Youth & Young Adults
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.
For more information, please contact the Youth Engagement Office at 847.448.8049 or youth@cityofevanston.org
Mayor's Safe Summer Summit
On June 4, 2011, a Safe Summer Summit to Reduce Violence was held in Evanston. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl hosted the summit to develop a community based response to youth violence. Local organizations and residents were asked to commit to implementing activities or programs that can help reduce youth violence for the summer of 2011.
A wide range of programs for middle school and high school students, as well as young adults (19-24)
were held in the summer of 2011 and are being evaluated.
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.