Helix Cafe: Chicago Coffee. Youth Jobs. Community.

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Co-create a local destination where revenues support youth employment and economic development - The Challenge Youth are experiencing high rates of unemployment. In 2017, the UIC Great Cities Institute found that 70% of Illinois Youth aged 16-24 experience unemployment. That same year the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that over 21,000 Chicago youth are out of school, out of work, and lack a high school diploma. Employers are not finding qualified candidates. In a McKinsey study across sectors, only 47% of employers felt employees had the skills necessary f

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