Our Chicago community
The Futures Series
Highlights from the Futures Series featuring Michelle Obama and other leaders
Obama Youth Jobs Corps
The Obama Youth Jobs Corps (Opens in a new tab) (OYJC) is yet another way we’re partnering with a standout organization, Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit, to help high school students prepare for a promising future. We successfully enrolled over 1700+ students in the 2023-2024 school year. Moving forward, the OYJC will continue its impactful work with Urban Alliance, including placing interns at the Obama Presidential Center once it opens. This program typically supports six interns in Chicago for a 10-month period, running from late fall through mid-summer.
Local Lunchbox
Martha’s Vineyard culinary project
As part of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Culinary Careers Accelerator (Opens in a new tab) at Martha’s Vineyard, eight students baked their own focaccia bread and visited Slough Farm. The six-week program immersed young men in life on the Vineyard and exposed them to what it takes to build a successful career in the hospitality industry.