Youth & Young Adults
The Youth & Young Adult Division provides opportunities for all Evanston youth and young adults to become active and productive citizens of the community through strengthening existing youth services, establishing a network of service partnerships, increasing participation within the available opportunities, creating marketable job training and placement and increasing the opportunities for social and recreational outlets for disengaged youth.
Youth Citizen Police Academy
The Evanston Police Department is offering a second annual summer session of the Youth Citizen Police Academy. This one-week (4-evening) in-depth view into various areas of law enforcement is for youth 13-17 years of age who are interested in law enforcement and criminal justice.
The Academy is an educational and informative program that allows young people the opportunity to learn about the issues that affect law enforcement efforts in the City of Evanston, and how to develop a partnership with the police department. This is NOT A BOOT CAMP or a program for rebellious teens or youth who have behavioral issues. Dates: July 15-18; space is limited! Click here>>> to learn more.
Summer Recreation Program Coming Soon
Free recreation programs for teens and young adults are coming this summer, including rollerskating, hip-hop camp, scavenger hunt, beach volleyball, spoken word festival. Click here>>> for a flyer.
2013 Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program
This spring there was a citywide effort to make the summer of 2013 beneficial for businesses, youth and our economy. Local businesses committed to hiring a young person and over 625 youth attended the job fair. Thanks to a combined effort, there will 260 summer youth employment jobs filled.
The 2013 Job Fair was held on April 20 & 27 at the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston. Evanston youth age 14-18 years attended either day. on April 20 or 27, 2013.
The majority of the summer jobs will be with the City of Evanston. Other employers include Hilton Orrington, Hilton Garden Inn, Home Depot, Best Buy, Krave, Gotta B Crepes, St. Francis Hospital, Northwestern University, Rimland, TE & Company, Evanston Township High School, The Actors Gymnasium, McGaw YMCA, The Salvation Army, Family Focus and Heartwood Center.
In order to be eligible to attend the job fair, youth must have been enrolled in school, be at least 14 years of age when the Youth Employment Program begins in mid-June and live only in ZIP codes 60201 or 60202.
At the Job Fair, staff from the Career & Counseling Center of ETHS and the ETHS Alumni Association were on site to conduct mock interviews and facilitate various seminars to help prepare youth for their first job. For more information, e-mail youth@cityofevanston.org or call 3-1-1 (847-448-4311).
Información en Español
Feria de Trabajo para el Programa del Alcalde de Empleo para Jóvenes
BEST Directory (Business & Education for Students in Transition resource directory) is available. Click here>>>.
We will continue to include links to job training programs and employment opportunities on this page. Keep checking back for updates!
Comphrehesive Response to Youth Violence
Read more about the various initatives and efforts by the City of Evanston to reduce youth violence in our community.
Evanston Resident Gains Valuable Work Experience Helping Hurricane Victims
Listen to news story at about 4:40 in WBBM audio broadcast from 9/4/12.
Mayor's Super Summer Recreation Program
Looking to make the most out of summer? The Mayor’s Super Summer Recreation Program helps! Whether you are into sports, music, the arts, or even if you just want a fun place to hang around with friends…we have the activities for you! Don’t let your summer days turn into bummer days! Check back later in late spring or early summer 2013 for details.
Youth Citizen Police Academy
The Youth Citizen Police Academy (YCPA) gave youth ages 13 to 17 a working knowledge of the Evanston Police Department last summer. The 4-week academy program was FREE to anyone who lives or works in Evanston. When the next academy is scheduled, it will be posted here.
Evanston Mentors Program
Evanston Mentors is a collaboration among and between Evanston-based organizations that provide mentorships. People seeking to be mentors, families/guardians who know of children that may need mentors, organizations referring clients to mentors can all work with Evanston Mentors to connect to one another. All Evanston-based organizations that offer mentorships are welcome to join.
http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?name=n&cid=631994
Youth Engagement Initiative
As part of its Strategic Plan, the City of Evanston has begun programming surrounding development of its Youth Engagement Initiative. Staff used the objectives outlined in the following goals as a model to develop a vision for the Youth Engagement Initiative:
* Goals 3: Generating marketable job skills for Evanston residents; and
* Goal 12: Provide opportunities for and engage Evanston youth and young adults to become active and productive citizens of the Evanston Community.
VISION:
Provide opportunities for all Evanston youth and young adults to become active and productive citizens of the community through strengthening existing youth services, establishing a network of service partnerships, increasing participation within the available opportunities, creating marketable job training and placement and increasing the opportunities for social and recreational outlets for disengaged youth.
Contact info
Youth and Young Adult Program Manager
Kevin L. Brown, J.D.
847.448.8042
kebrown@cityofevanston.org
Interim Assistant Youth & Young Adult Program Manager
Porschia Davis
847.448.8049
pdavis@cityofevanston.org
Youth/Young Adult Outreach Worker
Nathan Norman
847.448.8138
nnorman@cityofevanston.org
Youth/Young Adult Outreach Worker
Maurice Wilkerson
847.448.8119
mwilkerson@cityofevanston.org
Get help finding a job
New Illinois workNet Center offers job search & career services to community members at the Evanston Public Library.
For more information, visit the Illinois workNet Center.