Job Services
The Douglas Center is a non-profit organization that provides community day services for individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. The center provides services for 138 clients on a daily basis. The current facility boasts 40,000 square feet and comprehensive programming, empowering participants to make choices for their personal growth and development. It services individuals with disabilities from ages 18 to 100 residing in Chicago, Skokie, and surrounding suburbs. The center provides unique opportunities for acquiring skills for future employment to learning to manage their disability as they get older. Its comprehensive programs, clinical services, training programs, employment opportunities and seniors program are focused on assisting each individual in the management of their disabilities, while building of self-esteem and developing and/or improving existing social, work and independent living skills.
Education, Elderly Care, Job Services, Mental Health, Mentoring/Tutoring, Support Groups / 590 views
The Resource Training Centers educational program, (TRTC) is a job training and placement non-profit organization that prepares low-income individuals, mostly former substance abusers, many of whom have also been homeless and incarcerated to enter the workforce as credentialed drug counselors (CASAC) and other substance abuse professionals. We offer support services to individuals who may experience difficulty gaining employment due to their history of alcohol and drug use, incarceration related to addictions, or complications related to addictive disorders within the family. Our training and vocational counseling allows individuals who are ineligible to receive governmental employment assistance to complete a state-approved training program and gain the experience to take the examination to become Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors.
Abuse, Education, Job Services, Mentoring/Tutoring, Recovery / 590 views
Inforum combines strategic connections, proven professional development programs, a respected forum for new ideas, and original research to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies. Inforum offers several groups that focus on a specific industry for women, such as the automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology industries.
Education, Job Services, Mentoring/Tutoring, Women, Children, Child Care / 597 views
Centro de Información empowers Hispanics with the ability to effectively integrate into our greater community through the facilitation of information, education, citizenship and well-being. It is a not-for-profit social services agency that provides bilingual advocacy at our locations in Elgin, Carpentersville, and Hanover Park for more than 15,000 immigrants every year. Centro serves mostly low-income, Hispanic immigrants residing in the greater Fox Valley area, but welcomes clients of any nationality from surrounding counties and states.
Education, Food, Housing/Shelter, Immigration Assistance, Job Services, Legal Aid / 598 views
Peer 360 offers recovery coaching training, coaching services, community outreach activities, and sober social events to provide support and reduce the stigma of addiction.
Education, Job Services, Mentoring/Tutoring, Recovery, Support Groups / 598 views
The mission of A Wider Circle is to end poverty through on-the-ground programs and services, as well as through the development of large-scale solutions to its root causes.
Housing/Shelter, Job Services / 599 views