Teen summer job program deadline extended

Teens and young adults looking for a summer job, mentorship and learning to budget their money have one more week to apply for the city’s One Summer Chicago program.

The program places applicants into workplaces throughout the city where they take on roles such as infrastructure jobs, camp counselors, tutoring English, gardening and fixing bikes.

“One Summer Chicago provides more than a job. It’s a first paycheck, a first line on a resume, a first mentor and provides a path for future success,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement.

Evelyn Benitez, youth services coordinator for the city of Chicago, said any Chicago youth between 14 and 24 can apply until May 28 through the website OneSummerChicago.org, students or not. They have a “50/ 50” chance of finding employment. The program runs from July 2 through Aug. 10.