses in the city.
In 2017, Urban Alliance partnered with the Obama Foundation to launch the Obama Youth Job Corps (OYJC) to increase access to economic opportunity for high school students in Chicago’s South Side communities. Since the launch of OYJC, we have provided over 1,700 10th and 11th graders from Chicago Public Schools with job skills training and an additional 650 12th graders with intensive workforce readiness training, and paid internships. Through workforce readiness training and early, meaningful work experience at businesses throughout the city, OYJC students get the skills, experience, and exposure to succeed.
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To learn more about our Chicago program, please contact a member of our team.
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218 South Wabash Avenue
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604
Tel: 312.496.3300
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The Urban Alliance High School Internship Program is a paid nine-month program for high school seniors that includes professional development training, paid internships, and one-on-one support.
Applications are now closed for the 2024-2025 school year.
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