Remembering The Forgotten Middle: Chicago Career Tech on ABC Channel 7 News
ABC Channel 7 News recently highlighted Chicago Career Tech’s unique efforts to alleviate the burdens of unemployment in Chicago by retraining middle-income workers and helping them develop the skills needed in high-demand technology careers. United Way and CCT are putting this ‘forgotten middle’ in the spotlight and we are proud to be getting Chicagoans back to work!
The next class will begin their service-learning on November 1, and will be studying Digital Media and Social Media Marketing, Healthcare Information Technology, Windows Systems Operation Management, Project Management, Network Management, Technical Sales, Telecommunications, and Web Design and Development. If you are with a non-profit agency that has technology projects in one of these areas and would like to partner with United Way and the City of Chicago to host CCT participants at your site, please contact Carrie Newton at Carrie.Newton@uw-mc.org.
Carrie Newton
Carrie is the Director of United Way's Skill-Based Volunteer Program. She is responsible for coordinating United Way's participation in Chicago Career Tech, a City of Chicago initiative to provide technology skills to unemployed professionals through a 6-month training program. During their training program, Chicago Career Tech participants spend time studying in a classroom; learning about technology jobs at local for-profit corporations; and engaging in service-learning projects at community non-profit organizations. Carrie's job revolves around placing each participant in a relevant non-profit organization.
Great video and great program!