http://www.thecaraprogram.org/
703 W. Monroe
312.798.3308
"The Cara Program model is committed to helping motivated men and women develop the necessary tools and opportunities to shed old behaviors and constraints, transform their lives and achieve real, lasting success."

Chicago Career Center
11004 S. Michigan
773.233.4364
Career and vocational counseling, training programs and services.

Chicagoland Youth and Adult Training Center
6301 S. Halsted
773.783.0441
"CYATC provides vocational training, employment placement assistance, life skills training, and mentoring. It is a second chance program that seeks to help at-risk youth and adults become better citizens, parents, and workers by providing them with hope and working to change negative personal behaviors."

http://www.dosomething.org/
"Young people changing the world. Do Something provides monthly challenges in 3 areas: community building, health, and the environment. Challenges can be after-school activities or in-school class projects, undertaken in groups or alone, and they never require any money to execute."

http://www.findlaw.com/
A great site for individuals looking for legal information, FindLaw is neatly organized into a "virtual library" and also searchable by keyword. You'll find directories, links to legal firms on the web, law schools and state legal information.

http://www.gwtp.org/
790 N. Milwaukee
312.432.1300
"Whether our clients need assistance drafting a resume, gaining computer skills, or a referral to our extensive network of service providers, we can meet their needs. Our multilingual staff is trained to help overcome language difficulties. We have worked with a diverse set of clients and have helped overcome a wide range of employment barriers, including ex-offender status, homelessness, transportation issues and more."

http://helmetstohardhats.org/
"Helmets to Hardhats is the fastest way for Military, Reservists, and Guardsmen to transition from active duty to a career in the construction industry."

http://www.howardarea.org
The Employment Resource Center
1623 W. Howard
773.262.3515
The Employment Resource Center provides walk-in job resources including: newspapers and job listings; a copy and fax machine, and telephone; state-of-the-art computer lab with Internet access; computer skills workshops; job counselors who assist individuals with significant barriers to employment to achieve their goals; and workshops. Participants with a criminal background have access to additional resources tailored to their specific needs.

http://www.imfjobtraining.org/
2101 S. Kedzie
773.277.2343
"Training in all of IMF's adult training and placement programs is practical and hands-on; you learn a skill in the classroom and then you immediately practice that skill in the shop or laboratory. You learn best by practicing what you learn and by doing it under the guidance of skilled trades people."

Informational Interviewing by Lola L. Lucas, MA, MBA

What is an Informational Interview?
- - -It's the single best way to find a career you love and a job that you really want. It's an informal sharing of information as equals. Unlike the "sweaty palms" of interviewing for a job, it's a chance to discuss business trends in general and the company in particular without the pressure of being selected or rejected for a position.

Isn't that just a sneaky way to get in for an interview?
- - -No, not if done properly.

http://askjan.org/
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is not a job placement service. It is instead an international toll-free service that provides information about accommodations and entering the world of work for job seekers and career changers with disabilities.
800.526.7234 (Voice)
877-781-9403 (TTY)

http://www.fundrummyconundrum.com/leslie/index.html
Support Advantage for Women
1014 N. Hamlin
773.342.88384
"While 60% of ex-inmates in Illinois are re-incarcerated in the first year after their release, 93%of Leslie’s Place residents never return to prison. Their success is due in part to the programs, services and support that Leslie's Place provides."

OUR CAREER EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR JOB SEARCH QUESTIONS. . ..

I am on active duty in the US Army and am about to retire after 20 years of service. I am a NON-Commissioned Officer with 16 plus years of leadership and management experience with as many as 20 personnel and $20,000,000 dollars worth of government equipment under my direct influence in the most extreme of situations. I also have a B.S.B.A with a concentration of General Management. What are some of my career opportunities in the Chicagoland area?

http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs
Military.com's free membership connects service members, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service — government benefits, scholarships, discounts, and much more including the careers section.

http://www.retirementjobs.com/
"Here at RetirementJobs.com, our goal is to identify companies most-suited to older workers and match them with active, productive, conscientious, mature adults seeking a job or project that matches their lifestyle. Whether you are here seeking to supplement your income, a new challenge, a way to get out and meet people, or another reason, welcome! We are working hard to make each of your visits here a positive one, and we know our work will never quite be done."

http://www.asafehaven.org/job-training-and-placement.html
2750 W. Roosevelt
773.435.8300
"ASHF's Center for Workforce Development centralizes job readiness services, employee retention services, and industry based job training. In a safe and respectful environment ASHF conducts a general evaluation to determine work history, criminal background, and other potential barriers to employment. After completion of core classes participants enter the job training phase and may apply to one of four industry-based job training programs in food service, landscaping, housekeeping, and sales and marketing."

http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/serv/svcs/services_for_theformerlyincarcerated.html
"The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services’ Community Reentry Support Centers can assist formerly incarcerated residents in achieving self-sufficiency while successfully reintegrating into local communities."

http://slministries.org/
2100 W. Warren
312.738.1414
"St. Leonard’s Ministries developed the Michael Barlow Center to provide education, training, and job placement services for formerly incarcerated men and women."

http://upwardlyglobal.org
UpwardlyGlobal exists to assist the more than 1.5 million immigrants in the U.S. who are college-educated, have the legal right to work, but are unemployed or significantly underemployed. In their home countries they were engineers, doctors, scientists, accountants, and nonprofit professionals. In the U.S. they become cashiers, nannies, and cab drivers, if employed at all.
Upwardly Global creates employer partnerships that benefit from access to this talent pool.

http://www.welcometousa.gov/
The United States is welcoming legal immigrants with a new Web site that helps them find such things as the requirements for naturalization and the location of nearby English-language classes. WelcometoUSA.gov is a comprehensive site aimed at helping newcomers learn about America's civic values and history, settle into their new communities and take part in the life of the nation.

http://www.workplacelawyer.com/
Workplace lawyer Ronald B. Schwartz's website has informational links to topics including overtime, defamation, severance pay, and many areas of discrimination law.