What is Youth Guidance?

Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable at-

risk children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education and, ultimately, to

succeed in school and in life. Learn more: https://www.youth-guidance.org/

Who Do We Help?

Over 8,000 students across 80 schools in Chicago's most underserved

communities. More than 90% are low-income and 65% African American and 32%

Hispanic/Latino.

How Does it Work?

YG counselors engage students in schools on a weekly basis through mentoring, role-

playing, and group exercises to discuss problems, share experiences, and build

stronger soft skills to overcome the extraordinary barriers they face.

What are the Results?

The University of Chicago Crime Lab study showed participates in the YG BAM

program improved high school graduation rates by 20% and provided a social

benefit of up to $119,000 per participant from increased earnings, tax

payments, and lower public benefit use.

Find out more by listening to the inspiring Freakonomics Podcast: Preventing Crime

for Pennies on the Dollar.

Why Does a Job Matter?

Nearly 90% of African-American and Hispanic teens are unemployed in Chicago.

High unemployment = increased crime = higher tax burdens = less investment in

education and development = a vicious cycle of community deterioration

The University of Chicago Crime Lab found a 43% reduction in violent crime arrests

for youths who secured eight-week-long part-time summer jobs

Where Does Your Company Fit?

A small investment in hiring high school interns can dramatically improve lives while

also ensuring Chicago’s long-term economic prosperity. With public funding of

summer programs being cut, the private sector can make a greater impact.

Students who work during high school have higher employment rates and earnings

later in life. These students stay in school, graduate high school, and enroll in college

at higher rates than their peers. This builds a diverse pipeline of future workers for

local businesses that has previously been untapped.

Employer mentors value the time they spend with students and often report increased

engagement in their job after working with a student.

Summer Internship Initiative

Summer Internship Initiative

How Much Does This Actually Cost?

Hiring a student for the summer may cost less than you would expect. The table

below reflects the total cost to your company to hire 1 student for a 8-week

experience:

(*Wages do not include fringe: FICA, Unemployment, Workers Comp)

What is the Duration of a Summer Internship?

The target start date is July 5th for an 8 week period, but this is totally flexible. Most

programs end in the last full week of August and many students are also available

and willing to continue working on a part-time basis through the school year.

What Kind of Support Can I Expect from YG?

YG will provide a dedicated Account Manager to coordinate interviews, training,

onboarding, and anything else you need. They will be reachable for any questions

or concerns throughout the engagement. YG Counselors and Career Specialists will

prepare students before starting and meet with them on a regular basis during

the internship to monitor their progress.

What Type of Job Duties Can a Student Perform?

The skills of the students vary widely which is why an interview process is

recommended. YG has a screening and matching process internally to align the

best fit students to your internship and can then coordinate interviews with

your supervisor to make final selections.

Examples of job duties include: data entry, filing, coordinating meetings, answering

general calls/emails, providing customer service over the phone or in-person, direct

marketing or sales, designing websites, developing PowerPoint presentations,

documenting processes, drafting emails or letters, filling mailers, maintaining

schedules, etc.

Interested in Hearing More?

Please contact me for any questions:

Jacob Grobe, Account Manager, 312-715-7052 | jgrobe@youth-guidance.org

25 hours/week 30 hours/week 35 hours/week

$10/hour $2,000 $2,400 $2,800

$11/hour $2,200 $2,640 3,080