Chicago Youth Employment Program (CYEP)

The Community Youth Employment Program (CYEP) is a school-based career pathways program, focused on sector-based training, with added elements of a mentorship model. CYEP provides advanced career pathway training, certification, job readiness skill development, subsidized career pathway on-the-job experience, and job placement for participants. The program mission is to support the participating youth in their goals to secure and maintain long-term, career-directed employment.