ASPIRA is proud to be a partner of One Summer Chicago, providing over 300 youth annually with meaningful employment and leadership development opportunities across our schools and community.

Youth ages 16-24 can apply for year-round opportunities through the Chicago Youth Service Corps, ASPIRA’s leadership development program, as well as for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), which offers valuable workforce experience during the summer months.

For younger participants, youth ages 14-15 are encouraged to apply to Chicagobility, where they’ll begin building foundational skills in workforce readiness.

Students in our programs gain hands-on experience in a wide variety of job roles while developing essential life and career skills, including resume building, facilitation, team building, and leadership. Our summer intensive includes personalized goal setting, engaging workshops, and support for college and career success.

Ready to get started?

Sign up here for the One Summer Chicago program!

ASPIRA Students:

Use this link to apply to work at one of our four ASPIRA schools or our Youth Center!