The Career Pathways Initiative assists motivated residents of the mid-south side to secure and sustain quality employment. 

How did we begin? 

The Career Pathways Initiative was launched in the fall of 2007 and was inspired by the University of Chicago's vision to help connect mid-south side residents with much-needed jobs. 

Now, almost three years later, The Career Pathways Resource Center has successfully placed over 300 local residents into quality jobs, most notably at companies such as the University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center and AlliedBarton, while creating the building blocks with which families (and ultimately whole communities) are transformed. 

Click here for a brief overview of what we do.

And how do we do it?

The Career Pathways Resource Center provides individualized, quality services to local residents interested in mapping a pathway to long-term success; and in some cases, in need of overcoming the interrelated challenges of poverty, skill barriers, chronic homelessness and unemployment.  We address poverty by giving individuals the opportunity to secure permanent employment through a variety of training, support, and job placement services.  We mitigate many barriers to employment, and address the need for skilled workers in Illinois, by providing the residents with access to one-on-one job coaching, quality workshops and credentialed training opportunities.  We also maintain relationships with many Chicagoland employers, including the University of Chicago network, who trust the quality of our candidates for filling their open positions. And we do all this in a resource center located right in the community, so access to jobs and a means to grow income is easily within reach for local residents.