Explore. Experience. Expand.

Over the course of the program, P.A.C.E. students complete three internships to accumulate over 1500 hours of actual work experience.  All aspects of instruction are designed to help P.A.C.E. students find employment interests and skills to succeed at work.  Employment skill development includes classroom instruction, workshops/trainings, as well as on-the-job coaching from supervisors and job coaches. 

Our students prepare for employment in fields such as adult care, early childhood, food service, general office, supply and distribution, housekeeping, animal care, retail, health care and hospitality. 

The program operates from a base of more than 50 veteran career partners and continually recruits new contacts to match our students’ interests and skills.

Examples of Employment Partners:

• Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
• Comcast
• Chicago Public Schools
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Illinois Department of Human Services
• Rush University Medical Center

 

“It’s an experience that companies would not want to miss and we have benefited tremendously by having P.A.C.E. student interns working here. “

– RUSH University Medical Center Internship Supervisor, Angela