CTA's (Chicago Transit Authority) SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM
Posted by 2C4F Administrator on Sunday, July 12, 2020 Under: IMPORTANT FACTS & INFORMATION FOR FELONS
CTAβs Second Chance program is a nationally recognized program that provides valuable job skills and career opportunities to Chicago residents who often face challenges re-entering the workforce.
The Second Chance program takes a holistic approach to preparing individuals to be self-sufficient. It not only provides jobs to returning citizens, victims of abuse and others who face barriers to employment, but also offers a wide range of training, education, mentoring and networking opportunities.
Since 2011 the program has doubled in size to become one of the largest re-entry programs in the country. So far, more than 1000 Chicagoans have participatedβgaining experience they might not have received elsewhere. More than 300 Second Chance participants have been hired permanently by CTA, with many others moving on to private-sector jobs.
The program has helped hundreds of people turn their lives around, and provide for their families.
HOW TO APPLY
Job seekers need to actively participate in one of the 19 designated agencies' work readiness programs. The CTA Second Chance program is in regular communication with the agencies listed below. The agencies' top participants are referred to CTA for consideration as candidates for the Second Chance Program.
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
402 N. St. Louis
Chicago, IL 60624
773-346-1785
www.breakthrough.org
Cara Chicago
237 S. Desplaines
Chicago, IL 60661
312-798-3300
www.carachicago.org
Community Assistance Programs (CAPs)
11717 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-568-1782
www.capsinc.org
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago
6054 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60636
773-627-5752
www.goodwillchicago.com
Family Enrichment Center - Haymarket Center
McDermott Center
124 North Sangamon St.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-226-7984
www.hcenter.org
Howard Area Community Center,
Employment and Resource Center
7637 N. Paulina
Chicago, IL 60626
773-262-3515
www.howardarea.org
Inner Voice
212 W. Van Buren St., 3rd flr.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-994-5839
www.innervoicechicago.org
Metropolitan Family Services
Calumet Center
235 E. 103rd St.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-371-3600
www.metrofamily.org(Opens in a new window)
New Moms
5317 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
www.newmoms.org
North Lawndale Employment Network
U-Turn Permitted Job Readiness Training
3726 W. Flournoy
Chicago, IL 60624
773-638-1825
www.nlen.org
OAI, Inc.
180 N. Wabash, Suite 750
Chicago, IL 60601
312-528-3504
www.oaiinc.org
Phalanx Family Services
837 W. 119th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
773-291-1086
www.phalanxgrpservices.org
A Safe Haven Foundation
2750 West Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
773-435-8300
www.asafehaven.org
Safer Foundation
571 W. Jackson
Chicago, IL 60661
312-922-2200
info@saferfoundation.org
Salvation Army
825 N. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
312-733-0500
www.centralusa.salvationarmy.org
St. Leonard's Ministries
The Michael Barlow Center of St. Leonard's Ministries
2120 W. Warren Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-226-6270
www.slministries.org
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center
(an outreach arm of St. Sabina Church)
Chicago, IL 606201210 W. 78th Pl.
773-783-3760
www.saintsabina.org
Universal Family Connection
1350 W. 103rd St.
Chicago, IL 60643
www.ufcinc.org
Westside Health Authority
Community Re-Entry & Employment Center
5816 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
773-786-0226x2100
www.healthauthority.org
https://www.transitchicago.com/secondchance/
The Second Chance program takes a holistic approach to preparing individuals to be self-sufficient. It not only provides jobs to returning citizens, victims of abuse and others who face barriers to employment, but also offers a wide range of training, education, mentoring and networking opportunities.
Since 2011 the program has doubled in size to become one of the largest re-entry programs in the country. So far, more than 1000 Chicagoans have participatedβgaining experience they might not have received elsewhere. More than 300 Second Chance participants have been hired permanently by CTA, with many others moving on to private-sector jobs.
The program has helped hundreds of people turn their lives around, and provide for their families.
HOW TO APPLY
Job seekers need to actively participate in one of the 19 designated agencies' work readiness programs. The CTA Second Chance program is in regular communication with the agencies listed below. The agencies' top participants are referred to CTA for consideration as candidates for the Second Chance Program.
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
402 N. St. Louis
Chicago, IL 60624
773-346-1785
www.breakthrough.org
Cara Chicago
237 S. Desplaines
Chicago, IL 60661
312-798-3300
www.carachicago.org
Community Assistance Programs (CAPs)
11717 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-568-1782
www.capsinc.org
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago
6054 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60636
773-627-5752
www.goodwillchicago.com
Family Enrichment Center - Haymarket Center
McDermott Center
124 North Sangamon St.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-226-7984
www.hcenter.org
Howard Area Community Center,
Employment and Resource Center
7637 N. Paulina
Chicago, IL 60626
773-262-3515
www.howardarea.org
Inner Voice
212 W. Van Buren St., 3rd flr.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-994-5839
www.innervoicechicago.org
Metropolitan Family Services
Calumet Center
235 E. 103rd St.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-371-3600
www.metrofamily.org(Opens in a new window)
New Moms
5317 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
www.newmoms.org
North Lawndale Employment Network
U-Turn Permitted Job Readiness Training
3726 W. Flournoy
Chicago, IL 60624
773-638-1825
www.nlen.org
OAI, Inc.
180 N. Wabash, Suite 750
Chicago, IL 60601
312-528-3504
www.oaiinc.org
Phalanx Family Services
837 W. 119th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
773-291-1086
www.phalanxgrpservices.org
A Safe Haven Foundation
2750 West Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
773-435-8300
www.asafehaven.org
Safer Foundation
571 W. Jackson
Chicago, IL 60661
312-922-2200
info@saferfoundation.org
Salvation Army
825 N. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
312-733-0500
www.centralusa.salvationarmy.org
St. Leonard's Ministries
The Michael Barlow Center of St. Leonard's Ministries
2120 W. Warren Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-226-6270
www.slministries.org
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center
(an outreach arm of St. Sabina Church)
Chicago, IL 606201210 W. 78th Pl.
773-783-3760
www.saintsabina.org
Universal Family Connection
1350 W. 103rd St.
Chicago, IL 60643
www.ufcinc.org
Westside Health Authority
Community Re-Entry & Employment Center
5816 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
773-786-0226x2100
www.healthauthority.org
https://www.transitchicago.com/secondchance/
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