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Chicago teens ages 14 to 18 can apply now for the fall programs that start this week. Teens will be paid for their participation.
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Chicago teens ages 14 to 18 can apply now for the fall programs that start this week. Teens will be paid for their participation.
Thousands of spots are available this summer through After School Matters. The programs begin July 5 and will be held across the city.
There are nearly 8,000 slots available in more than 400 remote and in-person programs. The 11-week spring session begins this week. Most programs will continue to take place remotely, but a variety of safe, in-person opportunities for teens will be offered in some locations and in partnership with community-based organizations.
A new club will open next month at Austin College and Career Academy High School, serving 40 to 50 students after school. There are also clubs at Austin High School, Brunson Math and Science Speciality Elementary School and John Hay Community Academy.
By The Hand Club For Kids broke ground over the weekend on a new $8 million, 30,000-square-foot addition to its 416 N. Laramie Avenue location. The expansion will allow Moving Everest Charter School, who leases the facility during the day, to serve another 270 students in sixth through eighth grade starting in August 2020.
After School Matters is accepting applications for its spring 2019 programs, which begin the week of Feb. 12.
Some programs started this week, so Chicago high school students should apply as soon as possible for the more than 7,000 paid apprenticeship and internship opportunities across the city, including a number in Austin.
Teens and older people, too, have been meeting every Saturday morning at the Northwest Austin Council to play the board game – and learn important life lessons.
The West Side H.O.M.E. Fun Club’s program begins Jan. 10th for 4th through 12th graders.
Complete an application now for programs that start the week of Sept. 28.