What to do about Chicago’s chronic Black unemployment rate

To accomplish these aims, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago leverages its Economic Empowerment Institute to equip individuals and communities through programs that close the job access gap through job-specific training, micro-degrees, certification programs and credentialing that targeting trades and other strong hiring sectors. Our objective is to leveraging known pathways paths to help people achieve full and profitable employment and overcome the wage and employment gap endemic to so much of American society. Accomplishing these aims requires considerable experience in law and business, and we have assembled a remarkable team and programs to connect every possible individual with a . . .